Anchusa Anchusa The genus Anchusa belongs to the tribe Boragineae of the borage family (Boraginaceae). It includes about 40 species. These species grow in Europe, North Africa, South Africa and Western Asia. They are introduced in the United States. They consist of annual plants, biennial plants and perennial plants with the general characteristics of the borage family. They are generally herbs, covered with bristly hairs. The leaves are simple or undulate, covered with stiff hairs. The small radially symmetrical flowers are sapphire blue and retain their colour a long time. The plants show numerous flowers with 5 sepals, united at their
Don Flowers Hearst of King Features Syndicate wanted the feature and offered Flowers double what he earned at AP. However, AP held the rights, so Flowers simply renamed his panel "Glamor Girls" and signed on with King Features. "Oh, Diana!" was continued by Bill Champs and Phil Berube after Flowers left AP for King Features in 1945. Virginia Clark was drawing "Oh, Diana!" in 1947. "Modest Maidens", was taken over by AP staff artist Jay Alan. At its peak, "Glamor Girls" ran in 300 newspapers. Flowers continued to draw the "Glamor Girls" daily and Sunday panels until his 1968 death from emphysema.