Nemophila seeds — baby blue eyes
Nemophila, baby blue eyes, is a low, spreading hardy annual that disappears under small, sky-blue saucer flowers with clean white centres — one of the prettiest carpets you can sow. It sits within our annual flower seed range. New to flowers? Our flower growing guide gets you started.
Few annuals give such a pure blue so quickly — the calendar shows when to sow.
A carpet for edges and pots
Its trailing, mat-forming habit makes nemophila a charming choice among ground-cover flowers and a soft tumbler for containers, spilling over the rims of pots and the front of a border.
Growing nemophila from seed
Sow direct where it is to flower in spring, or in autumn in milder spots, as it dislikes root disturbance. Give it cool, moist soil and sun or light shade, and it germinates fast and flowers within weeks — a quick, easy splash of blue for the early season.
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Is nemophila a hardy annual?Yes — baby blue eyes is a hardy annual that can be sown in spring or, in milder areas, in autumn for early flowers.
Can I sow nemophila direct?Yes — it dislikes root disturbance, so sow it straight into the ground where it is to flower.
When should I sow nemophila seeds?Sow direct in spring, or autumn in milder spots. See our
flower sowing calendar for timing.
Where does nemophila grow best?In cool, moist soil in sun or light shade, where its trailing mats spill nicely over edges and pots.