| Description | A Brunnera with silver variegated foliage and blue flowers for the part sun areas of the garden. |
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| Pronunciation | (BRUN-a-ra)(mak-ro-FIL-a) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 4 |
| Sunlight | morning sun, shade |
| Moisture | average, likes moist areas |
| Soil & Site | average to moist, prefers ph 6.0-6.8 |
| Flowers | small 1/4" in diameter azure blue flowers, 5 petals with a white eye, starts blooming end of April to early May for around a month, branched flower clusters seem to float above the plant |
| Leaves | heart-shaped, almost completely silver, with green veins, hairy leaves. |
| Stems | rhizomatous |
| Dimensions | 12" tall by 18 inches spread |
| Maintenance | will readily reseed |
| Propagation | division, root cuttings |
| Cultivar Origin | Terra Nova Nursery, USA |
| Misc Facts | Named for Samuel Brunner (1790-1844) a Swiss botanists. Bugloss comes from Greek meaning ox tongue in probably reference to the roughness and shape of the leaves. |
| Notes & Reference | #04-Herbaceous Perennial Plants (Allan Armitage), Terra Nova Nursery web site |
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