Wednesday, April 1, 2015

Nemophila phacelioides

Common name: Baby Blue Eyes, Fannel Breeches, Large-flowered Nemophila
Family: Hydrophyllaceae - Waterleaf family
Size: Up to 60 cm tall
Description: Upright to trailing, hairy





































Flower:
  • Up to 3cm across
  • 5 blue-violet petals
  • White color in the center

































  • bell or cup-shaped
  • wide open and flat
  • solitary from leaf axils or in clusters at tip of stem
























Leaves and stem:
  • Stem usually much branched from base
  • .
  • up to 8 cm long, alternate and stalked
  • blade lobed, sometimes toothed

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