And the winner is, Brunnera macrophylla ‘Jack Frost’ for the Perennial Plant Association Perennial of the Year! Known as Siberian bugloss by many longtime gardeners, Brunnera macrophylla is a hardy ...

Each year the Perennial Plant Association selects a Perennial Plant of the Year. This group of professional growers has been selecting a plant of the year since 1990. The chosen plant must be ...

Here is how the selection works: Every year, PPA members -- there are about 1,200 -- nominate a plant they think should get the nod. This year, about 400 perennials were nominated, says Still. A PPA ...

Heartleaf brunnera is a low-growing, clump-forming perennial that boasts clouds of tiny, sky-blue flowers from early to midspring. In ideal conditions, it continues to bloom through early summer. The ...

“Brunnera Jack Frost, also known as Chinese Forget-Me-Nots, forms a nice size clump of heart shaped 5-inch wide, beautiful silvery-white leaves which remain attractive all season long in a shady ...

) is a reliable, long-blooming perennial with heart-shaped leaves and a profusion of sky-blue forget-me-not flowers. What could be better? Well, how about bugloss with white, variegated or silver ...

Longtime readers of my column know that I watch each year for the Perennial Plant Association's choice of the Perennial Plant of the Year. Since 1990 this group has anointed a perennial each year with ...

As with people, the plain Janes of the plant world often bring more to the party than their sparkling cousins. Showy plants are all very well, but a garden needs robust, dependable and modest plants ...

Q: My 'Jack Frost' brunnera leaves have a strange pattern on them, and after looking around on the Internet, I wonder if the problem is from foliar nematodes. There are brown, angular spots between ...

I'm having problems with my Brunnera 'Jack Frost' - the leaves become covered with brown spots in July and August when the weather is hot and humid. The plants are in dappled shade. It is probably a ...

There's more silver than green to be had on the heart-shaped leaves of this woodland perennial. Brunnera 'Jack Frost' lightens up the shady ground under deciduous trees, and under evergreens that are ...