Anchusa azurea
ITALIAN BUGLOSS, ALKANET
Boraginaceae

 
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Plant type: evergreen soft-wooded perennial

Hardiness zones: 3-10

Sunlight: hot overhead sun

Soil Moisture: dry between watering to constantly moist

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline

Tolerances: light frost
1.5m
Plant habit
 
0.6m

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Origins: Europe-W Russia, North Africa, SW Asia-Middle East

Other Botanical Names: Anchusa amoena, A. biceps, A. italica, A. lucida, A. macrophylla, A. officinalis, A. paniculata, Buglossum amoenum, B. caeruleum, B. elatum, B. italicum, B. paniculatum, B. vulgare

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Anchusa azurea
ITALIAN BUGLOSS, ALKANET
Boraginaceae

 

  Plant type: evergreen soft-wooded perennial

Hardiness zones: 3-10

Sunlight: hot overhead sun

Soil Moisture: dry between watering to constantly moist

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline

Tolerances: light frost
1.5m
Plant habit
 
0.6m

FEATURES

Flowers: blue

Flowering Time: early summer


DESIGN

Garden Styles: suits cottage designs

Uses: mass planting, border

Growth rate: average

Maintenance Level: average

Skill Level: average

Animals: deer resistant






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