Nemophila menziesii

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 Nemophila menziesii subsp. var.  
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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Nemophila menziesii, Hook. & Am. (N. atomaria, Fisch. & Mey. N. modesta, Kellogg. N. pedunculata, Benth.). St. straggling, succulent, procumbent, pilose: lvs. pinnatifid, the lobes ovate, nearly entire, slightly hairy: fls. light blue to nearly white, marked with dark brown spots toward the center or sometimes with a dark eye. Low grounds, W. Amer., Calif, to Ore. B.R. 1940. B.M. 3774. P.M. 5:99. V. 2:267. Brand makes 19 subspecies and botanical varieties of this species, of which some are important horticulturally. Var. discoidalis, Hort., in which the spots on the corolla are confluent into a large, brownish purple eye. Other garden forms are: var. vittata, Hort., velvety black margined with white (Gn. 9, p. 232); var. elegans, Hort. (N. atomaria var. elegans, Hort.), fls. pure white, with chocolate center. (V. 2:268); var. oculata, Hort., white, with purple center, and var. argentea, Hort., white fls., lilac stripes.

Subsp. insignis, Brand. Baby Blue-eyes. Fig. 2459. Lvs. pinnateiy parted into 7-9 oblong segms., which are sometimes2-3-lobed or toothed: fls. ½ in. wide; corolla bright clear blue, the scales within its base short, partly free, covered with short hairs. Low ground, Calif. B.R. 1713. B.M. 3485. P.M. 3:151. V. 2:268; 5:168; 8:215. Gn. 74, p. 367.—There are many garden varieties. Among these are var. grandiflora, with large, clear blue fls. (Gt. 34:370); var. alba fls. pure white; var. marginata, or variegata, Hort., fls. blue, edged with white.

Var. crambeoides, Hort. Corolla 15-18 in. diam., light blue, veined not spotted.


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