Brunnera macrophylla 'Looking Glass'
(Siberian Bugloss 'Looking Glass')
Family - Boraginaceae
Category - Perennial
Hybrid Parents - A sport of Brunnera macrophylla 'Jack Frost'
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H6
Height - 45cm
Width - 60cm
Location - The Spring Garden
Description: A low-growing herbaceous Perennial with a clump-forming habit. Bristly, heart-shaped leaves with pointed tips are mostly silver with fine green veining. The leaves become nearly all silver with age. Small periwinkle-blue, forget-me-not-like flowers are held in panicles atop upright stems and are produced from mid-spring into early summer. This plant is mainly grown for the attractive foliage and makes an excellent groundcover. Attractive to pollinating insects.
Award of Garden Merit (AGM).
Flower:
Small, five-petalled flowers are a bright shade of periwinkle blue and resemble the blooms of forget-me-nots. The flowers are held in panicles atop upright stems and are produced from April into June.
Flower colour: Blue
Flower shape: 5-petalled flowers in panicles
Flowering time: April, May, June
Foliage:
Bristly, Cordate leaves with pointed tips are silver with fine green variegation along the veins. The leaves become almost entirely silver with age. The foliage is held at the base of the plant.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Cordate
Propagation:
Plant Breeder's Rights (PBR). Unlicensed propagation for sale is prohibited.
Cultivation:
Best in partial shade to full shade in fertile, moisture-retentive soil that is well-drained.