Lungwort
Common Name: Lungwort
Genus: Pulmonaria
Cultivar: 'Lewis Palmer'
Skill Level: Beginner
Exposure: Partial shade, Shade
Hardiness: Hardy
Soil type: Clay/heavy, Moist
Height: 35cm
Spread: 45cm
Time to divide plants: September to November
Flowering period:
March
to
April
Lungworts are valuable plants, not only for their pink or blue flowers, but also for their foliage. This variety has clusters of nodding flowers that open pink before turning bright blue, and spotted dark green leaves. It looks good with other early blue flowers such as brunnera and omphalodes, or with the yellow flowers of primroses and early daffodils. Plants make good trouble-free ground cover for moist shade. The Royal Horticultural Society have given it their prestigious Award of Garden Merit.
Looks good with:
Brunnera macrophylla 'Jack Frost'Primula auricula 'Old Mustard'
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