Brunnera macrophylla Looking GlassSiberian bugloss
科:紫草科
Family:Boraginaceae
common name:Siberian bugloss
introduce:Plant Type: Herbaceous perennial
Family: Boraginaceae
Missouri Native: No
Native Range: None
Height: 0.5 to 1.5 feet
Spread: 0.5 to 1.5 feet
Bloom Time: April - May
Bloom Color: Blue
Sun: Part shade (only)
Water: Medium moisture
Maintenance: Low
General Culture:
Easily grown in average, medium moisture, well-drained soil in part shade. Prefers consistently moist, organically rich soils in shady areas. Intolerant of dry soils. Foliage may scorch in hot summer sun. Plants prefer cool summers, and generally will not perform well in the hot and humid summer conditions of the deep South. Clumps slowly spread by creeping rhizomes to form thick ground covers.
Noteworthy Characteristics:
Siberian bugloss is a rhizomatous, clump-forming perennial that is primarily grown for its attractive basal foliage. 慙ooking Glass?is noted for its silvery, heart-shaped basal leaves (3-5?wide). It is a sport of Brunnera macrophylla 慗ack Frost?(PP13,859 ?see M800 herein). 慙ooking Glass?is distinguished from 慗ack Frost?by having more silvery leaves with much less green veining. Although its leaves emerge in spring with some green veining, they lose that veining as they mature. The basal leaves (sometimes with curling edges) form a hosta-like foliage mound that remains attractive throughout the growing season. Smaller stem leaves are elliptic. Tiny, forget-me-not-like flowers (light blue with yellow centers) in airy, branched racemes rise well above the foliage on slender stems to 15?tall in spring. Bugloss comes from Greek meaning ox tongue in probably reference to the roughness and shape of the leaves. Species is synonymous with and sometimes sold as Anchusa myosotidiflora. U. S. Plant Patent Applied For (PPAF).
No serious insect or disease problems. Slugs and snails are occasional visitors.
Uses:
Specimen, groups or mass as a ground cover. Shaded areas of borders, woodland gardens, naturalized areas or along streams or ponds.
