Green alkanet - Pentaglottis sempervirens - Evergreen bugloss - Munablóm - Munablómaætt - Garðplöntur - Villijurtir - Æruprís - Sumarblóm - The pretty blue forget-me-not flowers of green alkanet. This is a bristly, perennial plant native to Western Europe. It grows to approximately 60 cm to 90 cm, usually in damp or shaded places and often close to buildings. It has brilliant blue flowers, and retains its green leaves through the winter. The plant has difficulty growing in acidic soil (it is calcicolous).

Það eru um 50 tegundir munablóma og eru flestar tegundir með lítil fimmdeild blóm og blómstra á vorin. Blómlitur er mismunandi eftir tegundum, hvítt og bleikt eru algengir litir. Munablóma eru vinsælar garðjurtir. Lesa meira: [ Ссылка ]

Green alkanet blooms in spring and early summer. Its stamens are hidden inside narrow flower-tubes which end in a white eye in the centre of a blue flower. See more: [ Ссылка ]

Green alkanet is a member of the forget-me-not family, Boraginaceae, and is related to borage and comfrey. Hairy stems to 80cm (32in), leaves broadly ovate and noticeably bristly. Bright blue forget-me-not type flowers with white centre, 8-10mm (½in), open from pink buds and are borne April to June. See more: [ Ссылка ]

Like many members of the borage family of plants, the buds of Green Alkanet flowers are pink, and it is not until they open fully that they become the startling blue colour that always catches our eye as we drive along country lanes. See more: [ Ссылка ]

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