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'''''Brunnera''''' is a [[genus]] of flowering plants in the family [[Boraginaceae]]. They are [[rhizome|rhizomatous]] [[perennial plant|perennials]], [[native plant|native]] to the woodlands of Eastern Europe and North West Asia. They have hairy leaves and sprays of blue flowers in spring.<ref>{{cite book|title=RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants|date=2008|publisher=Dorling Kindersley|location=United Kingdom|isbn=1405332964|pages=1136}}</ref> Numerous [[cultivars]] are available, which are valued as groundcover in dappled shade. Some possess [[variegation|variegated]] foliage. The best known [[species]] is Brunnera macrophylla, known as Siberian bugloss or 'Jack Frost.'<ref name="missouribotanicalgarden">{{cite web | url=http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=m800 | title=Brunnera macrophylla | publisher=Missouri Botanical Garden | date=nd | accessdate=19 March 2016 | location=St. Louis, Missouri}}</ref><ref name="DOL_2005">{{citation |title=Brunnera |url=http://www.diversityoflife.org/taxpage/0/genus/Brunnera.html |work=Diversity of life |date=19 December 2005|accessdate=19 March 2016 |editors=Daniel Atha, Donovan Bailey, Mauricio Bonifacino, Jan De Laet, Maria A. Gandolfo, Chris Hardy, Lawrence M. Kelly, Fabian A. Michelangeli, Robbin Moran, Kevin C. Nixon, Gustavo Shimizu, Dennis Stevenson, Hanna Tuomisto}}</ref> |
'''''Brunnera''''' is a [[genus]] of flowering plants in the family [[Boraginaceae]]. They are [[rhizome|rhizomatous]] [[perennial plant|perennials]], [[native plant|native]] to the woodlands of Eastern Europe and North West Asia. They have hairy leaves and sprays of blue flowers in spring.<ref>{{cite book|title=RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants|date=2008|publisher=Dorling Kindersley|location=United Kingdom|isbn=1405332964|pages=1136}}</ref> Numerous [[cultivars]] are available, which are valued as groundcover in dappled shade. Some possess [[variegation|variegated]] foliage. The best known [[species]] is Brunnera macrophylla, known as Siberian bugloss or 'Jack Frost.'<ref name="missouribotanicalgarden">{{cite web | url=http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=m800 | title=Brunnera macrophylla | publisher=Missouri Botanical Garden | date=nd | accessdate=19 March 2016 | location=St. Louis, Missouri}}</ref><ref name="DOL_2005">{{citation |title=Brunnera |url=http://www.diversityoflife.org/taxpage/0/genus/Brunnera.html |work=Diversity of life |date=19 December 2005|accessdate=19 March 2016 |editors=Daniel Atha, Donovan Bailey, Mauricio Bonifacino, Jan De Laet, Maria A. Gandolfo, Chris Hardy, Lawrence M. Kelly, Fabian A. Michelangeli, Robbin Moran, Kevin C. Nixon, Gustavo Shimizu, Dennis Stevenson, Hanna Tuomisto}}</ref> |
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[[File:Brunnera macrophylla 01.JPG|left|75px|Siberian Bugloss in Botanical Garden of [[Moscow State University]]]] 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" /> |
[[File:Brunnera macrophylla 01.JPG|left|75px|Siberian Bugloss in Botanical Garden of [[Moscow State University]]]] 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. |
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[[File:Brunnera_macrophylla_-_Floraison.jpg|left|75px|Siberian Bugloss Jardin des Plantes, Paris, France in April]]'Jack Frost's distinct silvery white leaves resemble frost on foliage.<ref name="missouribotanicalgarden" /> |
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"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" /> |
"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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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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