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:
Ground cover, Herbaceous perennial
Key ID Features:
Leaves basal, ovate to lanceolate, most blades 6-10cm long x 3-4cm wide, flowers blue with white eyes in spring, to 5mm wide (look similar to forget-me-knot).
Habit:
Spreading
Form:
Creeping / Mat-like
Texture:
Medium - coarse
Mature Height:
0.2 - 0.4m
Mature 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 may include O. 'Starry Eyes'.
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Basal
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible, Pinnate venation
Surfaces:
Pubescent
Colour in Fall:
Green
Shapes:
Lanceolate, Ovate
Apices:
Acuminate, Acute
Bases:
Cordate, Rounded
Margins:
Entire
Inflorescence Type:
Cyme, Panicle-like
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Rotate/stellate
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Showy, Blue, Violet
Flower Time at Peak:
Apr, May
Fruit Type:
Schizocarp
Fruit Colour:
Green, Purple, Brown
Fruiting Time:
Additional Info:
Ovary separates into four tiny mericarps or "nutlets"
Bark or Stem Colour:
Green, Red
Organ Modifications:
Rhizomes
Pest Susceptibility:
Slugs or snails (Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Drought tolerant)
