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'Jack Frost' Heartleaf Brunnera, Siberian Bugloss Brunnera macrophylla

Flower Season
  • Spring
  • Summer
Mature Size
15" 15"
Height: 12" - 15"
Spread: 12" - 15"
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  • Details

    Features

    A classic shade perennial! Dark green leaves have heavily frosted overlay that shows only the green veining. Baby blue flowers appear in spring.

    Foliage Interest
    Attracts: 
    Bees
    Resists: 
    Deer

    Characteristics

    Plant Type: 
    Perennial
    Height Category: 
    Short
    Garden Height: 
    12 - 15 Inches
    Spacing: 
    12 - 15 Inches
    Spread: 
    12 - 15 Inches
    Flower Colors: 
    Blue
    Flower Shade: 
    Baby blue
    Foliage Colors: 
    Green
    Foliage Colors: 
    Silver
    Foliage Shade: 
    Green with silver overlay
    Habit: 
    Mounded
    Container Role: 
    Filler

    Plant Needs

    Light Requirement: 
    Part Shade to Shade

    The optimum amount of sun or shade each plant needs to thrive: Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours).

    Maintenance Category: 
    Easy
    Bloom Time: 
    Mid Spring
    Bloom Time: 
    Late Spring
    Hardiness Zones: 
    3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b
    Water Category: 
    Consistent
    Soil Fertility Requirement: 
    Average Soil
    Soil Fertility Requirement: 
    Fertile Soil
    Soil PH Category: 
    Alkaline Soil
    Soil PH Category: 
    Neutral Soil
    Uses: 
    Border Plant
    Uses: 
    Container
    Uses: 
    Edging Plant
    Uses: 
    Landscape
    Uses: 
    Mass Planting
    Maintenance Notes: 

    Brunnera is a woodland plant that should be grown in full shade and consistently moist soil in southern regions. In the north, morning sun is acceptable as long as the soil remains moist. They will grow the fastest and strongest in rich soil.

    'Jack Frost' Brunnera macrophylla USPP 13,859, Can 1,799
  • 4 Reviews

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    Browse reviews from people who have grown this plant.
    • This is one of my favorite plants in the garden. We’re in its second year, and I wasn’t sure how well it would come back. It probably gets just a bit too much hot sun in the afternoon during summer. I need to find places for more and will be looking at Queen of Hearts for some height!

      Colleen D.
      , Maryland
      , United States
      , 1 year ago
    • I love this plant. I live in Canada and it tolerates morning sun. Everyone loves the pretty blue flowers it throws up in late-spring.

      Farah Yacoob
      , Ontario
      , Canada
      , 2 years ago
    • Alyce Carrillo
      , Utah
      , United States
      , 5 years ago
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