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It is used as a shade plant in woodland gardens along streams of ponds and in naturalized areas as a specimen plant or clumped together as a border. It does not tolerate dry conditions, preferring consistently moist soils.<ref name="missouribotanicalgarden" /> Clumps slowly spread by both creeping rhizomes to form thick ground covers.'Jack Frost's distinct silvery white leaves resemble frost on foliage.<ref name="missouribotanicalgarden" /> |
It is used as a shade plant in woodland gardens along streams of ponds and in naturalized areas as a specimen plant or clumped together as a border. It does not tolerate dry conditions, preferring consistently moist soils.<ref name="missouribotanicalgarden" /> Clumps slowly spread by both creeping rhizomes to form thick ground covers.'Jack Frost's distinct silvery white leaves resemble frost on foliage.<ref name="missouribotanicalgarden" /> |
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| ⚫ | [[File:Brunnera macrophylla 01.JPG|right|75px|Siberian Bugloss in Botanical Garden of [[Moscow State University]]]]"Bugloss comes from Greek meaning ox tongue in probably reference to the roughness and shape of the leaves."<ref name="missouribotanicalgarden" /> It is a herbacious perennial that grows in a Zone 3 to 8.<ref name="missouribotanicalgarden" /> |
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[[File:Brunnera macrophylla02.jpg|left|75px|Siberian Bugloss]]"Bugloss comes from Greek meaning ox tongue in probably reference to the roughness and shape of the leaves."<ref name="missouribotanicalgarden" /> |
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Revision as of 15:24, 19 March 2016
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Brunnera is a genus of flowering plants in the family Boraginaceae. They are rhizomatous perennials, native to the woodlands of Eastern Europe and North West Asia. They have hairy leaves and sprays of blue flowers in spring.[1] Numerous cultivars are available, which are valued as groundcover in dappled shade. Some possess variegated foliage. The best known species is Brunnera macrophylla, known as Siberian bugloss or 'Jack Frost.'[2][3]
It is used as a shade plant in woodland gardens along streams of ponds and in naturalized areas as a specimen plant or clumped together as a border. It does not tolerate dry conditions, preferring consistently moist soils.[2] Clumps slowly spread by both creeping rhizomes to form thick ground covers.'Jack Frost's distinct silvery white leaves resemble frost on foliage.[2]
"Bugloss comes from Greek meaning ox tongue in probably reference to the roughness and shape of the leaves."[2] It is a herbacious perennial that grows in a Zone 3 to 8.[2]
References
- ^ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
- ^ a b c d e "Brunnera macrophylla". St. Louis, Missouri: Missouri Botanical Garden. nd. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
- ^ "Brunnera", Diversity of life, 19 December 2005, retrieved 19 March 2016
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