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Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Plant Height: 1 -2 feet
Plant Spread: 0.75 - 1.50 feet
Leaves: Spring ephemeral
Fruiting Time: Summer
Flower Color: Bi-Color: Two white upper lobes, two blue lower lobes, fifth lobe concealed
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Inflorescence Height: 15 inches
Foliage Mound Height: 1 - 2 feet
Uses: Groundcover
Will Naturalize
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Sow in situ
Pollinators: Self
Containers: Not suitable for containers

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Common names
  • Blue-Eyed Mary
  • Broadleaf Collinsia
  • Innocence
  • Spring Blue-Eyed Mary

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Location: Illinois, USA
Date: 2016-04-29
Location: Kentucky
Date: 2024-04-15
blue eyed mary blessings
Location: Kentucky
Date: 2024-04-15
this morning I felt like I was floating on flowers
Location:  zone 5 Indiana
Date: 2022-04-29
Location: Ravens Run Lexington Ky 
Date: 2018-05-02
Location:  Asher woods zone 5 Indiana
Date: 2022-04-29
Location: Ravens Run, Lexington Ky 
Date: 2018-05-02
Location: Asher woods zone 5 Indiana
Date: 2022-04-29
Location: Kentucky
Location: In the Woodland Garden at the Missouri Botanical Garden
Date: June, 2004
Blue-eyed Mary (Collinsia verna) 003
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Location: In the Woodland Garden at the Missouri Botanical Garden
Date: June, 2004
Blue-eyed Mary (Collinsia verna) 001
Location: In the Woodland Garden at the Missouri Botanical Garden
Date: June, 2004
Blue-eyed Mary (Collinsia verna) 002
Location: In the Woodland Garden at the Missouri Botanical Garden
Date: June, 2004
Blue-eyed Mary (Collinsia verna) 004
Location: In the Woodland Garden at the Missouri Botanical Garden
Date: June, 2004
Blue-eyed Mary (Collinsia verna) 005
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