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Bluet

Bluet, Houstonia caerulea

Flowers are pale blue to violet with a yellow center. There is one flower per stem tip.



  • Flower Size: 0.25 - 0.75 inches

  • Other Names: Azure Bluet, Bluets, Common Bluets, Innocence, Quaker Ladies

  • Plant Height: 0.25 - 0.5 feet

  • Scientific Name: Houstonia caerulea

  • Flower Color: Blue

  • Bloom Time: January, February, March, April, May, June, July

  • Petal: 4

  • Leaf: Basal Rosette, Opposite

  • Stem: Smooth

  • Environment: Dappled Sun, Moist, Part Shade, Sun

  • Location: Crabtree Creek Greenway, Shiloh Greenway

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