Alkanet

Other names

Italian Bugloss

Growth habit

Herbaceous

Perennation

Long-lived polycarpic perennial

Location

Hillside Garden

Source of plant

Bluestone Perennials

Description

Perennial to 36" in height with 40 cm long, oblong to lanceolate rough-pubescent leaves. Flowers blue, borne in long panicles effective in early summer. An older cultivar that has frequently been grown from seed and is therefore, variable.

USDA Hardiness Zone

3

Special characteristics

flower color