{"title":"Brunnera","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe swiss botanist, Samuel Brunner, was a famous plant collector in the early 1800s who explored Crimea, the Caucasus, Siberia, Italy, and western Africa. He struck botanical gold when he discovered the now eponymous genus brunnera with its attractive, heart-shaped leaves and clusters of small, blue, forget-me-not-like flowers. The genus brunnera contains just 3 species and is very closely related to myosotis (\u003ca title=\"myosotis - Forget-me-nots\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/myosotis\"\u003eForget-me-nots\u003c\/a\u003e). Brunnera is popular in northern Europe and the northern US where it thrives in cool, consistently moist locations.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eMost southern gardeners have given up on brunnera as it does not like our hot, humid summers. Luckily for us, there are a couple of brunnera selections that can take the heat. The most popular is the ubiquitous Brunnera 'Jack Frost' with its white interveinal variegation. The beauty and toughness of Brunnera 'Jack Frost' led it to be named the 2012 perennial of the year by the Perennial Plant Association.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eBrunnera grows best in part-shade or shade and absolutely must have consistent moisture as the plants fade fast in dry conditions. The \u003ca title=\"plants are deer-resistant\" href=\"\/collections\/deer-resistant-plants-flowers-perennials-deer-wont-eat\"\u003eplants are deer-resistant\u003c\/a\u003e and the \u003ca title=\"flowers attract butterflies\" href=\"\/collections\/butterfly-garden-plants-flowers-that-attract-butterflies\"\u003eflowers attract butterflies\u003c\/a\u003e. Try combining brunnera with \u003ca title=\"carex\" href=\"\/collections\/sedge-carex-grass\"\u003ecarex\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca title=\"helleborus\" href=\"\/collections\/helleborus-lenten-rose-christmas-rose\"\u003ehelleborus\u003c\/a\u003e, or \u003ca title=\"small ferns\" href=\"\/collections\/fern-plant-hardy-ferns-perennial-outdoor-garden\"\u003esmall ferns\u003c\/a\u003e. When you are ready to buy brunnera for your garden, we hope you will check out our online list of brunnera for sale.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"brunnera-macrophylla-jack-frost","title":"Brunnera macrophylla Jack Frost","description":"\u003cp\u003e(USPP 13,859 expired) Brunnera 'Jack Frost' is one of those rare occasions when a plant comes along that has the \"WOW\" factor. This is a truly stunning Walters Gardens discovery...a sport of Brunnera 'Langtrees' that makes a brilliant, 18\" wide, deer-resistant clump of round, frosty silver leaves. Each leaf is highlighted by a dramatic green border as well as narrow green vein lines running through the solid silver leaf. As if you needed more, the clump is topped with tiny clusters of blue flowers in early spring...a true superstar of the shade garden. Provide evenly moist, rich soils to grow the best plants.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eMaintenance:\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eBrunnera is essentially maintenance free. If you're a neat freak, you may want to remove the old flower stalks when they finish in late spring, but if have the need to do this, you may also want to seek treatment for OCD. The clumps die to the ground in fall, and the old leaves will generally just fade away.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eDespite what you sometimes read on-line, Brunnera macrophylla does not spread by rhizomes. It is a tight clumping perennial, although it can be divided after growing well for 3-5 years.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eGrowing Conditions:\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eBrunnera macrophylla prefers moist, well-drained soils for best performance in a light, open shade, woodland condition. Brunnera does not fair well in deep shade or shade that stays too dry for a longer period. Despite preferring a moist soil, brunnera does not like a waterlogged soil, which will cause the roots to rot.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGarden Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eBrunnera is a great combination plant in the woodland garden to provide a bold-textured element in contrast to more fine textured plants like ferns and carex. The silver leaf color also adds a pop of color amongst green foliage.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eNatural Impacts:\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eBees are the favored pollinators.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21025331205,"sku":"3367","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Brunnera-macrophylla-Jack-Frost.i-3367.s-67591.r-1.jpg?v=1792154183"},{"product_id":"brunnera-macrophylla-alexanders-great-pp-25789","title":"Brunnera macrophylla Alexanders Great PP 25789","description":"\u003cp\u003eBrunnera 'Alexander's Great' is a look-alike of Brunnera 'Jack Frost', but this is a giant version from Belarus plantsman Alexander Zukeivich, who found it as a seedling in his garden. Brunnera 'Alexander's Great' forms a large, bushel basket-sized 15\" tall x 28\" wide clump of lovely silver foliage...each fuzzy leaf highlighted by contrasting green veins and a narrow green edge. Clumps of Brunnera 'Alexander's Great' are topped with stalks of small, sky blue flowers in early spring. As with all brunneras, average to slightly moist, well-drained soils are best. You'll be sure to garner quite a bit of attention from garden visitors with a well-grown clump of the deciduous Brunnera 'Alexander's Great' in your garden.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eMaintenance:\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eBrunnera is essentially maintenance free. If you're a neat freak, you may want to remove the old flower stalks when they finish in late spring, but if have the need to do this, you may also want to seek treatment for OCD. The clumps die to the ground in fall, and the old leaves will generally just fade away.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eDespite what you sometimes read on-line, Brunnera macrophylla does not spread by rhizomes. It is a tight clumping perennial, although it can be divided after growing well for 3-5 years.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eGrowing Conditions:\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eBrunnera macrophylla prefers moist, well-drained soils for best performance in a light, open shade, woodland condition. Brunnera does not fair well in deep shade or shade that stays too dry for a longer period. Despite preferring a moist soil, brunnera does not like a waterlogged soil, which will cause the roots to rot.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eGarden Value:\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eBrunnera is a great combination plant in the woodland garden to provide a bold-textured element in contrast to more fine textured plants like \u003ca title=\"ferns\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/fern-plant-hardy-ferns-perennial-outdoor-garden\"\u003eferns\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca title=\"carex\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/sedge-carex-grass\"\u003ecarex\u003c\/a\u003e. The silver leaf color also adds a pop of color amongst green foliage.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eNatural Impact:\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eBees are the favored pollinators.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21027270597,"sku":"6251","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Brunnera-macrophylla-Alexanders-Great-PP-25789.i-6251.s-63316.r-1.jpg?v=1789134066"},{"product_id":"brunnera-macrophylla-queen-of-hearts-pp-32737","title":"Brunnera macrophylla Queen of Hearts PP 32737","description":"\u003cp\u003eBrunnera 'Queen of Hearts' is the second introduction of giant brunneras from Walters Gardens. This massive (for a brunnera) plant forms an 18\" tall x 3' wide specimen that rivals hostas in the woodland garden. The heavily silver leaves are adorned with narrow green veins and topped, starting for us in April with sprays of sky blue flowers...truly spectacular.\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31387257012311,"sku":"15741","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Brunnera-macrophylla-Queen-of-Hearts-PP-32737.i-15741.s-65965.r-1_244cde2f-892d-4513-a779-29bd3a56aa2d.jpg?v=1792154267"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/collections\/Brunnera-macrophylla-Alexanders-Great-1900x350.jpg?v=1680021743","url":"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/brunnera.oembed","provider":"Plant Delights Nursery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}