| Description | Langtress Siberian Bugloss (Brunnera macrophylla) A good ground cover plant for the moist shade |
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| Pronunciation | (BRUN-a-ra)(mak-ro-FIL-a) |
| Plant Type | Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 3-7 |
| Sunlight | part sun, partial sun |
| Moisture | average, moist, avoid dry |
| Soil & Site | average to moist, prefers ph 6.0-6.8 |
| Flowers | Forget-me-not bright blue, terminal cyme, early May to early June |
| Leaves | rough, dark green, regularly spotted with silver gray, bordered with silver spot, hot sun will burn leaves |
| Roots | rhizomes |
| Dimensions | clump form, spreads by rhizomes |
| Maintenance | Fast growing plant will choke out less aggressive plants. Readily reseed itself around the garden but many of the seedling will be green. |
| Propagation | division, this plant comes partially true from seed |
| Native Site | western Siberia and eastern Europe |
| Cultivar Origin | The cultivar named after Dr. Rogerson's garden in Devon, UK. |
| Misc Facts | Genus named for Samuel Brunner (1790-1844), Swiss botanists. AKA: Silver Spot Siberian Bugloss, Aluminum Spot Brunnera, Langtree For Get Me Not, Langertree False For Get Me Not |
| Notes & Reference | #04-Herbaceous Perennial Plants (Allan Armitage), #116-Pulmonarias and The Borage Family (Masha Bennit) |
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