Borago pygmaea
BELL FLOWERED BORAGE, SLENDER BORAGE
Boraginaceae

 
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Plant type: herbaceous soft-wooded perennial

Hardiness zones: 8-11

Sunlight: warm low sun to dappled light

Soil Moisture: dry between watering to constantly moist

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline

Tolerances: moderate wind, second line salt wind, light frost
0.4m
Plant habit
 
0.5m

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Origins: Europe-W Russia

Other Botanical Names: Anchusa laxiflora, Borago laxiflora, Buglossites laxiflorus, Campanula pygmaea

Other Common Names: Prostrate Borage, Corsican Borage

 
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Borago pygmaea
BELL FLOWERED BORAGE, SLENDER BORAGE
Boraginaceae

 

  Plant type: herbaceous soft-wooded perennial

Hardiness zones: 8-11

Sunlight: warm low sun to dappled light

Soil Moisture: dry between watering to constantly moist

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline

Tolerances: moderate wind, second line salt wind, light frost
0.4m
Plant habit
 
0.5m

FEATURES

Flowers: blue

Flowering Time: late spring to late summer

Leaves: mid green


DESIGN

Garden Styles: suits mediterranean & cottage designs

Uses: mass planting, border

Growth rate: fast

Maintenance Level: average

Skill Level: average

Animals: deer resistant



HAZARDS

Dangers to touch: leaves






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