<ul><br><li><b>Position:</b> partial shade<li><b>Soil:</b> fertile, humus-rich, moist, well-drained soil<li><b>Rate of growth: </b> average to fast<li><b>Flowering period: </b> April to May<li><b>Hardiness: </b> fully hardy<br><br>A valuable plant for clothing moist, shady areas of the garden. Mid to deep green heart-shaped leaves and sprays of tiny, intense-blue, star-shaped flowers from mid- to late spring. The attractive, heart-shaped leaves look great planted next to other front-of-border foliage plants, including pulmonaria and lamium.<br><br><li><b>Garden care:</b> Remove the faded flower-heads after flowering. Lift and divide the plant every two or three years in late autumn.<br><br>