Anchusa
azurea 'Dropmore'
ht: 4-6 ft. - larger
than most cultivars
fc: darker, rich blue
in: 1905 - oldest known cultivar
prop: grown from seed for decades so invariably variations will be
compounding
Anchusa
azurea 'Dwarf Dropmore'
ht: shorter than
original 'Dropmore'
fc: same rich blue as original cultivar
ns: this name is not recognized in the UK trade in Masha Bennett's book
or in the
ns: RHS PLANT FINDER. Thus we suspect it is a rename of another of the
ns: following cultivars unless it is just lost to gardens.
Anchusa
azurea 'Feltham Pride'
ht: 30-36 in. -
shorter than species typical
fc: clear, clean shade of blue
lu: grown as a biennial in the UK, thus not as long-lived as some like
'Little John'
Anchusa
azurea 'Little John'
ht: 16-18 in. - dwarf
fc: dark blue
lu: more long-lived than some strains
Anchusa
azurea 'Loddon Royalist'
ht: 30-36 in. - less
flopping and need for staking than 'Dropmore'
fc: bright, gentian blue, too bright for some tastes
aw: RHS AGM
in: UK 1957
Anchusa
azurea 'Morning Glory'
ht: 40-60 in.
fc: dark, rich blue
Anchusa
azurea 'Opal'
ht: 36-48 in.
fc: light blue, paler than most other cultivars
lu: it combines well with 'Dropmore' as having a similar size but two
different shades of blue.
Anchusa
azurea 'Pride of Dover'
ht: 48 in.
fc: medium blue
Anchusa
azurea 'Royal Blue'
ht: 36-48 in.
fc: rich, dark gentian blue
in: UK 1954
Anchusa
capensis 'Blue Angel'
ht: 8 in.
fc: very rich blue
Anchusa
capensis 'Blue Bird'
ht: 16-18 in.
fc: bright indigo blue
Anchusa
capensis 'Dawn'
ht: 8 in.
fc: various in the strain - a range of pink to lavender, light to dark
blue, and white occur
Anchusa
azurea 'Pink Bird'
ht: 18 in.
fc: pink - a companion to 'Blue Bird'
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