Nemophila
baby blue eyes, snow storm, penny black, five spot

- Height 6 to 9 inches  in (15-22 cm)
- Planting distance 3-4 ft (90-120 cm)
- Flowers early spring to first frosts
- Well drained soil
- partial shade or full shade
- Hardy annual

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  spreading appendages in the sinuses of the calyx.

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