| Description | A very large growing Brunnera with variegated foliage. |
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| Pronunciation | (BRUN-a-ra)(mak-ro-FIL-a) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | (3)4-(8)9 |
| Sunlight | shade to semi-shade |
| Moisture | average, moist, avoid dry |
| Soil & Site | average, moist, humusy |
| Flowers | blue, 1/4" flowers on a loose flower stalk (panicle raceme) |
| Roots | creeping rhizomes |
| Dimensions | 14-16 by 30 inches (HS), mounding |
| Propagation | ppaf, division |
| Cultivar Origin | Alexander Zukeivich of Belarus as a seedling in his garden and was introduced by Terra Nova Nurseries of Oregon in 2013. |
| Misc Facts | Genus name honors Swiss botanist Samuel Brunner (1790-1844). Specific epithet from Latin means large leaved. Common name of bugloss comes from Greek meaning ox tongue in probable reference to the roughness and shape of the leaves. (#144) |
| Author's Notes | I have not grown this particular cultivar. But if its like the other cultivars I have grown they will readily reseed in the garden. |
| Notes & Reference | #04-Herbaceous Perennial Plants (Allan Armitage), #40-Herbaceous Ornamental Plants (Steven Stills), #144-Missouri Botanical Gardens web site (www.missouribotanicalgarden.org) |
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