Alexander's Great Bugloss
We may or may not have this in store at Heeman's. Products and quantity vary by season.
| Height | 15 inches |
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| Spread | 28 inches |
Large, attractive heart shaped leaves are silver with green veins; pretty blue flowers in spring; makes a nice accent in containers and lightens up shade gardens; avoid hot afternoon sun
Additional Information
| Colour | blue |
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| Effect | Airy |
| Hold | End |
| Period | from early to late spring |
| Value | High |
| Inflorescence | Cyme |
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| Evergreen Deciduous | Deciduous |
| Marking Colour | Green |
| Markings | Veins |
| Shape | Heart |
| Size | Large |
| Summer Colour | silver |
| Hardiness Zone | 4a |
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| Sunlight | partial shade to shade |
| Moisture | moist |
| Plant Form | mounded |
| Plant Origin | import |
| Landscape Application | Container, Garden, Groundcover, Massing |
| Pollution Tolerance | medium |
| Growth Rate | medium |
| Branching | herbaceous |
| Canopy | low |
| Cultivar | Alexander's Great |
| Family | Bugloss |
| Genus | Brunnera |
| Other Species Names | Siberian Bugloss |
| Species | macrophylla |
| Lifespan | 10 |
| Pruning | cut back in fall |
| Spacing | 18 inches |
| Propagation | division |
| Texture | medium coarse |
