bugloss
noun
bu·gloss
ˈbyü-ˌgläs 
-ˌglȯs
: any of several coarse hairy plants (genera Anchusa, Lycopsis, and Echium) of the borage family compare viper's bugloss
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Also known as Siberian bugloss, brunnera has delicate blue spring flowers but is most appreciated as a groundcover for shade.
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 29 June 2025
While its craggy slopes may seem barren at first glance, the mountain is actually a bastion of Canarian biodiversity, with Teide violets, red bugloss and Tenerife lizards all calling the region home.
—Jared Ranahan, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
Some taller perennials, such as hostas and Siberian bugloss (Brunnera macrophylla), can also tolerate the conditions.
—Beth Botts, chicagotribune.com, 6 June 2021
Brunnera, also called Siberian bugloss, is very cold tolerant.
—oregonlive, 8 Mar. 2020
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 29 June 2025
While its craggy slopes may seem barren at first glance, the mountain is actually a bastion of Canarian biodiversity, with Teide violets, red bugloss and Tenerife lizards all calling the region home.
—Jared Ranahan, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
Some taller perennials, such as hostas and Siberian bugloss (Brunnera macrophylla), can also tolerate the conditions.
—Beth Botts, chicagotribune.com, 6 June 2021
Brunnera, also called Siberian bugloss, is very cold tolerant.
—oregonlive, 8 Mar. 2020
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“Bugloss.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bugloss. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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