growing nemophila from seed

It is easy to plant and grow Baby Blue eyes “Nemophila” seeds. Start indoors, in peat or coir pots, 6-8 weeks before planting out. It's probably simpler to direct sow in early spring, when a chance of frost is still possible (mid-March on the coast). In mild winter areas, you can direct sow in the fall.

1. Where do Nemophila flowers grow?
2. Is baby blue eyes a perennial?
3. How do you grow Nemophila?
4. What does Nemophila mean?
5. Are humans born with blue eyes?
6. Why are babies eyes black when born?
7. Why do babies have blue eyes?
8. Do all babies have blue eyes?

Where do Nemophila flowers grow?

Nemophila, genus of annual herbs of the family Boraginaceae. The 11 species, most of which bear blue or white, bell-like blooms, are North American, mostly Pacific coast in origin. Baby blue-eyes (Nemophila menziesii) often blooms conspicuously along the borders of moist woodlands in California.

Is baby blue eyes a perennial?

Baby Blue Eyes, a low-growing annual that bears dainty blue-and-white flowers, adds splashes of color to the landscape from late winter to late spring/early summer —depending upon where you live. Plant it in wildflower gardens, in rock gardens, or massed in borders. Use it as a groundcover or plant it in containers.

How do you grow Nemophila?

Sow seeds just under a fine layer of soil about 1/16-inch (1.57 mm.) thick. Baby blue eyes flower will germinate in seven to 10 days where there is cool weather and short days. Keep the seedbed lightly moist until germination.

What does Nemophila mean?

: any of a genus (Nemophila) of annual herbs of the waterleaf family chiefly of western North America that are cultivated for their showy blue or white sometimes spotted flowers.

Are humans born with blue eyes?

While only 1 in 5 Caucasian adults have blue eyes in the United States, most are born blue-eyed. Their irises change from blue to hazel or brown during infancy. ... Babies aren't born with all the melanin they are destined to have.

Why are babies eyes black when born?

The color of babies' irises actually depends on melanin, a protein secreted by special cells called melanocytes that also give your baby's skin its color. Babies whose heritage is dark-skinned are usually born with brown eyes, whereas Caucasian newborns tend to be born with blue or gray eyes.

Why do babies have blue eyes?

Melanin is the dark pigment occurring in the hair and the iris of the eye. ... Caucasian babies are born with hardly any melanin, resulting in light blue eyes and cream-colored skin. The more the baby is exposed to sunlight, the more melanin levels will rise, resulting in the changing of eye, hair and even skin color.

Do all babies have blue eyes?

Well, because all babies are born with blue eyes, right? Wrong. Feast your baby blues upon this fun fact: Worldwide, more newborns have brown eyes than blue. And while it's true that many babies have blue or gray eyes at first, it's important to know that eye color can change for months after birth.