Brunner 'Silver Heart'
Brunnera macrophylla 'Silver Heart'
A variegated cultivar with silvery-white heart-shaped leaves and blue spring flowers. Provides excellent foliage interest in shade gardens.
Mature size, hardiness zones, sun and the trait tags were checked against named botanical sources for this plant. The bloom months and water need on this page were not.
Growing Brunner 'Silver Heart'
Plant it in part shade. It prefers moderate water. It is hardy in USDA zones 3–8. Expect it to reach about 1.5 ft tall and 2 ft wide at maturity, in roughly 2 years.
When to plant Brunner 'Silver Heart'
Plant Brunner 'Silver Heart' in early spring as soon as the soil is workable, or in early fall at least six weeks before your first frost, so roots establish in cool weather. For the middle of its hardy zones 3 to 8 range, spring means April to June and fall means August or September. Once settled, it blooms from April to June.
Month-by-month timing for your zone is on the planting calendar: for the middle of its range, start with zone 5 in April.
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