Anchusa azurea 'Feltham's Pride Strain' is a bristly herbaceous perennial in the Boraginaceae known for its massed violet-blue tubular flowers. Plants typically reach about 1.5 m tall and 60 cm wide and carry straight, lance-shaped leaves. Flowering runs from June to September and the blooms are attractive to bees. It prefers full sun and well-drained soil and becomes drought-tolerant once established.

Anchusa azurea 'Feltham's Pride Strain' produces violet-blue tubular flowers from June to September in a sunny, well-drained site.

The genus Anchusa belongs to the borage family (Boraginaceae). It includes about 35 species found growing in Europe, North Africa, South Africa and Western Asia.

Anchusa azurea 'Feltham's Pride Strain'

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