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Baby Blue Eyes

Nemophila phacelioides

Other common name(s):

Texas Baby Blue Eyes, Large-flower Baby-blue-eyes, Flannel Breeches

Family:

Hydrophyllaceae (Waterleaf Family)

Plant Ecoregion Distribution Map

Cross Timbers, East Central Texas Plains, Edwards Plateau, Gulf Coast Prairies and Marshes, Texas Blackland Prairies, Western Gulf Coastal Plain
Limestone Plains
Eastern Cross Timbers, Grand Prairie, Limestone Cut Plain
Bastrop Lost Pines, San Antonio Prairie, Southern Post Oak Savanna
Balcones Canyonlands, Edwards Plateau Woodland
Northern Humid Gulf Coastal Prairies, Southern Subhumid Gulf Coastal Prairies
Floodplains and Low Terraces1, Northern Blackland Prairie, Southern Blackland Prairie
Flatwoods, Southern Tertiary Uplands

Plant Characteristics

Growth Form

Herbaceous

Height

0.5
to
1
ft.

Spread

.5
to
1
ft.

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Lifespan

Annual

Habitat and Care Requirements

Soil Type(s)

Sand, Loam, Clay, Well Drained, Moist

Light Requirement

Part Shade

Water Requirement

Medium

Native Habitat

Woodland

Bloom and Attraction

Bloom Color

White, Blue

Bloom Season

Spring

Seasonal Interest

Nectar, Pollen

Wildlife Benefit

Butterflies, Nectar Insects, Moths, Bees

Maintenance

Good plant for spring gardens as an understory plant. Prefers woodland edges and openings. Propagation: Seed.

Comments

Blooms March-May. Upright to sprawling, with hairy stems. Showy bowl-shaped, blue to white blossoms. Leaves are blue-green and lobed. Attracts: butterflies, moths, bees.

References

1) Griffith, Bryce, Omernick & Rodgers (2007). Ecoregions of Texas. 2) Wasowski and Wasowski, Native Texas Plants Landscaping Region by Region, 1991, pg. 160. 3) https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=NEPH. 4) http://bonap.net/TDC/Image/Map?taxonType=Species&taxonId=5341&locationType=County&mapType=Normal. 5) https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=31430#null

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State Office Phone: 830.997.9272

State Office Address:
Native Plant Society of Texas
PO Box 3017
Fredericksburg, TX 78624

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