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Baby Blue Eyes
( Nemophila menziesii )
Nemophila menziesii
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About Baby Blue Eyes (Nemophila menziesii)
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Baby Blue Eyes (
Nemophila menziesii
), a common annual of California, Oregon, and Baja California, is a popular garden plant. It is a spring-blooming wildflower that gets its name from the bright blue flowers of two of the three varieties that are recognized. One variety, var. atomaria, is found in the north coast and has almost pure white flowers.
It can occasionally be found outside its native range as an introduced species, in Alaska, for example. Baby Blue Eyes grows virtually throughout California at heights from sea level up to almost 6500 feet in many types of habitat. It is easy to grow from seed along with other annuals in a wildflower meadow or in openings between trees and shrubs.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Annual herb
Size
6 in tall
.5 ft wide
Flower Color
Blue
Flowering Season
Spring
Wildlife Supported
Numerous insects including butterflies are attracted to the flowers
Butterflies & moths hosted ( 1
confirmed
, 4
likely
* )
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Annaphila depicta
Annaphila depicta
*
Funereal Duskywing
Erynnis funeralis
Erynnis funeralis
*
Alfalfa Looper Moth
Autographa californica
Autographa californica
*
Viridiseptis marina
Viridiseptis marina
*
Stamnodes albiapicata
Stamnodes albiapicata
Landscaping Information
Sun
Full Sun, Part Shade
Moisture
Low
Summer Irrigation
Max 2x / month once established
Nurseries
Carried by 39
Ease of Care
Moderately Easy
Cold Tolerance
Tolerates cold to 5° F
Soil Drainage
Fast, Medium
Soil Description
Sandy to loamy. Soil PH: 6.0 - 8.0
Companion Plants
Use with other wildflowers such as
California Poppy
(
Eschscholzia californica
),
Clarkia
spp., and Sidalcea spp., with geophytes such as Brodiaea spp.,
Mariposa Lily
(Calochortus spp.), and
Blue Dicks
(Dichelostemma capitatum), and with succulents such as Dudleya spp. and various cactus species.
Propagation
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By seed. For propagating by seed: If sown outdoors in late fall, no treatment may give good results. Germinate at 59°F (Association of Official Seed Analysts 1981); or at cool temperature (less than 70°F) and in darkness first 3 days (Chen 1968; Cruden 1974).
Natural Setting
Site Type
Meadows, grassy places and canyons
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 4.6" - 113.7", Summer Precipitation: 0.14" - 3.21", Coldest Month: 27.1" - 56.6", Hottest Month: 48.3" - 84.2", Humidity: 0.29" - 37.04", Elevation: 3" - 10144"
Alternative Names
Common Names
: Baby Blue-eyes
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Sources include:
Wikipedia
. All text shown in the "About" section of these pages is available under the
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License
. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the
California Consortia of Herbaria
, Sunset information provided by
Jepson Flora Project
. Propogation from seed information provided by the
Santa Barbara Botanical Garden
from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include
CalPhotos
,
Wikimedia Commons
, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include
Calflora
,
CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online
,
Jepson Flora Project
,
Las Pilitas
,
Theodore Payne
,
Tree of Life
,
The Xerces Society
, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from
PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University
, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.
Links:
Jepson eFlora Taxon Page
CalPhotos
Wikipedia
Calflora
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