Siberian bugloss
Brunnera macrophylla
MBG Plant of Merit 2000
USDA zones3 to 8
SunHandles full sun to full shade
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size12 to 18 inches tall1.5 to 2.5 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Bloom color
- Intense blue
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Siberian bugloss (Brunnera macrophylla) is a perennial for shade gardens, woodland, borders, and ground cover. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full sun to full shade and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Intense blue flowers open in early to late spring and attract bees. Deer and rabbits rarely make it their first choice.
Pairs well with Sum and Substance hosta, Western sword fern, and Eastern columbine.
Native range
Turkey.