Wordless Wednesday – Bluets

Posted on May 16, 2023 by Eliza Waters
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68 Responses to Wordless Wednesday – Bluets

  1. John's avatar John says:
    May 16, 2023 at 11:21 pm

    So cute! 😁

  4. Anne's avatar Anne says:
    May 17, 2023 at 12:45 am

    A delightfully pretty plant!

  5. Cathy's avatar Cathy says:
    May 17, 2023 at 3:05 am

    How pretty Eliza. I have not come across this flower in Europe. Is it growing wild or in your garden?

    • Eliza Waters's avatar Eliza Waters says:
      May 17, 2023 at 2:15 pm

      Thank you, Cathy. It is a native to eastern US and is wild, though I suppose someone could cultivate them. They need full sun, moist, fertile and slightly acidic soil.

  7. Jaye Marie & Anita Dawes's avatar Jaye Marie and Anita Dawes says:
    May 17, 2023 at 4:44 am

    I have never seen these before, but they are lovely!

  8. Dale's avatar Dale says:
    May 17, 2023 at 6:31 am

    So pretty! They are like a variation of forget-me-nots!

  9. Barbara Rodgers's avatar Barbara Rodgers says:
    May 17, 2023 at 6:37 am

    💙 My favorite childhood flower. They grew abundantly in my mother’s rock garden and I would lie down on the stone wall and enjoy the view the chipmunks had of them.

  10. shoreacres's avatar shoreacres says:
    May 17, 2023 at 6:45 am

    I’ve read that ‘Quaker ladies’ sometimes is used as a name for these, but I’ve never come across it; there it is in your tags. They’re one of our earliest wildflowers. When I looked in my files, I found some images from as early as late January.

  11. Treah Pichette's avatar Treah Pichette says:
    May 17, 2023 at 7:34 am

    Reminds me of my childhood….we used to have so many of them! Scarce these days at my place.

    • Eliza Waters's avatar Eliza Waters says:
      May 17, 2023 at 1:58 pm

      Same here. I think reforestation of pastures has led to their decline. They like fertile, moist, slightly acidic soil in full sun free of competition. I wish I had big patches in the lawn like I’ve seen elsewhere.

      • Treah Pichette's avatar Treah Pichette says:
        May 17, 2023 at 3:58 pm

        I have wide patches of Mazus reptans in my lawn instead which is nice also, but not the same. Do you think bluets have been replaced by these?

      • Eliza Waters's avatar Eliza Waters says:
        May 17, 2023 at 5:45 pm

        Since it is an aggressively spreading non-native, I can’t imagine much can compete with it, certainly not the fine-leaved bluet. Is the Mazus easy to control? The internet touts it as a lawn alternative, but lawns aren’t native either. It’s a tough call.

  12. Catherine Arcolio's avatar Catherine Arcolio says:
    May 17, 2023 at 7:40 am

    Oh! I adore these little dears!!

  13. Laurie Graves's avatar Laurie Graves says:
    May 17, 2023 at 7:52 am

    Little beauties! We have some on our front lawn. Have you ever heard them referred to as “Quaker Ladies”?

  14. Val T Boyko's avatar Val Boyko says:
    May 17, 2023 at 8:11 am

    Adorable 🥰

  15. Alice's avatar Alice says:
    May 17, 2023 at 8:17 am

    Very pretty! Dale already wrote it…I was thinking: like four-petaled for-get- me nots.

  16. Donna Donabella's avatar Donna Donabella says:
    May 17, 2023 at 9:05 am

    They just smile at me and wink as though the fairies are playing amongst them.

  17. automatic gardener's avatar automatic gardener says:
    May 17, 2023 at 9:15 am

    Well, I had to go to Google. I now wonder if the flowers I see in PA are Bluets and not Forget-me-Nots like I thought they were. I guess I’ll have to take a better look when I go up to PA again. I did look up Bluets and by their name Houstonia caerulea L. I think they might grow here.

  18. Widdershins's avatar Widdershins says:
    May 17, 2023 at 10:50 am

    Stars that fell to earth. 🙂

  19. neihtn2012's avatar neihtn2012 says:
    May 17, 2023 at 1:49 pm

    Blue and yellow, colors of Ukraine? In any case, they are pretty flowers.

  20. Kris P's avatar Kris P says:
    May 17, 2023 at 1:59 pm

    Lovely things. Although I’d heard the term, I didn’t know anything about them until I looked them up.

  21. Debbie's avatar Debbie says:
    May 17, 2023 at 2:12 pm

    I love these little flowers — and the name is perfect!!

  22. Steve Schwartzman's avatar Steve Schwartzman says:
    May 18, 2023 at 8:41 am

    In central Texas, bluets often aren’t blue.

  23. belindagroverphotography's avatar belindagroverphotography says:
    May 18, 2023 at 10:05 am

    Such pretty flowers. Lovely photo!

  24. Alex's avatar Alex says:
    May 18, 2023 at 11:18 am

    Beautiful!

  25. Suzanne et Pierre's avatar Suzanne et Pierre says:
    May 18, 2023 at 5:01 pm

    Such lovely little flowers. (Suzanne)

  26. pbmgarden's avatar pbmgarden says:
    May 18, 2023 at 8:40 pm

    Oh, I love these little things. Used to have them at my former garden (22 years ago this month we left that property) .

  27. tanjabrittonwriter's avatar tanjabrittonwriter says:
    May 18, 2023 at 9:34 pm

    Bluets, as opposed to the blues. What a difference one letter can make. 😊

  28. Bay Photos By Donna's avatar Bay Photos By Donna says:
    May 20, 2023 at 9:03 pm

    I love their daintiness, very pretty, Eliza!

  29. denisebushphoto's avatar denisebushphoto says:
    May 22, 2023 at 6:52 pm

    They are beautiful, dainty little flowers!

  30. deepanilamani's avatar deepanilamani says:
    June 1, 2023 at 7:55 am

    Pretty and dainty 🙂

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