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Brunnera macrophylla 'Silver Heart'


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Brunnera 'Silver Heart' is a sturdier 'Looking Glass' with larger thicker leaves and more heat and humidity tolerance.


Description:
Brunnera 'Silver Heart' looks much like 'Looking Glass' but with some important differences: 'Silver Heart' has larger, thicker leaves, it has deeper blue flowers and it is more tolerant of heat and humidity. Brunneras are great garden plants for shade. 'Silver Heart' has even more silver in the heart-shaped leaves than 'Jack Frost' or 'Sea Heart'.


Common Name: Siberian Bugloss

Family: Boraginaceae (The Borage Family)

Zone Hardiness: 3-9

Light: Full Shade, Part Shade

Height: 8-12"

Width: 12-24"

Primary Bloom Colour: Blue

Secondary Bloom Colour: Yellow

Class: Deciduous

Type: Perennial

Bloom Time: Spring

Soil Moisture: Average, Moist

Stem Colour:

Fragrance: No

Berries: No

Benefits: Bees

Deer Resistant: Yes

BC Native: No

Native Habitat: Woodland settings in dappled shade.

Award: GPP

Geogrpahical Origin: Asia and the Pacific - North Central and Eastern Asia

Europe and Africa - Europe and Western Russia

Miscellaneous - Garden Origin

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