Viper’s bugloss, << BYOO glos, >> also known as blueweed, is a plant with a spotted stem and showy blue flowers. It is a biennial, which means that seeds planted one year will not produce flowers until the next year. The flowers of the viper’s bugloss are reddish when they are budding, but turn blue when they open. People once thought viper’s bugloss cured viper bites.