Scientific Name:	Omphalodes cappadocica
Pronunciation:	om-fal-LOW-deez kap-puh-do-SEE-kuh
Common Name:	Cappadocian navelwort, blue-eyed Mary
Family Name:	Boraginaceae
Plant Type:	Herbaceous perennial, Ground cover
Key ID Features:	Flowers blue with white eyes in spring, to 5 mm wide (similar to forget-me-knot).
Course(s):	not used (off campus)

Habit: Spreading Form: Creeping / Mat-like Texture: Medium - coarse Mature Size: Height: 0.2 - 0.4m Spread: 0.3 - 0.6m Origin: Central / west Asia (Turkey) Hardiness Rating: Zone 6: (-23 to -18 C) Exposure: Filtered shade Soil/ Growing Medium: Landscape Uses: Perennial border, Spring interest, Woodland margin Additional Info: Google. Cultivars shown include O. 'Starry Eyes'.

Leaf Morphology: Form: Simple Arrangement: Alternate, Basal Texture/ Venation: Pinnate venation, Soft flexible Surfaces: Pubescent Colour in Fall: Green Leaf(let) Terms: Shapes: Elliptic, Ovate Apices: Acuminate, Acute Bases: Rounded Margins: Entire

Inflorescence Type: Panicle-like, Cyme Flower Morphology: Flowers perfect Number of Petals: 5 Corolla Shape: Rotate/stellate Colour (petals): Showy, Violet, Blue Flower Time at Peak: Apr, May

Fruit Type: Schizocarp, Nut Fruit Colour: Brown, Green, Purple Fruiting Time: Additional Info: Fruit insignificant, nutlets

Bark Morphology: Smooth Bark or Stem Colour: Green     Organ Modifications: Rhizomes

Pest Susceptibility:	Slugs or snails

Location(s): (NCA) Not Currently Available : not used Location Map

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