Scientific Name:
Pulmonaria saccharata
Pronunciation:
pull-muh-NAIR-ee-uh sack-uh-RAY-tuh
Common Name:
lungwort
Family Name:
Boraginaceae
Plant Type:
Herbaceous perennial
Key ID Features:
Leaves basal, long-stalked, elliptical, bristly-pubescent, mottled with white spots or blotches, up to 30cm long; florets nodding with 5 bluish petals that emerge pinkish, in branched terminal cymes, about 1.5cm wide.
Habit:
Spreading, Upright
Form:
Texture:
Medium
Mature Height:
0.2 - 0.4m
Mature Spread:
0.3 - 0.6m
Growth Rate:
Moderate
Origin:
Europe, Garden origin (France, Italy)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 4: (-34 to -29 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun only if soil kept moist, Part sun/part shade, Filtered shade, Deep shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Landscape Uses:
Mixed shrub border, Perennial border, Waterside planting, Woodland margin
Additional Info:
Google. Cultivars shown or on campus may include P. 'Lewis Palmer'.
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Colour in Summer:
Dark-green
Shapes:
Elliptic
Apices:
Acuminate
Bases:
Attenuate, Rounded
Margins:
Entire
Additional Info:
Leaves variegated
Inflorescence Type:
Cyme
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Funnelform
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Showy, White, Blue, Pink
Flower Time at Peak:
Mar, Apr, May
Fruit Type:
Schizocarp
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Jun, Jul
Additional Info:
Ovary separates into four tiny mericarps or "nutlets"
Bark or Stem Colour:
Organ Modifications:
Rhizomes
Pest Susceptibility:
Mildew, Slugs or snails (Deer resistant, Rabbit resistant)
Course(s):
- Level 4 Apprenticeship
Location(s):
- (CGW) Community Garden West
- (WLG) WoodLand Garden