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Looking Glass

Genus: Brunnera
Species: Macrophylla (hybrid)
Classified by: Johann Friedrich Adam, botanist, Russia
Family: Boraginaceae (Borage family)
Origin: Eastern Asia, Western Caucacus and Mediterranean Europe
Common name: Anchusa myosotidiflora, Alkanet, Siberian bugloss
Trade name: Looking Glass
Breeders:
- Clarence H. Falstad (USA)
- John D. Walters (USA)
Assignee: Walters Gardens. MI, USA
Parentage: Sport of Jack Frost
Flower: Single
Colour: Myosotis blue
Bloom time: Late spring
Leaves: Cordate. Heart-shaped, stem attaches to cleft.
Colour: Base rich green, wide major vein and edge, silver
Texture: Coarsely pubescent
Height: 1' to 1.5' (30. 4 to 45.7 cm)
Exposure: Part to full shade
Soil: Evenly moist, humus rich
Propagation: Seed or division
Hardiness: 2 to 9
References:
- Google Patents
- University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Botany
Location:: Artist garden, zone 4b
Comments: Garden Journal

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