pollinated by small bee flies and native bees
James Percival, a New England poet, wrote a poem "To The Hostonia Cerulea"
"How often, modest flower,
I mark thy tender blossoms, where they spread,
Along the turfy slope, their starry bed,
Hung heavy with the shower."
and notes " A very delicate and humble flower of New England, blossoming early in spring, and often covering large patches of turf with a white or pale blue carpet. The botanical allusions in this piece are repeated, and perhaps it will not be fully relished by those, who have not examined the structure of the flower". |
