title: Nolana paradoxa
text: # Nolana paradoxa
  
  Nolana paradoxa, the Chilean bellflower, is a species of flowering plant in the family Solanaceae, native to central and southern Chile. A spreading half-hardy annual reaching 9 in (23 cm) and useful as an edger or ground cover, it requires full sun. There is a cultivar, 'Blue Bird'.
  
  N. paradoxa serves as a model system for scientific studies on flower color.
  
  