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Anchusa azurea 'Loddon Royalist'

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Characteristics

Plant type

Herbaceous Perennial

Habit

Spreading / Branched

Resilience

Hardiness

old H4 (hardy)

Colour

Flower

Dark Blue in Summer

Foliage

Green in Autumn, Spring and Summer

Size

Ultimate height

0.5-1 metres

Ultimate spread

0.1-0.5 metres

Time to ultimate height

2-5 years

Preferred common name

bugloss 'Loddon Royalist'

Family

Boraginaceae

Anchusa can be erect or spreading perennials, biennials or annuals with hairy or bristly foliage and cymes of tubular or salver-shaped, usually blue flowers

'Loddon Royalist' is an herbaceous perennial with coarsely hairy, lance-shaped, mostly basal leaves. Intense deep blue flowers 15mm across are borne on erect, branching stems

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How to grow

Sunlight

Full sun
Part shade

Aspect

South-facing, East-facing, West-facing or North-facing

Sheltered

Cultivation

Grows in any moderately fertile, moist but well-drained soil in full sun, although it can also tolerate partial shade. It thrives in moist soils but dislikes winter wet.

Soil

Moist but well-drained

Acid, Alkaline or Neutral

Loam, Chalk or Sand

Propagation

Propagate by seed, root cuttings or by softwood cuttings from the base of young shoots

Suggested planting locations and garden types

Flower borders and beds, Wildlife Gardens or Cottage/Informal Garden

How to care

Pruning

Deadhead to encourage a second flush of flowers. Cut back top growth after flowering to encourage a rosette of foliage

Pests

Can get leaf-mining flies

Diseases

May be infected by powdery mildews

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