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Home  /  Plants  /  Budburst Species  /  Berlandiera pumila
Phenology Observation Sheet for Wildflowers and Herbs

COMMON NAME

Soft green eyes

SCIENTIFIC NAME

Berlandiera pumila

Plant family

Aster (Asteraceae)

Plant group

Wildflowers and Herbs

Soft green eyes is an herbaceous perennial plant native to southeastern and southern North America.
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Identification hints

Soft green eyes have sunflower-like heads in clusters at the top of the plant. The yellow petal-like ray flowers have greenish-tinged veins while the disc flowers in the center of the head can have maroon colored floral parts. Soft green eyes is distinguishable from its relative Florida greeneyes (B. subacaulis), because its forms a tall flower stalk before blooming while Florida greeneyes does not.
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Soft green eyes is a long-living, long-blooming ornamental plant with conspicuous flowers. The flowers have a delicious scent of chocolate, and the plant makes a charming addition to a fragrant garden.
DISTRIBUTION IN TH U.S.
Alabama , Arkansas , Florida , Georgia , Louisiana , North Carolina , Oklahoma , South Carolina , Texas
HABITAT
Soft green eyes is found in sandy, dry soils and sand dunes and prefers partial shade.
ATTRIBUTES
Leaves
The leaves are evenly distributed along the stems, are oblong or oval in shape, and green to blue-gray in color. Leaf edges are toothed.
Flowers
Soft green eyes produces multiple flower heads at the tops of each flowering stem. The bright yellow ray flowers look like petals and surround a center disc flowers. The disk florets, arranged in rings, have red-maroon bases and yellow tips. The background of the center of the flower is green, as opposed to the typical dark centers of many flowers in the sunflower family, hence the name “soft green eyes.” Flower heads are several inches across and fragrant.
Fruits
Fruits are dry pointed, oval shaped achenes, similar to sunflower seeds.
Bloom Time
Soft green eyes blooms from April through October depending on location.

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