Baby Blue Eyes

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Baby Blue Eyes

Nemophila menziesii

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ムラァキ科HerbAnnualSpring flowersBlue flowersCultivated

An annual herb in the borage family; Japanese name 'Ruri-karakusa'. Native to North America, widely cultivated in Japan as an ornamental. Its bright blue 5-petaled flowers carpet the ground in spring; famous at Hitachi Seaside Park in Ibaraki Prefecture.

Identification Points

  • βœ“Low spreading habit, 10–20 cm tall
  • βœ“Blue 5-petaled flowers with white center
  • βœ“Pinnately deeply lobed leaves

Habitat

Cultivated (flower beds, parks)

Season

April to May (flowers)

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Leaf arrangement

Alternate

Leaf type

Simple

Growth form

Herb

Petal count

5 petals

Flower color

Blue

Flowering season

Spring

Habitat

Cultivated

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Phylogenetic Position

Angiosperms > Eudicots > Core Eudicots > Boraginales > Boraginaceae

Divergence Era

Paleogene (ca. 50 million years ago)

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