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Brunnera macrophylla
Also called False Forget-Me-Not, Siberian bugloss, Great Forget Me Not, Greater Forget Me Not, Brunnera, Heart Leaved Forget Me Not, Large Leaved Brunnera
Largeleaf brunnera is a hardy, rhizomatous perennial grown mainly for its large heart-shaped leaves, often silver or cream-marked, and sprays of small blue forget-me-not-like flowers in spring. Keep it in shade with moist soil and it will form a groundcover.
Brunnera macrophylla, the Siberian bugloss, great forget-me-not, largeleaf brunnera or heartleaf, is a species of flowering plant in the family Boraginaceae, native to the Caucasus. It is a hardy, rhizomatous, herbaceous perennial, that can reach from 12 to 18 inches (30 to 45 cm) in height, and carries basal, simple cordate leaves on slender stems. Sprays of small blue flowers, similar to those seen in the related forget-me-nots, are borne from mid-Spring, and bloom for eight to ten weeks.
The plant is valued as groundcover in shady areas, and has clumps of large heart-shaped leaves of about six inches (15 cm); these usually have white or cream markings, and are present all season. Plants are happy in any shady area that stays relatively moist. It often self-seeds, appearing around the garden in other places. Clumps may be easily divided in early fall.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Brunnera macrophylla by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
