Melinda Myers

Lungwort

Botanical Name

Pulmonaria spp.

Min Zone

3

Max Zone

8

Height

12 inches

Width

24 inches

Flowers

Early spring: bell to trumpet-like, often two toned; white, pink, coral, red, blue, purple

Light

Full to part shade

Soil

Moist, well-drained, cool

Planting & Care

• Deadhead after flowering to tidy up apparance and prevent reseeding
• Clean up any damaged foliage in spring
• Leaves may scorch with too much sun or dry soil

Problems

None serious

Varieties

Trevi Fountain - slender, silver spotted foliage, large cobalt blue flowers 12 by 24 inches, good resistance to powdery mildew

Pulmonaria rubra - bright red flowers

Pulmonaria saccharata 'Mrs. Moon' - foliage dotted with well-defined silver spots, magenta pink buds open to pink bell-shaped flowers that mature to blue