(aka: Quaker Ladies)
Houstonia caerulea
This tiny member of the Bedstraw family is easily recognized by it's pale blue flowers with yellow centers. Though the flower appears to have four petals, the flower is actually tube-shaped with four flattened lobes. Each flower is 0.5 inches (1.3 cm) wide and sits atop a thread-like stem. The leaves are oblong and occur in tufts. The plant ranges from 3 to 6 inches ( 7.6 to 15.2 cm) in height and often forms large colonies in soils that are primarily nutrient poor. Flowers from April to June.
