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Cynoglossum creticum
Blue hound's tongue (Cynoglossum creticum) is a Mediterranean member of the borage family, usually a biennial, that has become an invasive weed in parts of the US. It is seldom grown as a garden plant, and its care is best matched to dry, sunny, open ground.
Cynoglossum creticum is a plant in the family Boraginaceae.
It is native to the Mediterranean Basin, including the island of Crete. It is also found as an invasive plant in the US states of Texas and Missouri, where it is known as blue hound's tongue.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cynoglossum creticum 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.
