Scientific Name Anchusa azurea Common Name Alkanet

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Characteristics Season late spring to mid summer Height 36 to 60 inches Hardiness USDA Hardiness Zone 3 to 8 Flower Color blue Soil moist, well drained, deep, fertile soil Exposure full sun to partial shade Propagation root cuttings in early spring, seed North Carolina Regions Mountains, Piedmont, Coastal Plain Comments The small, bright blue flowers of Alkanet are borne in loose clusters from late spring to mid summer. Origin Southern Europe

Prepared by: orginally by Alice B. Russell, retired Extension Specialist, NC State University
                     maintained and expanded by Erv Evans, Consumer Horticulturist, NC State University

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