Cynoglossum grande
Family: Boraginaceae
Common name: HOUNDS TONGUE
Native to: Western North America, Western United States
Plant
Type: perennial
Form: erect
Max height: 2.75 feet
Max width: 2.75 feet
Flower
blue/green, secondary color present
Leaf
green
Horticulture
Attracts wildlife: adult butterfly, specific butterfly species
Exposure: part shade, sun
Landscape use: container
Propagates by: seed
flowers in summer
Soil type: well drained
USDA Zones: zone 7 to 0 f, zone 8 to +10 f, zone 9 to +20 f, zone 10 to +30 f
Temp. range: +10 to +40 °F
Water: drought tolerant
Butterflies that feed on this plant
Cynoglossum, a genus comprised of 90 species and a member of the Boraginaceae family, attract the MONARCH butterfly.
This plant, Cynoglossum grande, goes by the common name HOUNDS TONGUE, and is a cultivated perennial that grows to 2 ¾ feet tall in Zones 7-10. It grows from seed and is drought tolerant. It will grow in sun or part shade and can be grown in a container.
Cynoglossum grande will attract the adult Danaus plexippus, MONARCH to feed.
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