Brunnera Alexandria
An easy care, beautiful variety that displays mirror-silver shining foliage that lights up a shade garden. Unique silver-toned, heart-shaped leaves help accentuate its showy sky blue blossoms.
Botanical Name | Brunnera macrophylla |
Common Name | ‘Alexandria’ |
Key Features | Silvery foliage with deep green veins matures to huge, ghostly iridescent leaves on this stunning shade perennial. Emerging foliage provides a dramatic background for delicate blue flowers in spring. Brightens shady areas in borders or woodland settings and works well as a groundcover. |
Size | Grows to 40cm high x 75cm wide. |
Position | A very hardy plant which prefers shade but will tolerate some dappled light. Frost hardy, dormant in winter. |
Description | Baby blue, forget-me-not type blossoms are held in clusters above the shimmering foliage in spring and early summer. |
Cultural Notes | This Plant loves shaded areas. Grows best in a fertile, humus-rich, moist, but well-drained soil. |
Landscape Ideas | A spectacular plant for containers, borders, rockeries, garden beds, lining garden beds or pathways. |
Water Requirements | Low – Medium |