Anchusa azurea
ITALIAN BUGLOSS 'DROPMORE'
SKU: 1860-010
Anchusa azurea is known by the common names garden anchusa and Italian bugloss (or just "bugloss"). This hardy herbaceous perennial may reach 1.5 m (4.9 ft) tall and 60 cm (24 in) wide. It has straight lance-shaped leaves and petite tubular flowers about 15 millimeters across with five bright violet-blue petals. These flowers, which typically appear in May-July, attract bees and other pollinators. This species is native to Europe, western Asia, and eastern Maghreb.
In the US it is suitable for hardiness zones 3-8, though hardy to zone 10. It grows best in full sun with good drainage, and is drought tolerant once established.
Type: Hardy perennial, hardy biennial
Hardiness zones: 3-10
Height: 100cm, 39"
Location: Sun to part shade
Seeds per packet: 10
Anchusa azurea is known by the common names garden anchusa and Italian bugloss (or just "bugloss"). This hardy herbaceous perennial may reach 1.5 m (4.9 ft) tall and 60 cm (24 in) wide. It has straight lance-shaped leaves and petite tubular flowers about 15 millimeters across with five bright violet-blue petals. These flowers, which typically appear in May-July, attract bees and other pollinators. This species is native to Europe, western Asia, and eastern Maghreb.
In the US it is suitable for hardiness zones 3-8, though hardy to zone 10. It grows best in full sun with good drainage, and is drought tolerant once established.
Type: Hardy perennial, hardy biennial
Hardiness zones: 3-10
Height: 100cm, 39"
Location: Sun to part shade
Seeds per packet: 10
