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'Queen of Hearts' Heartleaf Brunnera

Brunnera macrophylla

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Overview

The Brunnera macrophylla 'Queen of Hearts' is a mounded shade perennial with heart-shaped silver leaves traced in dark green and baby blue spring flowers. It grows 16-18 inches tall and spreads 28-36 inches wide. Best in part shade to shade, it prefers average to fertile, consistently moist soil and is deer resistant. Hardy in USDA Zones 3a-4a.

Water Medium
'Queen of Hearts' Heartleaf Brunnera (Brunnera macrophylla) — It grows 16-18 inches tall and spreads 28-36 inches wide

Culture

Water
Medium

Shape & size

Mature height
1.3333334–1.5 Ft.
Mature width
2.3333333–3 Ft.

Classification

Family
Boraginaceae

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'Queen of Hearts' Heartleaf Brunnera (Brunnera macrophylla) — prized for foliage that seems to illuminate quiet garden spaces
'Queen of Hearts' Heartleaf Brunnera (Brunnera macrophylla) — especially where afternoon shade protects the foliage from heat stress
'Queen of Hearts' Heartleaf Brunnera (Brunnera macrophylla) — with full shade and consistently moist soil offering the most polished results
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