We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Spring is often a gardener's favorite time of year. Tulips and ...

And the winner is, Brunnera macrophylla ‘Jack Frost’ for the Perennial Plant Association Perennial of the Year! Known as Siberian bugloss by many longtime gardeners, Brunnera macrophylla is a hardy ...

) is a reliable, long-blooming perennial with heart-shaped leaves and a profusion of sky-blue forget-me-not flowers. What could be better? Well, how about bugloss with white, variegated or silver ...

Sporting bold foliage and early spring flowers, heartleaf brunnera is a choice perennial for moist, shaded sites. This low-maintenance plant, a native to Siberia, readily handles Minnesota winters ...

Q: My 'Jack Frost' brunnera leaves have a strange pattern on them, and after looking around on the Internet, I wonder if the problem is from foliar nematodes. There are brown, angular spots between ...

Here is how the selection works: Every year, PPA members -- there are about 1,200 -- nominate a plant they think should get the nod. This year, about 400 perennials were nominated, says Still. A PPA ...

As with people, the plain Janes of the plant world often bring more to the party than their sparkling cousins. Showy plants are all very well, but a garden needs robust, dependable and modest plants ...

A close up of a brunnera plant in bloom. - Fox Traveler/Shutterstock ...

There's more silver than green to be had on the heart-shaped leaves of this woodland perennial. Brunnera 'Jack Frost' lightens up the shady ground under deciduous trees, and under evergreens that are ...