Houstonia caerulea

Common Bluets, Azure Bluets

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Family: Rubiaceae (Madder family)

Mid-Atlantic bloom time: April - May
Mid-Atlantic fruit ripe: May - June

Our most common bluets, Common Bluets have pale azure-blue petals and a yellow center. The much less common Tiny Bluets (Houstonia pusilla) flowers have a purple-red and yellow center and bloom slightly earlier.




16 May 2012
Appalachian Trail in Shenandoah National Park (Central District), VA
28 April 2015
Manassas National Battlefield Park, Manassas, VA
4 April 2023
Prince William Forest Park, Triangle, VA
4 April 2023
Prince William Forest Park, Triangle, VA




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