Common Name | Lungwort |
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Family | Boraginaceae |
Genus | Pulmonaria |
species | hybrid |
Plant Type | Perennial |
US Patent # | PP13124 |
EU Grant # | -- |
Bloom Time | -- |
Flower Color | Pink, Blue |
Foliage Color | Green |
Dormancy | Required |
Exposure | Part Shade, Full Shade |
Growth Habit | Clumping |
Growth Rate | Fast |
Hardiness Zone | 4 - 9 |
How Different? | Pink flowers with a silver leaf, no mildew problems. |
Landscape Value | Shade garden, mixed beds, under high branching shrubs, woodland. |
Most Active Growing Season | Spring |
Persistence | Deciduous |
Size (HT/W/FL HT) | 15" / 20" / 10" |
Soil (Garden) | Average |
Water (Garden) | Average |
Special Uses | -- |
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 ‘Northern Lights’
*** 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.
USDA Hardiness Zone(s): 4-9
Size (HT/W/FL HT): 15″ / 20″ / 10″
Exposure: Part Shade, Full Shade
Bloom Time(s): —
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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