Other names: Great forget-me-not 'Emerald Mist', Anchusa myosotidiflora 'Emerald Mist'
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Grow in moderately fertile, humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil in a cool site in full or partial shade. A sport of 'Jack Frost'
Containers/Patio, Flower Arranging, Beds and borders, Cottage/Informal
H6
Zone 3, Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 1, 2, 3
North-Central Coastal = High
Central Valley = High
South Coastal = High
South Inland = Inappropriate
High and Intermediate Desert = Unknown
Low Desert = Unknown
Deciduous
Cushion or Mound Forming, Compact
Garden origin
No
No
Not toxic
Cut stems and leaves down to the ground in spring rather than autumn to protect the crown during winter.
Division, Root cuttings
Divide and replant roots of crowded clumps in early spring. Grow from root cuttings in a cold frame and plant the rooted cuttings in a nursery bed in early summer and replant the hardier plants later in the year.
Generally pest free. The fact that slugs don't like the leaves gives this plant an edge over hostas for shade planting. These two plants work well interplanted together.
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