Nemophila

Pretty little saucers face upwards from low and spreading plants. Enjoys a little more shade and a little more moisture than many annuals, but mine, sown in last month’s heat and watered once, were through in five days. Nemophila menziesii has white-eyed, sky-blue flowers; N. maculata has purple-veined, white flowers with five bold purple spots on each; ‘Penny Black’ has black flowers with a white rim – and they all come true from seed with no muddy intermediates. l