Description
Known as viper’s bugloss, blueweed, Snake Flower and Blue Devil. It is a Biennial plant that blooms mid to late summer. The pollen is blue but the filaments of the stamens remain red, contrasting against the blue flowers. It flowers between May/June and September. Also likes Chalky soil or dry tall grassland. Part of the borage family, honey bees love this plant, with plentiful nectar in the conical flower heads (bell-shaped flowers). Grow this beautiful wild flower!