Common Name: bluets, quaker ladiesScientific Name: Houstonia caerulea L.Family Name: Rubiaceae - Madder FamilyIdentification NotesLife Cyclenative perennial, reproducing by seed and slender rhizomes Stemsupright, slender stems, smooth, numerous, usually from a single base, sparsely branched Leavesovate to oblanceolate, entire, rosette basal; stems leaves small, opposite, linear, sessile Flowers4-petaled, light blue to light violet or white with yellow centers, base of petals form long tube; solitary, terminal