Baby Blues
by D Hackett
Title
Baby Blues
Artist
D Hackett
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Photograph - Digital
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Baby Blues by D Hackett
These tiny blue wildflowers were found on my property here in rural Florida. They are actually called Wild Petunias.
Ciliate wild petunia grows throughout much of north and central Florida in xeric open habitats - with a record also from Lee County in southwest Florida. Outside the state, it has been reported from Texas to North Carolina.
Ciliate wild petunia tends to grow close to the ground. Its foliage often consists of little other than a rosette of basal leaves, and as the Latin and common names indicate, the leaves are covered with noticeable hairs. They are also commonly purplish in color, not green as in R. caroliniensis.
Flowering occurs from late spring through fall. Like its close relative, they remain open for only a day before wilting. They are also the same size about 1 inch in diameter. What separates them is that the color is nearly always very pale – blue, almost white. Even with the flowers open, plants are rarely more than 3-4 inches tall.
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April 1st, 2017
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