Azure Bluet

Houstonia caerulea L. - Madder family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 8 inches

Plant Type: Forb/herb

Features

Flower Color: Yellow, Blue

Conspicuous Flowers: Yes

Bloom Time: Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intermediate

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Native Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies

Native Range

USA: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New York, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, Wisconsin
CAN: New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Québec

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N), SPM (I)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.