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Bluet (Hedyotis caerulea): A Guide to the Delicate Spring Wildflower

 
Bluet

Bluet

Bluet, also called Quaker Lady and Innocence, a spring wild flower native to North America. The plant grows to be about seven inches (18 cm) high. The flower blooms at the end of a slender stalk. It is pale blue with four lobes and a yellow center. Bluets grow in damp places east of the Mississippi River. They are sometimes planted in wildflower gardens.

The bluet is Hedyotis caerulea of the madder family, Rubiaceae.