SALT LAKE CITY — Looking for a plant that does well in the shade? The KSL Greenhouse Show hosts Maria Shilaos and Taun Beddes talked about a type of Brunnera macrophylla called ‘Jack Frost’ that could be perfect for some shaded gardens.
KSL NewsRadio edited the following transcript for brevity.
Great for shaded areas
BEDDES: “The Jack Frost brunnera, it’s also called Siberian bugloss. Brunnera has been around for a long time, kind of in the background. For a long time there was the green leaf variety that was planted in shaded areas for, almost like a filler. They’re fairly easy to grow, they’re slow to spread and eventually will form a ground cover. Jack Frost has kind of risen to the top as one that is resistant to scorch, it’s disease and bug resistant and it’s just really one that’s nice to use in more shaded areas.”
SHILAOS: “It’s leaves are so beautiful. I mean, it’s probably more white than green. The flowers are more like forget-me-nots.”
BEDDES: “They are, it’s actually in the forget-me-not family.”
Listen👇 to the full podcast episode (skip to 3:29 to hear about Brunnera macrophylla)
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