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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Plant Height: 2-6 inches
Fruit: Other: Small capsule containing a few to several tiny seeds.
Fruiting Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Blue
Lavender
Other: Blue to lavender-violet with reddish eye.
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Underground structures: Taproot
Uses: Groundcover
Suitable for miniature gardens
Wildlife Attractant: Bees

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Common names
  • Small Bluets
  • Least Bluet
  • Tiny Bluet
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Houstonia pusilla
  • Synonym: Hedyotis crassifolia

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Location: Opp, AL  Z8b
Date: 2023-03-01
Location: Opp, AL  Z8b
Date: 2023-03-01
Location: Opp, AL  Z8b
Date: 2023-03-01
Location: My yard in Northwest Arkansas
Date: 2014-04-03
Location: Aberdeen, NC
Date: March 5, 2022
Small bluets  #99; RAB p. 1183, 173-8-3; AG p. 222, 55-1-?; LHB p
Location: Aberdeen, NC
Date: March 5, 2022
Small bluets  #99; RAB p. 1183, 173-8-3; AG p. 222, 55-1-?; LHB p
Location: Opp, AL  Z8b
Date: 2023-03-01
Location: Hood, Alabama
Location: Opp, AL
Date: 2016-03-08
Location: Northeastern, Texas
Date: 2012-03-03
the flowers are tiny but make an attractive lawn in spring
Location: mid-TN
Date: 2008-04-20
growing on my property near my cedar glade
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Comments:
  • Posted by Amazindirt (mid-TN - Zone 7a) on May 24, 2017 6:35 PM concerning plant:
    Small bluets are commonly found growing in or around the cedar glades of Tennessee.
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