Family: Boraginaceae (Borage
Family)
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Hardiness Zones: 4-8
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Height: 11 inches
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Spread: 12-18 inches
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Bloom Time: April to May
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Bloom: drooping clusters of funnel-shaped, pink to dark blue
flowers on short stalks
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Light: part shade to full shade
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Soil: best in rich, well-drained, evenly-moist
soil
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Moisture: medium
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Use: shade garden, woodland garden,
ground cover under ferns and spring-flowering bulbs; attracts butterflies and
hummingbirds
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Care: can be divided in late summer;
cut stems of spent flowers
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Concerns: no serious insect or disease
problems; may incur slug damage; good resistance to powdery mildew
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Native to: genus native to Europe and
western Asia
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Notes: low mounds of dark green, thick,
elliptical leaves with large silver-white spots; rabbit and deer resistant;
black walnut tolerant
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Supplier: The Flower Factory
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Teaching Garden
Location & Code: Shade Garden F203
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