What is this plant? Commonly called "Baby Blue Eyes"?

...or at least that's what my neighbor called it. It's a dark blue flower on a long stalk and grows very well in the shade. It's perennial and the leaves are just long dark green single spears that grow out of the stem almost at a right angle. The plants spread prolifically.

What is this plant? Commonly called "Baby Blue Eyes"?
By your description I think you're actually talking about blue-eyed grass, Sisyrinchium, not baby blue eyes (Nemophila). I don't know which species you have, but it's a small member of the iris family. You can divide the clumps similarly if you want to transplant or give some away.


I love blue-eyed grass, yellow-eyed grass, white-eyed grass...they're sweet pretty natives and easy to care for.
Reply:The flower is deep blue and while they're perennial aren't easy to share/transplant. I just have to dig up a big old shovelful and transplant the whole big clump. The roots don't seem to have bulbules even, just roots. Report It

Reply:If you could post a photo I could tell you what you've got, in all likelihood. Or were the leaves wrong, flower shape, etc. What state are you in? All these details would help! Report It

Reply:The Baby blue eyes, Nemophila menziesii, is a common wild flower of California, whose range extends into Oregon and Baja California.





It is a spring-flowering annual that gets its name from the bright blue flowers of two of the three varieties that are recognised.





It is also cultivated in gardens.





The baby blue eyes grows virtually throughout California at heights from sea level up to almost 2000 metres.





The recognised varieties differ in their flower colours and distributions:








1 )Nemophila menziesii var. integrifolia has blue flowers, with black dots at the centre and deep blue veins.





It is found in grasslands, canyons, woodlands, and slopes in the Central Coast, southern Coast Ranges, southwestern California, east of the Sierra Nevada range, and into the Mojave Desert and Baja California








2 )Nemophila menziesii var. menziesii has bright blue flowers with white centres that are generally dotted with black. It is found virtually throughout California, in meadows, grasslands, chaparral, woodlands, slopes, and desert washes, but it does not occur above 1600m.





Now see pictures to confirm or reject ---


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Baby_...





http://www.humeseeds.com/nemo2.jpg





http://www.tarol.com/scicon2_nemophila.j...
Reply:Here is some info about this plant. A hardy annual native to California but is easily grown throughout the U.S.A. The delicate, sky blue, cup-shaped flowers continue to bloom throughout spring. Requires a light, sandy soil with moderate amounts of water. Perfers partial shade, but in cooler climates can tolerate full sun. A charmer in wooden barrels and hanging baskets.