Common Name | Lungwort |
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Family | Boraginaceae |
Genus | Pulmonaria |
species | longifolia ssp. |
Plant Type | Perennial |
US Patent # | -- |
EU Patent # | -- |
Bloom Time | April, May |
Flower Color | Blue |
Foliage Color | Green, Silver |
Dormancy | Winter |
Exposure | Part Shade |
Growth Habit | Clumping |
Growth Rate | Fast |
Hardiness Zone | 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 |
How Different? | Long strap shaped leaves, well silvered, small blue flowers, no mildew problems. |
Landscape Value | Shade garden, mixed beds, under high branching shrubs or woodland. |
Most Active Growing Season | Spring, Winter |
Persistence | Deciduous |
Size (HT/W/FL HT) | 18" / 24" / 12" |
Soil (Garden) | Average |
Water (Garden) | Prefers average to moist soil in the garden. |
Special Uses | Deep South, Deer Resistant, Hummingbird Attractor, Winter Color |
Comments | Grows well in containers. Plants wilt rapidly from soil drying out when large and rooted out. Can be root pruned when grow too large for pot. Crown will re-root quickly. Pulmonaria prefer their roots cool. |
Pulmonaria cevennensis
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This plant is no longer for sale directly from TERRA NOVA® Nurseries. However, it may still be available through one of our Licensees or Retail Sources. |
This superb landscape Pulmonaria has the best of both worlds. long, silver, spear-shaped 26″ leaves are highly mildew resistant and provide the perfect backdrop for an extended floral show. Midnight blue flowers are wider than the typical longifolia species. The PPA gave this subspecies from the Cevennes (a region in France) the highest mildew resistance rating in their trials. Very vigorous.
USDA Hardiness Zone(s): 4-9
Size (HT/W/FL HT): 18″ / 24″ / 12″
Exposure: Part Shade
Bloom Time(s): April, May
Water (Greenhouse) | Dry moderately between waterings. |
EC | 1.0 – 2.0 |
pH | 5.6 – 6.8 |
Fertility Needs | 150 – 200 ppm |
Notes | 8 week vernalization required for flowering, plant size. Transplant to 1-gallon pots late summer/early fall for full plants in late winter. |
Finish Time to 4″ | 5 – 7 weeks |
Finish Time to Gallon | — |
Day Length for Flowering | Day Neutral |
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