




houstonia rosea
The Rose Bluet is a beautiful little flower that blooms in bright pinks and purples! It's a favorite spot for butterflies and bees looking for nectar.
生息地: Sunny meadows, fields, and roadside areas.
The Rose Bluet is a charming, low-growing perennial with numerous small, four-petaled flowers that range from pale pink to rose-purple, often with a yellow center. Its delicate blossoms form a cheerful mat atop slender stems, creating a soft carpet of color.





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Its scientific name, *Houstonia*, honors a famous 18th-century Scottish botanist!
Native Americans sometimes used related bluet species to make a beautiful red dye!
Rose Bluet can form vast, eye-catching 'pink carpets' across open, sunny fields!
The 'Bluet' name often refers to blue flowers, even though this one is pink!
Rose Bluet can spread widely by rhizomes, forming dense mats that outcompete other small plants and prevent soil erosion.
Rose Bluet has two flower forms (heterostyly) which promotes cross-pollination, ensuring strong offspring and genetic diversity.
Rose Bluet can bloom very early in spring, capturing sunlight and attracting early pollinators before taller plants shade them.
Apis mellifera
collects nectar and pollen, aiding reproduction.
Bombus impatiens
visits flowers for nectar, transferring pollen.
Syrphus ribesii
feeds on nectar, assisting in pollination.
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5-15 cm
5-10 cm
0.5-1 cm
Spring-early summer
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