Omphalodes linifolia

Omphalodes linifolia, also known as Venus's navelwort, white-flower navelwort and petite bourrache, is an annual species of flowering plant native to Africa and Southwestern Europe,[1] in dry open areas in full sun. The plant is small, growing to 30–40 cm (12–16 in) tall by 15 cm (6 in) wide, with blue-green foliage and tiny white or off-white flowers in Spring and Summer.

Omphalodes linifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Boraginales
Family: Boraginaceae
Genus: Omphalodes
Species:
O. linifolia
Binomial name
Omphalodes linifolia

The Latin specific epithet linifolia means “with leaves like flax (Linum)”.[2]

This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3][4]

References

  1. "Omphalodes linifolia". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 27 June 2013.
  2. Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 184533731X.
  3. "RHS Plant Selector - Omphalodes linifolia". Retrieved 27 June 2013.
  4. "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 69. Retrieved 14 April 2018.


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