Baby Blue Eyes

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

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

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Phylogenetic Positionムラサキ科 →