Azure bluet facts for kids
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Houstonia caerulea is a small, pretty wild flower. It is also known as the azure bluet or Quaker ladies. This plant grows year after year, meaning it is a perennial. You can find it in eastern Canada and the eastern United States. It grows from Maine down to Florida and Louisiana. You can even find some in Oklahoma.
What Does the Azure Bluet Look Like?
The Houstonia caerulea has lovely flowers. Each flower is about 1 centimeter (0.4 inches) wide. They have four pale blue petals. In the middle of the flower, there is a bright yellow center.
The leaves of this plant grow in a flat circle near the ground. This is called a basal rosette. The stems can grow up to 20 centimeters (8 inches) tall. Each stem usually has one flower on top.
This plant likes to grow in damp, slightly acidic soil. It prefers shady spots. You will often see it growing well among grasses.
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Azure Bluet (Houstonia caerulea) in Pennsylvania, close-up
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