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Siberian Bugloss

Scientific name: Brunnera macrophylla
Taxonomy
Family:Boraginaceae
Type:Groundcovers Herbaceus
Native:YES
Plant Requirements
Zone:3 to 8
Sun:Partial shade to full shade
Moisture:Wet
Plant Characteristics
Height:2 ft
Width:2 ft
Bloom:Spring flowers
Bloom Time:April to May
Bloom Color:Blue
Additional Characteristics
Trees


Fruit

Leaves


Bark
Wildlife value

Poisonous
Description Take a walk in the woods in the late spring in the Northwest and you find Siberian Bugloss all throughout the forest displaying its light blue Forget-Me-Not flowers and heart shaped leaves.

  Morphology:
This native groundcover has a an underground rhizomatous growth habit, resulting in a dense thicket of clump-forming foliage supporting flower stalks which hold the flower above. The entire plant has a rather loose appearance growing to 18” tall and as wide.

After the flowers fade one will find the heart shaped blackish-green leave s beneath. They are 3”-5” across and can be elliptic in shape when they are young. The leaves have a hairy texture.

  Adaptation:

Easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soil in part shade. This plant is intolerant of dry soils. It prefers consistently moist, organically rich soils in shady areas

  Pests:
There are no pests that attack this plant.
For assistance, contact Dr. Charles Brun (brunc@wsu.edu), (360) 397-6060 5701
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