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| {{SPlantbox | | {{SPlantbox |
| |familia=Boraginaceae | | |familia=Boraginaceae |
− | |genus=Trachystemon | + | |genus=Trachystemon |
| |species=orientalis | | |species=orientalis |
| |common_name=Russian borage | | |common_name=Russian borage |
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| |exposure=shade | | |exposure=shade |
| |sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia | | |sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia |
− | |features=flowers | + | |features=flowers, ground cover |
| |flower_season=early spring, mid spring, late spring, early winter, mid winter, late winter | | |flower_season=early spring, mid spring, late spring, early winter, mid winter, late winter |
| |flower_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia | | |flower_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia |
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| |usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia | | |usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia |
| |max_zone=10 | | |max_zone=10 |
− | |image=Upload.png | + | |image=Trachystemon orientalis B.jpg |
| |image_width=240 | | |image_width=240 |
| }} | | }} |
− | Describe the plant here...
| + | '''''Trachystemon orientalis''''', commonly known as '''Abraham-Isaac-Jacob''', is a [[perennial plant|perennial]] [[herb]] of the family [[Boraginaceae]]. Native to eastern [[Europe]], it is frequently grown as an ornamental for its early blue-violet flowers and large leaves. It quickly spreads to provide a dense [[groundcover]]. |
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| ==Cultivation== | | ==Cultivation== |