Five Spot
Nemophila maculata
Five spot is a charming California annual whose cupped white flowers each bear a vivid purple blotch at the tip of every petal, an easy, fast reseeder for sun or part shade in cool-season gardens.
- Family
- Boraginaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- annual
- Height
- 0.5–1 ft
- Spacing
- 0.5–1 ft apart
- Light
- part shade
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- April, May, June, July
- Bloom colors
- white, purple
- Wildlife value
- pollinators
- Landscape uses
- border, container
- Native states
- CA, NC, OR, UT