| Description | A Pulmonaria with silver marked foliage and raspberry-coral flowers. |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | (pul-muh-NAIR-ee-uh |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 4-9 |
| Sunlight | partial sun |
| Moisture | moist, quickly wilts in dry conditions |
| Soil & Site | well drained, moist |
| Flowers | raspberry-coral trumpet shaped flowers |
| Leaves | silver-marked, sharply pointed and upright |
| Dimensions | 12 inches tall by 24 inch spread |
| Maintenance | they will reseed jumping around the garden, seedlings probably will not be true to form |
| Propagation | division |
| Cultivar Origin | Terra Nova Nursery, USA |
| Misc Facts | Common name of lungwort is in reference to the supposed resemblance of the blotched/spotted leaves to a diseased lung. |
| Author's Notes | The secrete to growing Pulmonary is partial shade and moist soils. In full sun or dry soils the foliage deteriorates quickly as the summer progresses. |
| Notes & Reference | #116-Pulmonarias and The Borage Family (Masha Bennit) , #144-Missouri Botanical Gardens web site (www.missouribotanicalgarden.org) |
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