General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Wet
Wet Mesic
Plant Height: 12 to 18 inches
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Bi-Color: white, violet
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Uses: Will Naturalize
Propagation: Seeds: Depth to plant seed: surface sow or cover lightly
Sow in situ
Start indoors

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Common names
  • Chinese Houses
  • Purple Chinese Houses
  • Harlequin Blue-Eyed Mary
  • Purple and White Chinese Houses
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Collinsia heterophylla
  • Synonym: Collinsia bicolor

Photo Gallery
Location: San Elijo Lagoon
Date: 4-2017
Location: South Carolina
Location: My property, North Central Idaho
Date: 5-14-2016
Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2013-04-13
Location: IL
Date: 2017-06-27
Location: At Annie's Annuals Nursery
Date: 2012-04-26
Location: Bronx NY
Date: Mid May 2015
Location: All pictures taken in/on my gardens/greenhouse/property
Date: 2018-03-11
Location: Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, California
Date: 2013-04-13

Photo Credit: NPS
Location: San Elijo Lagoon
Date: 4-2017
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2013-05-02
Location: Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, California
Date: 2013-04-22

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
Location: At Annie's Annuals Nursery
Date: 2012-04-26
Location: Chinese houses (Collinsia heterophylla) on Shell Ridge Open Space Ridge Top Trail
Date: 2010-04-17
Photo courtesy of: Miguel Vieira

 Photo Courtesy of Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds. Used with permissi
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2013-04-25
Location: In my garden in Lenore, ID

Courtesy Sustainable Seed Company
  • Uploaded by vic
Comments:
  • Posted by bxncbx (NYC - Zone 7a) on Oct 30, 2015 7:46 PM concerning plant:
    I planted Chinese Houses as a way to mask the dying foliage of my spring bulbs. It did a great job! It sets seed easily, so I won't be surprised if it reseeds itself next year.
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lovesblooms On May 7, 2015 Seeds sown
direct in woodland-shade type spot
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