Evergreen Bugloss
Pentaglottis sempervirens
Plant Description
Five petaled blue flowers with white centers, petals fused at the base. Terminal and axillary flower clusters have leaf-like bracts below them. Egg-shaped alternate leaves with pointed tips, smaller higher up the plant.
Plant Details
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| Shade Preference | |
| Mature Height | 3.3' |
| Distribution | west of the Cascades from BC to California |
| Control | When soil is moist, dig up plants, removing as much of taproot as possible, as fragments can resprout. Follow up by monitoring the site for seedlings. |
| Reproduction and Spread | Reproduces by seed |
| Introduced | native to Southwestern Europe |
| Look Alikes | Annual bugloss (Anchusa arvensis), common bugloss (Anchusa officinalis), blueweed (Echium vulgare), borage, houndstongue, comfrey |
| Impact | Grows and spreads rapidly. Difficult to completely remove once established. |
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