Inspiring, playful, and almost too perfect to be real, Nemophila menziesii ‘Penny Black’ is a compact California native annual with rich, so-purple-they-look-black flowers edged in crisp white. The effect is charming, graphic, and endlessly useful for spring color combinations in borders, containers, and native wildflower plantings.

Also known as Penny Black Baby Blue Eyes, this easy spring annual grows about 10" tall and 15" wide, often smothering itself in bloom for several months with regular water. It is especially fun spilling over the edge of a bed or pot, where the perfectly edged flowers can be admired up close. Pair it with Papaver ‘Ladybird’, Limnanthes douglasii, white flowers, gold blooms, grasses, or other California native annuals for a lively display.

Plant Nemophila menziesii ‘Penny Black’ in full sun to part shade with well-drained soil and regular water during bloom. It may self-sow where happy, returning with more little dark-eyed treasures. Explore more spring annual charmers in our Nemophila collection.

We guarantee that the plants we sell are healthy and viable at the time they leave our care.

If a plant arrives in substandard condition, please take clear photographs and contact us within 48 hours of delivery. To ensure eligibility under this guarantee, we strongly encourage you to open and unpack your shipment immediately upon delivery and inspect the plants thoroughly.

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$14.99 flat rate for up to 6 plants is for standard FedEx/UPS Ground shipping to eligible states only. $19.99 for up to 12 plants. Plants being shipped to the following states are sent via Express Mail to help ensure they arrive quickly and healthy. 

(AL, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IN, KY, ME, MD, MA, MI, NH, NJ, NY, NC, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, VT, VA, WV)
(list of states subject to change seasonally due to extreme heat or cold conditions)

We cannot ship Annie's Annuals plants to P.O. boxes or outside the continental U.S.

Individual plants are shipped in 4" pots and we ship in boxes of 4, 6, 8, or 12 plants per box.

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