Brunnera macrophylla 'Alexander's Great'
A huge Brunnera like 'Jack Frost' on steroids. 'Alexander's Great' has amazing size and presence in the shade garden.
Description:
This giant Brunnera looks just like the classic 'Jack Frost' except for it's size. 'Alexander's Great' will grow nearly a foot and half tall and two and a half feet wide! It has dramatic silver foliage and the dainty blue forget-me-not flowers that we love from this genus. Discovered by plantsman Alexander Zukeivich in his Belarus garden. This is a plant for a big garden or a big pot!
Common Name: Siberian Bugloss
Family: Boraginaceae (The Borage Family)
Zone Hardiness: 4-8
Light: Full Shade, Part Shade, Part Sun
Height: 12-24"
Width: 2-3'
Primary Bloom Colour: Blue
Secondary Bloom Colour: Yellow
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
Bloom Time: Spring
Soil Moisture: Average, Moist
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: No
Berries:
Benefits: Bees
Deer Resistant: Yes
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Woodland settings in dappled shade.
Award: AGM
Geogrpahical Origin: Asia and the Pacific - North Central and Eastern Asia
Europe and Africa - Europe and Western Russia
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