Jack Frost Siberian Bugloss

Brunnera macrophylla 'Jack Frost'

Plant Details:

Plant Type: Perennial
Plant Family: Boraginaceae
Plant Description: The foliage itself will attract any eye with its silvery color, heart shape, and green veins weaving through each leaf. With tiny blue Forget-me-not type flowers in the spring this Bugloss makes an excellent groundcover or accent in a garden.

Maintenance:

Maintenance Type: Perennial - Herbaceous
Plant Care: Perennial - Herbaceous (soft-stemmed plants that die back in winter and regrow in spring): Remove spent blooms to promote rebloom later. Some plants tend to flop over after the first bloom and attempt to regrow from the base; in these cases, the old stems can be cut away in summer. As plants become dormant in the fall, remove dead leaves and stems.

Plant Attributes:

Mature Size: 12-18" tall and wide
Utah Native: No
Plant Select: No
Pollinator Friendly: Yes
Localscapes: Infill Plant
Foliage Interest: Yes
Foliage Colors: Green, Silver-green, Variegated
Bloom Colors: Blue
Bloom Seasons: Spring
Bloom Period: Apr - May

Growing Conditions:

Hardiness Zone: 3 to 8
Light Requirement: Part Shade (4-6 hrs morning sun)
Irrigation Requirement:     Moderate (1/2" every 7-10 days)
Salt Tolerant: Unknown
Deer Resistant: Unknown

Garden Location:

  • Neighborhood Landscapes
    • Prudent Perennials
  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Fall
  • Winter