Omphalodes cappadocica 'CHERRY INGRAM' navelwort
size/type
low perennial,low perennial
usual height
0,1-0,2m
usual width
0,2-0,3m
leaves
deciduous broadleaf
colour of leaves
flowers
showy
colour of flowers
blooming time
April-June
location
semi-shade to shade
USDA zone (lowest)
7 (down to -23°C)
winter protection
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
categorized
Description of the plant:
Navelwort is an attractive perennial for shaded areas. It is similar to brunnera and comes from Turkish woodlands. This variety was named Cherry Ingram and leaves me clueless as to who on earth would like to smoke this plant if ingram is supposed to be the strongest type of marihuana … Anyway.Its forget-me-not-like flowers are beautiful sky blue and small, and appear from late April until early June atop short, only some 20 cm tall, deep violet-blue stems. They are five-petalled and where its margins meet they shape a white star. Leaves are bright green, broadly lance-shaped to almost obovate. It grows rather slowly and looks best in mass plantings so if you are after a beautiful blue flowering carpet use more plants, e.g. 5-6 plants per square meter. It is not invasive, nor travels around the garden with shoots, nor seeds itself off.
Navelwort does best in semi-shade or full shade with sufficient moisture. It needs cool, humus-rich, well-drained, moist soil. Fully hardy to about -24°C (USDA zone 6) and mulching is recommended in regions with long-lasting winters.
Last update 05-04-2017
