Buglossoides zollingeri

Read about Buglossoides zollingeri in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Lithospermum zollingeri, A. DC. Perennial, with ascending sts., 4-6 in., silky-hairy: lvs. oval-oblong, usually mucronate, attenuate at base: fls. few, probably purple, the corolla nearly ½ in. long; corolla-tube cylindrical-funnelform, twice longer than calyx; lobes of calyx linear, pilose. Java, but not since found there according to Koorders.—The plant in the trade under this name is said to make tufts of very rough glistening foliage, with sky-blue fls.: adapted to front-row of borders and large rockeries (in England). The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.