J C PLANTS LLC	HOMEPAGE
Telford, Pennsylvania	Perennials
Telephone: (267) 371 - 3050	Grasses

Brunnera macrophylla

Common name	Siberian bugloss
Hardiness Zone	3 to 8
Sun	part shade to full shade
Soil	Dry to medium moisture
Flower color	Intense blue
Bloom Time	April - May
Height	1 foot

General Culture:
Easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soil in part shade. Intolerant of dry soils. Prefers consistently moist, organically rich soils in shady areas. Easily grown from seed (perhaps best planted in autumn) and freely self-seed in the garden in optimum growing conditions. Clumps slowly spread by both creeping rhizomes and self-seeding to form thick ground covers.
Noteworthy Characteristics:
Siberian bugloss is a rhizomatous, clump-forming perennial which features small, forget-me-not-like flowers (light blue with yellow centers) in airy, branched racemes rising well above the foliage on slender stems to 18" tall in spring. Basal, heart-shaped, blackish-green leaves (3-5" wide) form a foliage mound which remains attractive throughout the growing season. Smaller stem leaves are elliptic. Bugloss comes from Greek meaning ox tongue in probably reference to the roughness and shape of the leaves. Synonymous with and sometimes sold as Anchusa myosotidiflora.
Problems:
No serious insect or disease problems.
Uses:
Specimen, groups or mass as a ground cover. Borders, woodland gardens, naturalized areas or along streams or ponds.