The flowers put on display included Gypsophila, Gamolepis, Acroclinium,
Anchusa, Ageratum, Aster, Alyssum, Antirrhinum, Calendula, Candytuft, Corn Flower, Cineraria, Clarkia, Dianthus, Dimorphotheca, English Daisy, Gazania, and Helichrysum.
Debussche, "Seed dispersal and germination patterns in a rare Mediterranean island endemic (
Anchusa crispa Viv., Boraginaceae)," Acta Oecologica, vol.
& Reuter irghis Boraginaceae 147
Anchusa italica Retz.
Rosmarinic acid, a constituent of the plant, and also isolated from
Anchusa azurea Mill., reportedly demonstrated anti-inflammatory and anti-ulcer activities (Kuruuzum-Uz et al, 2012).
A relatively higher concentration of sucrose was also reported to be favorable for rosmarinic acid production in
Anchusa officinalis cell culture (De-Eknambul & Ellis 1985), the ajmalicine, serpentine, and tryptamine in Catharanthus roseus cell cultures (Merillon et al.
The variety of flowers included Acroclinium,
Anchusa, Ageratum, Aster, Alyssum, Antirrhinum, Annual Chrysanthemum, Calendula, Candytuft, Corn Flower, Cineraria, Clarkia, Dianthus, Dimorphotheca, English Daisy, Gazania, Godetia, Gypsophila, Gamolepis, Helichrysum,.
(Violaceae) are common larval host plants, but Simonsen (2006 a, b) found larvae feeding on
Anchusa sp., Ribus sp., and Onobrychis sp.
(1996) encontraron que el porcentaje de germinacion en una poblacion de
Anchusa arvensis tendio a disminuir con el incremento en el tamano de las semillas.
Ajuga, the bugle, with blue flowers in spring and summer Bergenia, the winter-flowering 'pigsqueak' with elephant-ear leaves and pink blooms Brunnera or
Anchusa, with small blue May flowers Euphorbia robbiae, one of the cultivated spurges, flowering yellow or green, also in May Hostas, one of the most effective shade plants with variegated and white or mauve flowers Iris foetidissima, with purple flowers in June and red seeds Lamium maculatum, one of the dead-nettles but attractive for all that.
Dwarf hinoki false cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Verdoni'), with deep blue
Anchusa capensis 'Blue Angel', sky blue forget-me-not (Myosotis sylvatica), Johnny-jump-up (Viola tricolor), Scotch moss (Sagina subulata), and tassel fern (Polystichurn setosum).
Size-dependent pollination efficiency in
Anchusa offcinalis (Boraginaceae): causes and consequences.
Scabious Clive Greaves
anchusa and dark blue lavenders would be set off by evening primroses and the cream pompons of cotton lavender, Santolina chaemaecyparroses Bowle's Variety.
Apart from Amsinckia, many genera in the Boraginaceae contain distylous members, for example,
Anchusa, Arnebia, Cordia, Cryptantha, Echioides, Lithodora, and Lithospermum (Ganders 1979), but distyly is unknown in other Boraginaceous genera.
