baby blue eyes

California meadow bloom

Baby blue eyes is a low-growing wildflower native to California, with delicate five-petaled blooms in pale blue with white centers.

The flowers supposedly resemble an infant's eyes.

The plant thrives in meadows and slopes, blooming in early spring: The hillside was carpeted with baby blue eyes.

Related

floral · calming · petals · innocence · pastel · soft hues · wildflower · delicate · forget-me-not · tender · gentle touch · tranquility · serenity · native plants · watercolor · naive · peaceful · layette

Categories
Opposites
wildflower vs. cultivated ornamental

baby blue eyeshybrid tea rose

Bred ornamental flowering shrub

floribunda · tulip · gladiolus · carnation

flower color

baby blue eyesred poppy

Crimson bloom symbolizing sacrifice

black-eyed Susan · crimson clover · scarlet pimpernel · purple coneflower

plant form and stature

baby blue eyesclimbing rose

Vine-like flowering shrub

rambling rose · hollyhock · foxglove · delphinium · sunflower

Family

baby, blue, eyes, babies, babyish, babyhood, babied, babying, blues

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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G