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Amsinckia lycopsoides bugloss fiddleneck flowering in sunny fieldBoraginaceae

Bugloss fiddleneck: complete guide

Amsinckia lycopsoides

All about Amsinckia lycopsoides: origin, growth, soil, bloom and use as a naturalising annual wildflower in sunny gardens.

12 min
Anchusa arvensis (Field Bugloss) with blue flowersBoraginaceae

Anchusa arvensis: complete guide

Anchusa arvensis

Discover everything about Field Bugloss (Anchusa arvensis). Care tips and warnings about this invasive annual weed from Europe.

12 min
Echium asperrimum with bold blue flower spikes and rough bristly stems in Mediterranean habitatBoraginaceae

Pyrenean viper's bugloss: complete guide

Echium asperrimum

Echium asperrimum is a striking biennial from the western Mediterranean with rough bristly stems and vivid blue flowers. A magnet for bees and a bold border plant.

12 min
European heliotrope with small white flowersBoraginaceae

European heliotrope: complete guide

Heliotropium europaeum

Discover the European heliotrope, a humble yet charming Mediterranean herb thriving in dry, sunny gardens. Perfect for low-maintenance landscaping.

12 min
Heliotropium indicum with purple-blue flowers in dense clustersBoraginaceae

Heliotropium indicum: complete guide

Heliotropium indicum L.

Heliotropium indicum: fragrant tropical plant with purple-blue flowers, fast-growing ideal for borders. Quick annual produces fragrant flower clusters.

12 min
Bur-forget-me-not with fine blue flowers and characteristic spiky seedsBoraginaceae

Bur-forget-me-not: complete guide

Lappula squarrosa

Discover bur-forget-me-not, a valuable wildlife plant from the borage family. Learn how to cultivate this European herb, provide nutrition, and integrate it effectively in your garden.

12 min
Lithospermum ruderale western gromwell in bloom with creamy white flowers on a dry rocky slopeBoraginaceae

Western gromwell: complete guide to Lithospermum ruderale

Lithospermum ruderale

Everything about Lithospermum ruderale, the western gromwell or Columbia puccoon: location, soil, bloom, care and use in dry sunny gardens.

12 min
Myosotis asiatica - Asian mountain forget-me-not with small vivid blue flowersBoraginaceae

Asian forget-me-not: complete guide

Myosotis asiatica

Everything about Myosotis asiatica, the Asian forget-me-not: location, soil, watering, care and companion plants for rock gardens and borders.

12 min
Onosma arenaria with pendant yellow tubular flowers and bristly silver-grey foliage in a rock gardenBoraginaceae

Sand golden-drop: complete guide

Onosma arenaria

Full guide to Onosma arenaria, the bristly European rock garden perennial. Tubular yellow flowers, silver-grey foliage, thrives in dry alkaline soils.

12 min
Phacelia sericea purple fringed flower spikes and silvery silky foliage on a Rocky Mountain rocky slopeBoraginaceae

Silky phacelia: complete guide to growing Phacelia sericea

Phacelia sericea

Full guide to silky phacelia, Phacelia sericea - a bee-friendly mountain wildflower for rock gardens and zones 4-7. Bloom, soil, watering and companions explained.

12 min