Blue-eyed Mary

Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Omphalodes verna, Moench. Creeping Forget-me-not. Stoloniferous perennial: flowering-st. erect: Lvs. sparsely puberulous; radical ones long-petioled, ovate or sub- cordate; st.-lvs. short-petioled, sublanceolate; all Lvs. acuminate, callous at the apex: fls. borne in pairs in a raceme. April, May. Eu. B.M. 7 (as Cynoglossum Omphalodes). Gn. 26, p. 315: 40:150; 72, p. 240.— Fls. light blue, according to DeCandolle. Var. alba, Hort., is also offered. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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.