| Azure Bluet | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Houstonia |
| Species: | H. caerulea |
| Binomial name | |
| Houstonia caerulea L. |
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Houstonia caerulea (Azure Bluet, Quaker ladies; syn. Hedyotis caerulea Hook., Houstonia coerulea Auct.) is a perennial ornamental plant in the Rubiaceae family.
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Houstonia caerulea produces showy flowers approximately 1 cm across. These flowers are four-part with pale blue petals and a yellow center. The foliage is a basal rosette. Stems are up to 20 cm tall with one flower per stalk. It thrives in moist acidic soils in shady areas, growing especially well among grasses.