Nemophila 'Alba'
Baby Blue Eyes 'Alba'
Nemophila are spreading or upright annuals with simple, or pinnate divided leaves and, in Summer, cup-shaped blue or white flowers. Can be grown in beds or containers. Nemophila 'Alba' bears white flowers with 5 petals
Contributed by @Sephy
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Full sun to partial shade
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Occasional watering
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Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Free draining and fertile
Common name
Baby Blue Eyes 'Alba'
Latin name
Nemophila 'Alba'
type
Annual
family
Boraginaceae
ph
5.5 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun to partial shade
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Frost
Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Soil
Free draining and fertile
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
0.35 M
0.25 M
Nemophila 'Alba'
Nemophila are spreading or upright annuals with simple, or pinnate divided leaves and, in Summer, cup-shaped blue or white flowers. Can be grown in beds or containers. Nemophila 'Alba' bears white flowers with 5 petals
Flowering
From Early Summer TO Late Summer
The flowers appear in the upper leaf axils Summer
Propagating by seed in Spring
From Early Spring TO Mid Spring
Sow seeds in situ in Spring, in fertile, moist but free-draining soil. Sow 2mm deep into prepared and raked soil, in rows spaced 15 cms. apart. Germination usually takes 7-21 days. Seedlings will appear 6-8 weeks from sowing. Keep soil moist by watering gently with a fine rose on the watering-can. When the seedlings are large enough to handle, thin out to 50 cms. apart
Propagating by seed in Autumn
From Early Autumn TO Early Autumn
Sow seeds in situ in early Autumn, in fertile, moist but free-draining soil. Sow 2mm deep into prepared and raked soil, in rows spaced 15 cms. apart. Germination usually takes 7-21 days. Seedlings will appear 6-8 weeks from sowing. Keep soil moist by watering gently with a fine rose on the watering-can. When the seedlings are large enough to handle, thin out to 50 cms. apart
Planting
From Early Spring TO Mid Spring
Seedlings do not transplant well, so sow in situ
Sephy