Named for the organ that most resembles the foliage, pulmonaria is also known as lungwort. Despite the name, pulmonaria is a wonderful flowering woodland shade plant. This clumping, borage relative is a beauty in the perennial woodland garden. Pulmonaria leaves are deer-resistant and range from solid green to nearly pure silver. Pulmonaria cultivars rival hellebores to be the first flowering perennials in the late winter and early spring.
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Pulmonaria plants prefer light shade and a moist but well-drained site, where they establish quickly and make a superb spring show. Although drought tolerant, pulmonaria plants grow best in slightly moist soils. When you are ready to buy pulmonarias for your woodland shade garden, we hope you will check out our list of lungworts for sale below.
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This new Terra Nova hybrid boasts one of the greatest names in horticulture..."Dark Vader" (a little horticultural parody). The dark green leaves on this vigorous clumper are nicely covered with large silver speckles. In very early spring, the deer-resistant clumps are topped with sprays of flowers...both blue-purple and pink at the same time. Lungworts are great to blend with early bulbs such as crocus, scilla, and other similarly-colored spring bloomers. Pot Size: 3.5" (24 fl. oz/709.77 ml)
This 1999 Terra Nova introduction boasts very nice long green leaves with dramatic silver spotting. In very early spring, the 1' tall x 2' wide clumps are topped with tremendous clusters of vivid raspberry-purple flowers. Pulmonaria 'Raspberry Splash' is perfect en masse for that special spot in the lightly shaded to part sun woodland garden. Pot Size: 3.5" (24 fl. oz/709.77 ml)
I'm entranced by the solid silver-leaf lungworts, and it's hard to find one any better than Terra Nova's newest, Pulmonaria 'Silver Bouquet'. In our trials, Pulmonaria 'Silver Bouquet' makes a scrumptious 6" tall x 2' wide deer-resistant clump of 1' long, shiny silver foliage...lovely enough to grow even without flowers. In late winter, the deciduous clump begins to re-emerge, topped with clusters of bubblegum-like flowers of blue and pink that hover just above the foliage. Pulmonaria 'Silver Bouquet' has a strong background of Pulmonaria longifolia v. cevennensis, which gives it excellent heat tolerance. Moist soils and good drainage ensure the best success. Pot Size: 3.5" (24 fl. oz/709.77 ml)
This Terra Nova introduction has been a stellar performer in our trials for heat and humidity tolerance. Pulmonaria 'Trevi Fountain' boasts heavily-spotted silver leaves on a 2' wide clump. In early spring, the vigorous deer-resistant clumps are topped with fountains of large, dark cobalt-blue flowers...very attractive and great for a mass planting in the woodland garden. Pot Size: 3.5" (24 fl. oz/709.77 ml)
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