{"id":6764,"date":"2020-03-29T23:02:41","date_gmt":"2020-03-29T23:02:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/?p=6764"},"modified":"2020-06-06T03:57:25","modified_gmt":"2020-06-06T03:57:25","slug":"plant-a-day-2020-day-75-brunnera-macrophylla-alexanders-great","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/29\/plant-a-day-2020-day-75-brunnera-macrophylla-alexanders-great\/","title":{"rendered":"Plant-A-Day 2020 (Day 76) Brunnera macrophylla “Alexander’s Great”"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Most people grow this plant for its amazing foliage. I bought it about five years ago, planning to be one of those people. However, I planted it in the Douglas fir bed in a mostly shady corner and the leaves, while attractive, have never lived up to the \u201cGreat\u201d moniker. For me, though, the greatness is in the flowers. I happen to love forget-me-nots, and Alexander\u2019s flowers are similar but even bluer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n