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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: In Water
Wet
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Plant Height: 6-12 inches
Plant Spread: 24-36 inches
Leaves: Evergreen
Semi-evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Blue
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Suitable Locations: Bog gardening
Uses: Medicinal Herb
Salad greens
Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Suitable for wintersowing
Sow in situ
Can handle transplanting
Seeds are hydrophilic
Propagation: Other methods: Stolons and runners
Pollinators: Self
Flies
Bees
Conservation status: Least Concern (LC)

Conservation status:
Conservation status: Least Concern
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Common names
  • European Brooklime
  • Cow Cress
  • Becky Leaves
  • Limewort
  • Water Pimpernel
  • Brooklime

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