Horticulture/Brunnera macrophylla

Brunnera macrophylla__NOTOC__Siberian bugloss (MHNT) Brunnera macrophylla, flowers - Les Martels, Giroussens Tarn.jpg Brunnera macrophylla Boraginaceae weedy Siberian Bugloss is an herbaceous perennial grown for its blue flowers and shade tolerance. Description This plant is a clump-forming perennial with a woody rootstock. Leaves are heart-shaped, coarse, and medium-greem (though a variegated cultivar is common in the trade). Abundant small blue flowers are produced in spring. Growing Conditions Varieties Uses Maintenance Propagation Harvest Pests and Diseases Botrytis, Leaf Spot, Fusarium, Phytopthora, Thielavpiosis, Rhizoctonia, Pythium. Aphids, Slugs and Snails, Fungus Gnats, Foliar Nemetodes. References 7.12.13