Pulmonaria 'Reginald Kaye'Pulmonaria 'Reginald Kaye'

Pulmonaria ‘Reginald Kaye’

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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 British offering has been termed endearingly a “thug” by Vanessa Cook of Stillingfleet, but what a great thug! The speckled silvered foliage and outstanding vigor make this a great plant for American gardens. Flower spikes have tightly packed heads of pinkish red buds, which open to violet flowers. Admired and named by Beth Chatto for the plantsman, Reginald Kaye.

USDA Hardiness Zone(s): 4-9
Size (HT/W/FL HT): 12″ / 24″ / 12″
Exposure: Part Shade
Bloom Time(s): April, May

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SKU: PULRK Categories: ,
Common Name Lungwort
Family Boraginaceae
Genus Pulmonaria
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Plant Type Perennial
US Patent # --
EU Patent # --
Bloom Time April, May
Flower Color Pink, Purple, Red
Foliage Color Green
Dormancy Winter
Exposure Part Shade
Growth Habit Clumping
Growth Rate Fast
Hardiness Zone 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
How Different? Large habit, leaf size, very vigorous. Older variety with smaller flowers.
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) 12" / 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 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.
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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