Loddon Royalist blue bugloss
Anchusa azurea 'Loddon Royalist'
USDA zones3 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to wet soil
Size1 to 3 feet tallup to 18 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Climbing
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Loddon Royalist' blue bugloss (Anchusa azurea 'Loddon Royalist') is a perennial for borders, cut flowers, and meadows. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to wet soil of most types. Tiers of deep blue flowers hang from upright stems from spring through summer, and bees visit them. Deer and rabbits usually look elsewhere for a meal. It can self-sow, so you may find new seedlings nearby.
Pairs well with Black-eyed Susan, Prairie dropseed, and Nodding onion.