Blue-eyed Mary
Blue-eyed Mary in woodland
Flowerhead
Leaves
Omphalodes verna
Boraginaceae
March to May
It is thinly scattered throughout the country.
See the BSBI distribution map for Blue-eyed Mary
It is a neophyte which has been grown as a garden plant
in the UK since the 1630s and known in the wild since the
1840s.
Naturalised plants are found in woodland and by footpaths.
Blue-eyed Mary is a creeping perennial, growing in
patches.
It has bright blue flowers (1- 1.5cm across) with 5
petals with distinct white centers.
Leaves are bright green, veined, pointed ovals.
Blue-eyed Mary in woodland
Flowerhead
Leaves
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