Sticky Blue-eyed Mary: The 87th Flower of Spring & Summer!

Say hello to the third species of Blue-eyed Mary on our property! In April, I presented the extremely tiny Smallflower Blue-eyed Mary , which was #27 on the Flowers of Spring and Summer. Then, in May I found the lovely Giant Blue-eyed Mary, weighing in at #71! And here we have the lovely Sticky Blue-eyed Mary! All three species were found in different places on our property and I was surprised to find this one growing on our ridge! I love its pure colors of purple contrasting with white.

Sticky Blue-eyed Marys are in a genus called Collinsia, which includes about 25 specie and is native to the Pacific Northwest from Washington to northern California. While looking around for more information, I discovered a company which sells seeds for this flower! Silver Falls Seed: Sticky Blue-eyed Mary

If you would like to know more about this lovely flower, Wiki has a page here: Wiki: Sticky Blue-eyed Mary