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Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Houstonia (hoos-TOH-nee-uh) (Info)
Species: caerulea (see-ROO-lee-uh) (Info)

Synonym:Hedyotis caerulea

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5 members have or want this plant for trade.

Category:
Alpines and Rock Gardens
Groundcovers
Perennials

Height:
under 6 in. (15 cm)

Spacing:
6-9 in. (15-22 cm)

Hardiness:
USDA Zone 3a: to -39.9 °C (-40 °F)
USDA Zone 3b: to -37.2 °C (-35 °F)
USDA Zone 4a: to -34.4 °C (-30 °F)
USDA Zone 4b: to -31.6 °C (-25 °F)
USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 °C (-20 °F)
USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F)
USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F)
USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F)
USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F)
USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F)
USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F)

Sun Exposure:
Sun to Partial Shade

Danger:
Unknown - Tell us

Bloom Color:
Light Blue
White/Near White

Bloom Time:
Late Spring/Early Summer
Mid Summer
Late Summer/Early Fall

Foliage:
Herbaceous

Other details:
Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater

Soil pH requirements:
5.6 to 6.0 (acidic)
6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic)

Patent Information:
Unknown - Tell us

Propagation Methods:
By dividing the rootball
Direct sow as soon as the ground can be worked

Seed Collecting:
Unknown - Tell us

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Profile:

1 positive
1 neutral
No negatives

Gardeners' Notes:

RatingAuthorComment
Neutral Mainer On Jan 23, 2008, Mainer from Durham, ME
(Zone 3a) wrote:

These grow wild in our fruit orchards, fields, pastures here in Maine.

Positive lego_brickster On Sep 12, 2004, lego_brickster from Lawrenceville, PA
(Zone 5b) wrote:

These are native to our area (Zone 5), and one of the few flowers that came with the house.

They seem to thrive in the shady, damp and acidic lawn which is otherwise covered only with moss, but we have spotted them in much drier and nearly full sun locations.

We look forward to these every spring, and bloom at the same time as daffodils and other spring flowers. They can last for weeks. It is a fine sight to see your lawn awash in sky-blue flowers!
By the time the lawn starts growing, these have all but disappeared.

We don't know much yet about their propagation. We started this year by simply dividing and transplanting a clump. The flowers are so small that I have not found a seed yet. We'd love to grow more.

Regional...

This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:

Louisville, Kentucky
Durham, Maine
South Point, Ohio
Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania
Milford, Pennsylvania
Millersburg, Pennsylvania
Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania



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