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Anchusa capensis

Type:: perennials that last
Notable Traits:: attracts butterflies/pollinators, resistant: deer, resistant: disease, resistant: rabbit
Hardiness:: Zone 5 – 9
Mature Height:: 8-12in
Light:: part sun/afternoon shade (eastern exposure), part sun/morning shade (western exposure), part to full sun (4 hours or more sun), sun (8+ hrs)
Water:: requires regular watering
Bloom Color:: blue
Bloom Shape:: filler
Bloom Time:: summer
Foliage:: green

Evergreen rosettes produce delicate cobalt-blue flowers in summer. A biennial that will naturalize by self-sowing, so we group it with perennials.

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