Lucas Land
Long-Leaved Houstonia
Houstonia longifolia
From Nearctica
Identification: Flowers white to light lavender. Corolla tubular with 4 sharply pointed petal lobes. Flowers in small terminal clusters of 1 to 3 flowers or arising from side branches. Leaves elongate, slender, in opposite pairs. A small plant, 5 to 10 inches in height.
Distribution: Rhroughout eastern North America.
Habitat: Long-leaved Bluets are found in poor or rocky soils.
Flowering period: June to September.
