Anchusa azurea | Italian Bugloss | Various
Anchusa azurea belongs to the plant family BORAGINACE and Genus Anchusa This plant specimen prefers Wet soil a pH of 7 . All plants need light to allow the photosynthesis process of converting carbon dioxide to growth sugars to take place. Some plants need more sun-light than others. For this plant those sunlight conditions are well described as … Full sun
We are often asked about plants for humming bird attraction. Unfortunately Anchusa azurea does not attract these beautiful hummingbird, sunbird or nectar feeding varieties of garden birds
Impressive Autumn foliage display is not shown by Anchusa azurea so look for an alternative plant for pleasing Fall leaf properties
Anchusa azurea Italian bugloss is not known as a butterfly attracting plant
Almost all plants grown in gardens need to be fed using fertilzer in order to see them at their best. For this plant the suggested fertilizer program would be based upon … Typical mix of: 3 parts Nitrogen (N), 2 parts Phosphorous (P) and 3 parts Potassium (K for Latin name Kalium).
Anchusa azurea can survive very cold winters with annual averages as low as -30 Fahrenheit. It likes moist soils.
Anchusa azurea will under good growing conditions survive and prosper between 3 and10 years.
Anchusa azurea is a perennial. The blossoms are most often a blue color.
This specimen plant will normally never grow higher than 5' feet will have an overall spread somewhere between ... not specified on this plants page
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