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Viper's Bugloss is known by many different names: Blue Devil, Blue Thistle, Blueweed, Snake Flower, Viper's-Grass. Introduced from Europe, this biennial wildflower is common to the Algonquin Highlands, found in open areas and along roadsides, from June to fall.
During its first year it concentrates on a rosette growth of bristly, narrow leaves. Its blue, tubular flowers have five red stamen projecting out from the 5 petals, bloom in its second year. These flowers are blooming near the top of its 90 cm high stem that is covered in bristly hairs. The leaves alternate on the stem, have white speckles (these make the leaves appear dimpled), are lance-shaped and hairy.
Once thought as a remedy for snake bites, this plant’s name signifies an ox’s tongue, because its leaf shape and roughness.
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