This was a surprise from a seedex... it was supposed to be something radically different, but it was subsequently ID'd as Eritrichium canum, a native of Pakistan and surrounding countries.
Still in their nursery pots:
And in the garden:
It's certainly pretty, in the way of garden forget-me-nots (and I suspect its seeding habit may get to be a bit much too). So far, in the conditions it's in (peat acid bed - the only space I had at the time :rolleyes:), it has not been perennial, but instead reseeds. I will have to try it in rock garden conditions, and see what it does.
It was ID'd as ssp. canum, but I see from the attached that I'll have to look closely at the seeds to see if I can verify that.
http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=200018990
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Re: Eritrichium canum
Oops, I see I never answered your question, Trond - so sorry! It's supposed to be a perennial, but has only acted as an annual for me so far... and I have not yet tried it in the rock garden, as I claimed I would do.
Re: Eritrichium canum
Eritrichium canum has been one of my favorites for years. In the high and dry rock garden it seeds only sparingly but, besides it's gorgeous blue color, another nice thing I have found with this plant is that it doesn't seem to matter much when I plant the seeds - early or late - it will grow and flower quite late into the fall. Mainly it is annual for me but, as I mentioned above, the odd one does come back in the garden from seed. The seeds I planted a month ago are, can you believe, 8 years old. Fran
Frances Howey
London, Ontario, Canada
Zone 5b
Pretty indeed! I wouldn't mind that one seeding around! Is it an open location or woodland annual/biennial/perennial do you think?