And the winner is, Brunnera macrophylla ‘Jack Frost’ for the Perennial Plant Association Perennial of the Year! Known as Siberian bugloss by many longtime gardeners, Brunnera macrophylla is a hardy ...

Each year the Perennial Plant Association selects a Perennial Plant of the Year. This group of professional growers has been selecting a plant of the year since 1990. The chosen plant must be ...

Here is how the selection works: Every year, PPA members -- there are about 1,200 -- nominate a plant they think should get the nod. This year, about 400 perennials were nominated, says Still. A PPA ...

“Brunnera Jack Frost, also known as Chinese Forget-Me-Nots, forms a nice size clump of heart shaped 5-inch wide, beautiful silvery-white leaves which remain attractive all season long in a shady ...

Heartleaf brunnera is a low-growing, clump-forming perennial that boasts clouds of tiny, sky-blue flowers from early to midspring. In ideal conditions, it continues to bloom through early summer. The ...

Consider adding a little bit of blue-ribbon pride to your shade garden in the spring. Brunnera macrophylla 'Jack Frost,' also known as a false forget-me-not for the delicate flowers it produces, has ...

For 2012 the Perennial Plant Association has named Jack Frost or it’s botanical name; Brunnera macrophylla . Other common names for this perennial are Siberian bugloss, brunnera, heartleaf brunnera ...

) is a reliable, long-blooming perennial with heart-shaped leaves and a profusion of sky-blue forget-me-not flowers. What could be better? Well, how about bugloss with white, variegated or silver ...

Q: My 'Jack Frost' brunnera leaves have a strange pattern on them, and after looking around on the Internet, I wonder if the problem is from foliar nematodes. There are brown, angular spots between ...

There's more silver than green to be had on the heart-shaped leaves of this woodland perennial. Brunnera 'Jack Frost' lightens up the shady ground under deciduous trees, and under evergreens that are ...