Common Name | Lungwort |
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Family | Boraginaceae |
Genus | Pulmonaria |
species | -- |
Plant Type | Perennial |
US Patent # | PP13290 |
EU Grant # | -- |
Bloom Time | April, May |
Flower Color | Blue |
Foliage Color | Green, White |
Dormancy | Winter. Required to grow and flower. |
Exposure | Part Shade |
Growth Habit | Clumping |
Growth Rate | Fast |
Hardiness Zone | 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 |
How Different? | Very silver flat leaves, very large 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) | 8" / 18" / 9" |
Soil (Garden) | Average |
Water (Garden) | Prefers average to moist soil in the garden. |
Special Uses | Deep South, Deer Resistant, Hummingbird Attractor, Winter Color |
Comments | 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 ‘Silver Shimmers’
*** PLEASE NOTE ***
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 Pulmonaria has large, and undulating silvered leaves on a low plant. Steel-blue flowers are some of the largest of any cultivar we carry. Mildew resistant.
USDA Hardiness Zone(s): 4-9
Size (HT/W/FL HT): 8″ / 18″ / 9″
Exposure: Part Shade, Full 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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