| + | Anchusa (anchousa, a. paint for the skin). Boraginaceae. Alkanet. Hardy annual, biennial or perennial plants, with blue or purple fls. in panicled scorpioid racemes or sometimes in headlike clusters; the corolla trumpet-shaped and the throat closed by scales: Lvs. alternate, usually hairy.—Of easy cult. in sunny position except A. italica var. "Dropmore," which is best suited in partial shade. Prop, by seed generally, but old perennials may be root-divided in spring. |