BOTANICAL: Brunnera macrophylla (prev: Anchusa myosotodiflora)

PRONOUNCED: BROO-ner-uh mak-roh-FIL-uh

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COMMON: Siberian brunnera, Siberian bugloss. BLOOM HEIGHT LIGHT ZONE Late April to mid-June 1 ft. - 18" x 2 ft. Semishade 3 - 8 April - Clear blue COMMENTS: Delicate sprays of 1/4-inch forget-me-not like florets appear in great abundance above a mound of rough-textured but neat 6-inch dark green leaves. This very hardy plant requires moist, but well-drained, humusy soil in a cool, shady spot. Spreads via rhizomatous roots. Suggested cultivars: B. macrophylla 'Dawson's White' (Syn: B. m. 'Variegata') has 6-inch wide, heart-shaped hairy leaves, green with a broad white margin, and pretty blue forget-me-not-like flowers in spring. B. macrophylla 'Silver Wings' is a sport of B. 'Langtrees' with large heart-shaped leaves decorated with a silver overlay and a thin white margin. Many small blue flowers form a cloud of spring color atop of the clumps. Brunnera macrophylla 'Jack Frost' is another B. 'Langtrees' sport with frosty-silver, green-veined, and green-edged, 3- to 5-inch-long leaves. It forms an attractive hosta-like mound.