{"id":1605,"date":"2026-04-13T18:25:54","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T15:25:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tapyom.com\/?p=1605"},"modified":"2026-04-13T18:25:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T15:25:54","slug":"plant-frost-king-bugloss-for-its-large-silver-leaves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tapyom.com\/?p=1605","title":{"rendered":"Plant Frost King Bugloss For Its Large Silver Leaves"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Siberian bugloss (<em>Brunnera macrophylla<\/em>) has long been a go-to perennial for shade gardens, thanks to cultivars with eye-catching variegated leaves. Breeders continue to work on enhancing this trait while boosting vigor, resulting in new varieties like Frost King (\u2018Balfroskin\u2019). Large leaves and a good resistance to scorching set Frost King apart from older buglosses.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" data-dimension=\"portrait\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1798\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hortmag.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/FrostKingSiberianBugloss.jpg\" alt=\"Silver leaf with dark green lines on Frost King bugloss\" class=\"wp-image-11379\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Frost King bugloss has large silver leaves that brighten up shade gardens throughout the growing season. Image courtesy of DarwinPerennials.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Common name:<\/strong> Frost King Siberian bugloss<\/p>\n<p><strong>Botanical name:<\/strong> <em>Brunnera macrophylla <\/em>\u2018Balfroskin\u2019<\/p>\n<p><strong>Origin: <\/strong><em>Brunnera macrophylla<\/em> is native to mountain forests of Western Asia and Eastern Europe. Frost King is a cultivar introduced by DarwinPerennials in 2025.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Flowers:<\/strong> Small blue flowers, similar in appearance to forget-me-nots, appear above the foliage in the spring.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Foliage: <\/strong>Five inch wide, heart-shaped leaves unfurl in spring. The leaf is bright silver with a dark green margin and veining.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Size and habit:<\/strong> Herbaceous perennial growing just over a foot tall and up to two feet wide, with a mounding shape.<\/p>\n<p><em>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hortmag.com\/trevi-fountain-lungwort\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u2018Trevi Fountain\u2019 lungwort is another fun foliage perennial for shade.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Growing Frost King bugloss<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Exposure:<\/strong> Part shade, full shade, dappled light<\/p>\n<p><strong>How to grow it: <\/strong>For its best health and appearance, provide Frost King bugloss with at least partial shade. It will also grow well in full shade or all-day dappled light. Keep the soil consistently moist and top-dress with leaf mold or another soil-building mulch annually. Zones 4\u20139a.<\/p>\n<p><em>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hortmag.com\/plants\/ornamental-grasses-for-shade-gardens\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Find fine-textured companions for bugloss in \u201cOrnamental Grasses for Shade.\u201d<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hortmag.com\/frost-king-bugloss\">Plant Frost King Bugloss For Its Large Silver Leaves<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hortmag.com\/\">Horticulture<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Siberian bugloss (Brunnera macrophylla) has long been a go-to perennial for shade gardens, thanks to cultivars with eye-catching<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1606,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1605","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-1"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tapyom.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1605"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tapyom.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tapyom.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tapyom.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tapyom.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1605"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.tapyom.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1605\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tapyom.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1606"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tapyom.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1605"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tapyom.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1605"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tapyom.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1605"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}