Early-Flowering Borage
Common Name: Early-Flowering Borage
Scientific Name: Trachystemon orientalis
Origin: Southern Europe, southwestern Asia
Family: Boraginaceae
Bloom time: March - April
Trachystemon orientalis is a great ornamental ground cover for dense shade. It makes a statement with large healthy-looking coarse green leaves forming overlapping mounds. Starry blue and white-throated flowers on pink, naked stems emerge in early spring before the leaves take over.