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NEMOPHILA
(Love-grove) - (Baby-blue-eyes)
(California-bluebell)
(Name
means grove-loving)
These
small, dainty plants from California are of a spreading
habit and the leaves are pale green, deeply cut and
slightly hairy. In Nemophila menziesi var. insignis,
Baby-blue-eyes, the flowers are cup shaped, blue
or white. The tips of the petals of N. maculata,
the Spotted Nemophila, are spotted with deep purple,
the rest being white. Most other Nemophilas found in
the catalogs are varieties of these two species. The
plants grow a foot tall and are profuse bloomers throughout
the Summer.
Nemophilas
differ from Phacelias, to which they are related, by
having reflexed or spreading appendages in the sinuses
of the calyx.
UTILIZE.
These charming little annuals are excellent for edging
beds, or for informal low groups in the border. Their
long season of bloom commends them for wider cultivation.
They are best grown in partialshade and in the moister
soils. They are rather intolerant of heat. They are
excellent pot plants for the greenhouse and clumps in
the rockery are pleasing.
GENERAL.
The seed may be sown in April in the open border where
the plants are to grow. They should be thinned to stand
at least 6 inches apart. It is said that these flowers
do best in soil, which is not very rich, and in the
cooler regions of the country.
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