baby blue eyes

Nemophila menziesii subsp. insignis

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  • baby blue eyes
  • baby blue eyes
  • baby blue eyes
  • baby blue eyes
  • baby blue eyes
  • baby blue eyes
  • Flower name
    baby blue eyes
  • Scientific name
    Nemophila menziesii subsp. insignis
  • Aliasベビーブルーアイズ, Nemophila menziesii 'Insignis blue', baby blue eyes, ルリカラクサ, ネモフィラ, Insignis blue, ネモフィラメンジーシー, Nemophila menziesii
  • Place of originWestern California, North America
  • Place of floweringGarden
  • Flowering seasonMarch, April, May, June

What is baby blue eyes

Baby blue eyes (Scientific name: Nemophila menziesii subsp. Insignis) is a cold-weed crawling annual grass of the genus Nemophila of the Boraginaceae family in the western part of North America such as California. In the spring, light blue flower bells with a bell-shaped tip and 5 tears at the tip are blooming in inflorescences stretched from low plant height. The flower is a blue ground and the center is white. The tip of the petal is rounded. If it is a crowd, it looks like a blue carpet on one side. It is similar to the wild grass birdeye speedwell (Scientific name: Veronica persica) which even smaller flowers bloom.

Name: Baby blue eyes, Scientific name: Nemophila menziesii subsp. Insignis, aka:Nemophila menziesii 'Insignis blue', Baby Blue Eyes, Nemophila Menziesi, Nemophila Insignis, Common Calarxa, Origin: North America West (California), Plant Length: 10 to 20 cm, Lifestyle type: Cold-resistant annual grass, leaf shape: feathery compound leaves, leaf margin: fissure, generic name flower, inflorescence: spiral shape, flower shape: bell shape, flower season: March to June, flower diameter: 2 cm, flower color: Flowering period: March to June.


  • Order
    Boraginales
  • Family
    Boraginaceae
  • Genus
    Nemophila
  • Species
    N. menzigi subsp. insignis
  • Type of flower
    Radial symmetrical flower
  • Array of flower
    Scorpion inflorescence
  • Petal shape
    Bell-shaped
  • Leaf type
    Feather shape
  • Edge of the leaf
  • Life typeHardy Annual grass
  • Flower colorsBlue
  • Colors of the leavesGreen
  • Fruit colorGreen
  • Height10.0 ~ 20.0 cm
  • Diameter of flower2.0 ~ 3.0 cm

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