A beautiful brunnera that lasts through the season

' Silver Heart ' brunneraBrunnera’Silver Heart '

Zones:4 to 8Conditions : fond to full tincture ; prefers moist , well - drained soilSize:10 to 12 inch grandiloquent ; 24 inches wide

What is new?Unlike other brunnera , which melt out in summertime , ' Silver Heart ' can handle heat and humidity intimately than other cultivars , and the leaves get quite with child , too . This cultivar has testify resistant to foliar roundworm , which normally plague brunneras . The breeder suspect that because the foliage of ' Silver Heart ' is so baffling and thick and hairy , the nematodes ca n’t get through the cells .

What does someone who has grown it say?Julia Hofley , flora quizzer forPlants Nouveau , says,"‘Silver Heart ' brunnera is one of the most postulate about flora we have growing in our garden by garden visitors in the surrender . That ’s strange for any brunnera as they commonly have ' disappear ' margins by that time and get cut back . This one is still going strong . We are building a prissy fernery in our garden and this plant life is the everlasting familiar to the frilly fern and lights up the garden path with bright silver and noticeable venation on a big boat paddle - like leaf . The hopeful down in the mouth blossom are pretty in the spring , but that ’s not unusual . It ’s the dishy foliage with super - potent infrastructure that goes the distance of spring , summer and accrue that I wish most about B. ' Silver Heart ' . It ’s built to last , and does . "

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