Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
Life cycle: | Annual |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
Water Preferences: | Mesic |
Soil pH Preferences: | Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0) Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) Moderately alkaline (7.9 – 8.4) |
Plant Height: | 8-12 inches |
Plant Spread: | 8-12 inches |
Flowers: | Showy |
Flower Color: | White Other: With purple spots at petal tips |
Bloom Size: | 1"-2" |
Flower Time: | Late winter or early spring Spring Late spring or early summer Summer |
Uses: | Groundcover Will Naturalize |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies |
Propagation: Seeds: | Provide darkness Suitable for wintersowing Sow in situ Start indoors Can handle transplanting |
Victory Seed Company sells seeds of Fivespot (Nemophila maculata).
lovesblooms | On May 6, 2015 | Seeds sown direct |
dnrevel | On May 20, 2023 | Bloomed In outdoor pots |
dnrevel | On April 10, 2023 | Potted up Planted seedlings in large pots with calendula and violas. |
dnrevel | On February 24, 2023 | Seeds sown Planted in pots in the new greenhouse. Used fresh packeted seeds. Used a mix of compost and available soil, some ProMix. |
dnrevel | On January 30, 2022 | Seeds germinated Winter sown in jug. NOTE: Seeds: Provide darkness |
MySecretIslandGarden | On March 21, 2023 | Plant emerged The seeds germinated and little plantlets have emerged. |
MySecretIslandGarden | On February 28, 2023 | Seeds sown Seeds sown in a shady spot outside lanai. I'll be happy to see it bloom, but since it's my first time with this plant and knowing it likes cooler temps, I'm not expecting much. |