Venus Looking Glass

Venus' Looking-Glass, Clasping Venus' Looking-Glass

Triodanis perfoliata (L.) Nieuwl.

Campanulaceae (Bellflower Family)

▲ ▼ young, non-flowering plants

▲ ▼ mature, flowering plants

▲ ▼ flowers

▲ ▼ stems, showing stem ridges, clasping heart-shaped leaves, axillary flower buds (above) and fruit capsules (below)

Venus’ Looking-Glass:

A summer annual broadleaf weed in the Bellflower Family (Campanulaceae) that grows 6-24 inches tall
Has alternate heart-shaped leaves with toothed-margins that clasp the stem at their bases; stems are ridged
Produces 1/2 to 1 inch diameter, five-petal flowers that are blue to purple in color from the axils of the leaves
Native wildflower, found in gardens, landscapes, cultivated fields
Tolerates full sun to moderate shade
Not usually a serious weed problem