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Alkanet health benefits (Alkanna tinctoria - Boraginaceae fam.)
Grassy plant growing here there in the South, in sandy areas, originating from Northern Africa.
Alkanet
Anchusa azurea 'Loddon Royalist'
Genus: Anchusa
Species: azurea
Cultivar: 'Loddon Royalist' ...
Alkanet (Anchusa)
Stout herbaceous and biennial plants of the Forget-me-not family; some worth growing, amongst the best being A. italica, which is vigorous, 3 to 4 feet high, with beautiful blue blossoms.
- Alkanet, Italian bugloss
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This sturdy, upright plant reaches around 90cm (3ft) in height and produces deep blue, rounded flowers early in the season. The flowers are tiny and intensely coloured.
Italian Alkanet, Italian Bugloss, Bugloss
Prized for their blue flowers, these annuals, biennials and perennials usually live only two to three years. Plants have coarse, hairy leaves, and all need full sun.
Alkanet (A. tinctoria) is cultivated in Central and Southern Europe for its dye, which is readily extracted by oils and spirit of wine. It is employed in pharmacy to give a red colour to salves, etc.
Italian Bugloss, Alkanet
Scientific Name: Anchusa azurea P. Mill.
Synonym: Anchusa italica
Family: Boraginaceae ...
Green Alkanet ( Pentaglottis sempervirens )
Green Arrow Arum ( Peltandra virginica )
Green Ash ( Fraxinus pennsylvanica ) ...
Anchusa barrelieri, Barrelier's bugloss or false alkanet,[3] is a species of plant in the Boraginaceae plant family. It is sometimes used as an ornamental plant.[4]
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Nombres relacionados: Alkana farbiarska (eslovaco), Alkanet (inglés), Alkanna tinctoria (sinónimo), Ancusa de tintes (castellano), Belchoría (vasco), Bolen roig (catalán), Boraginaceae (familia), Lithospermum tinctorium (sinónimo), ...
borage and Pulmonaria, were formerly used in medicine, and the roots yield purple or brown dyes, as in Alkanna tinctoria (alkanet). Heliotrope or cherry-pie (Heliotropium peruvianum) is a well-known garden plant.
Duckweed, Greater Knapweed, Greater Periwinkle, Greater Plantain, Greater Pond Sedge, Greater Sea Spurrey, Greater Spearwort, Greater Stitchwort, Greater Tussock Sedge, Greater Water-parsnip, Greater Water-thyme, Greek Sea Spurrey, Green Alkanet, ...
 See also: May, Anchusa, Pepper, Green, Pink
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