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Boraginaceae
Narrow-leaf lungwort
Pulmonaria longifolia
Also known as Pulmonaria, Narrow-leaved lungwort, Soldiers and sailors, Pulmonaria angustifolia subsp. longifolia
Native Plants · Lungwort · Boraginaceae · Shade Perennial · Spring Flowers · Silver Foliage · Woodland Plant · Pollinator · Ground Cover · Medicinal Herb · Early Bloomer
Narrow-leaf Lungwort (Pulmonaria longifolia) is an elegant shade-loving perennial prized for its long, silver-spotted foliage and early spring flowers in shades of blue and pink. Plant it in humus-rich, moisture-retentive soil in partial to full shade, and water regularly during the growing season to prevent leaf scorch. It is a wonderfully low-maintenance plant that brightens dark corners of the garden and provides valuable early-season nectar for bees.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 3 hours
- Watering
- Water thoroughly then allow the top inch of soil to dry before watering again; increase frequency in summer heat · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5–5.5
- Temperature
- -20°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Division
Hardiness
USDA 4a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 18 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- France, Great Britain, Portugal, Spain
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle
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