Houstonia caerulea

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

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Read about Houstonia caerulea in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Houstonia caerulea, Linn. Bluets. Innocence. Quaker Lady. Fig. 1920. Little tufted perennials, 3-6 in. high, the sts. glabrous: radical lvs. spatulate to obovate, hairy, short - petioled, the st.-lvs. small: corolla salyerform, the tube much exceeding the calyx-lobes, varying from blue to white, with a yellow eye. B.M. 370. Gn.vV. 20:868. — Charming little plant in grassy places in the northeastern states and southward in the Alleghany region; early spring. Excellent for rockwork and grassy borders. In gardens, may be treated as annual or biennial. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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