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Striking shade garden charmer. Clump forming perennial produces mint green heart-shaped leaves accented with creamy variegation. Dainty spikes of Dutch blue flowers resemble forget-me-nots. Prefers consistent moisture for best results. Naturalizes well under tree canopies. Great alternative to hosta. Herbaceous. Part shade to shade. Moderate growth 12 to 18 inches tall , 12 to 15 inches wide.

Performance and Requirements

Light needs: Partial to full shade

Watering Needs: Needs wet or constantly moist soil.

Growth Rate: Moderate Growing

Growth Habit: Clumping

Design Information

Companion Plants

NUCCIO'S BELLA ROSSA CAMELLIA
Camellia japonica 'Nuccio's Bella Rossa' P.P.# 13023

IMPERIAL PRINCESS^™ AZALEA
Azalea `Moness` P.P.# 2754 (So. Indica)

MARGE MILLER^™ CAMELLIA
Camellia sasanqua 'Marge Miller'

WOLF EYES JAPANESE DOGWOOD
Cornus kousa 'Wolf Eyes'

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Companion Plants (Description): This groundcover is ideal for beneath Nuccio's Bella Rossa Camellia, (Camellia japonica 'Nuccio Bella Rossa'), Marge Miller Camellia, (Camellia sasanqua 'Marge Miller') and cold hardy Winter's Fire Ice Angels Camellia, (Camellia hybrid 'Winter's Fire'). It's exceptional with Black Tulip Magnolia, (Magnolia x soulangiana 'JURmag1) and Wolf Eyes Dogwood, (Cornus kousa 'Wolf Eyes')

Design Styles: A delicate beauty for shaded spaces beneath tree groves and copses. Bright filler for shaded exposures in foundation planting. Solves problems by covering weed producing ground beneath large shrubs that have lost their skirt foliage. Particularly lovely in speckled shade beneath white lattice arbors and structures. Casual appearance resembles wildflowers in wild gardens and casual habitat plantings.

Care Information

Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. For a neat appearance, remove old foliage before new leaves emerge. Divide clumps every 2 to 3 years in early spring.

Background Information

History: An Old World perennial that falls into the Boraginaceae with many well known herbs. This species is native to the Caucasus and western Siberia. The genus was classified by the Russian botanist, Christian von Steven and named for a Swiss botanist. Species was given by the Arnold Arboretum's Ivan Murray Johnson.

Lore: Brunnera is so like traditional forget-me-not that it once shared the same genus, Myosotis. It has jumped continents to naturalize in some parts of North America.

Catalog Description: Striking shade garden charmer. Clump forming perennial produces mint green heart-shaped leaves accented with creamy variegation. Dainty spikes of Dutch blue flowers resemble forget-me-nots. Prefers consistent moisture for best results. Naturalizes well under tree canopies. Great alternative to hosta. Herbaceous. Part shade to shade. Moderate growth 12 to 18 inches tall , 12 to 15 inches wide.