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anchusa

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anchusa [æŋˈkjuːsə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any Eurasian plant of the boraginaceous genus Anchusa, having rough hairy stems and leaves and blue flowers See also alkanet [3] bugloss
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Noun1.anchusa - any of various Old World herbs of the genus Anchusa having one-sided clusters of trumpet-shaped flowersanchusa - any of various Old World herbs of the genus Anchusa having one-sided clusters of trumpet-shaped flowers
herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
genus Anchusa - rough and hairy Old World herbs
alkanet, Anchusa officinalis, bugloss - perennial or biennial herb cultivated for its delicate usually blue flowers
Anchusa capensis, cape forget-me-not - anchusa of southern Africa having blue flowers with white throats
Anchusa riparia, cape forget-me-not - anchusa of southern Africa having blue to red-purple flowers
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Late Spring and Summer: Campanula, Nemophila, Eschscholzia, Clarkia, Gypsophila, Centaurea, Linum, Lavatera, Nigella, Limnanthes, Cosmos, Reseda, Phacelia, Coreopsis, Nepeta, Persicaria, Sidalcea, Rudbeckia, Geranium, Achillea, Erigeron, Lonicera, Hydrangea, Solidago, Cotoneaster, Cynoglossum, Scabious, Anchusa, Lavendula, Origanum, Lythrum, Helenium, Thymus, Veronica and Hebe, Viburnum, Syringa, Fragaria, Rubus, Ligustrum, Potentilla, .
Buzzing with concern for the honey bee by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)
For blue spring flowers, plant anchusa with spiky leaves or ajuga, the low-growing bugle, which extends flowering into summer.
Shade-loving plants to light up your garden by The Journal (Newcastle, England)
These include Delphiniums, Geraniums, Anchusa and Nepeta.
CREATING THE PERFECT ITALIAN GARDEN by South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales)
 
 
 
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