{"id":115,"date":"2014-04-10T12:00:37","date_gmt":"2014-04-10T16:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/?p=115"},"modified":"2013-12-11T09:53:27","modified_gmt":"2013-12-11T14:53:27","slug":"join-the-brunnera-revolution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/2014\/04\/10\/join-the-brunnera-revolution\/","title":{"rendered":"Join The Brunnera Revolution"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_5792\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Brunnera-KingsRansom.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5792\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Brunnera-KingsRansom-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Brunnera &#039;King's Ransom&#039;\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5792\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Brunnera-KingsRansom-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Brunnera-KingsRansom-1024x685.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5792\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#039;King&#039;s Ransom&#039; Brunnera<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Over the past decade heartleaf brunnera (<em>Brunnera macrophylla<\/em>), aka Siberian Bugloss and Alkanet, has become a popular spring flowering perennial in U.S. and Canadian gardens (USDA plant hardiness zones 3 \u2013 8). Native to Russia brunnera need little care when properly sited. Sprays of tiny blue-petalled \/yellow centered forget-me-not flowers explode into a blue haze in mid-spring.<\/p>\n<p>Brunneras continue to get better and better with several sensational cultivars recently introduced. The old-fashioned green leaf species from your grandmother\u2019s garden have been transformed into gorgeous foliage creations.<\/p>\n<p>Plants grow low and wide. Medium green leafy mounds stand 10 to 12 inches high and 18 to 24 inches wide. Bottom leaves on 1-2 year old plants may size 3\u20134 inches in diameter, and even broader on older plants under optimum growing conditions.<\/p>\n<p>In the warmer Southern zones (6 \u2013 8), shelter brunneras in partial to full shade and in moist compost-rich soils to avoid summer leaf scorch. Two-year old established brunneras will tolerate moderate drought. Plant foliage is highly disease and pest resistant, but may become marred by nematodes in late summer. Mulching proves to be highly beneficial in preventing this malady.<\/p>\n<p>Brunneras make great shade garden companions with foam flower (<em>Tiarella spp.<\/em>), coralbells (<em>Heuchera spp.<\/em>), barrenworts (<em>Epimedium spp.<\/em>), Solomon seal (<em>Polygonatum spp.<\/em>), small-leaved hostas (<em>Hosta spp.<\/em>), and many others. Popular cultivars include:<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2018Jack Frost\u2019<\/strong> \u2013 green-veined circular leaves with matted silver coating (sport of \u2018Langtrees\u2019).<br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Looking Glass\u2019<\/strong> \u2013 glossy silver leaf surface (sport of \u2018Jack Frost\u2019)<br \/>\n<strong>\u2018King\u2019s Ransom\u2019<\/strong> \u2013 frosty coated leaf surface and creamy white margins<br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Langtrees\u2019<\/strong>(aka \u2018Aluminum Spot\u2019) \u2013 dark green leaves with prominent silver flecks at leaf center which radiate out.<br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Sea Heart\u2019<\/strong> &#8211; pink-budded, opening blue flowers; thick silvery leaves with prominent dark green venation; heat and humidity tolerant.<br \/>\n<strong>\u2018Silver Heart\u2019<\/strong> &#8211; large thick pure silver foliage, netted with light green veins; heat and humidity tolerant.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the past decade heartleaf brunnera (Brunnera macrophylla), aka Siberian Bugloss and Alkanet, has become a popular spring flowering perennial in U.S. and Canadian gardens (USDA plant hardiness zones 3 \u2013 8). Native to Russia brunnera need little care when properly sited. Sprays of tiny blue-petalled \/yellow centered forget-me-not flowers explode into a blue haze [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[444,652,605,602,628,551,1101,625,777,630,705,646,113,455],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=115"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5863,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115\/revisions\/5863"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=115"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=115"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=115"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}