{"title":"Pulmonaria","description":"\u003cp\u003eNamed for the organ that most resembles the foliage, pulmonaria is also known as lungwort. Despite the funny 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003ePulmonaria (Lungwort) Growing Conditions\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003ePulmonaria 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. Try pairing your lungwort with other shade loving, low growing plants like hosta, \u003ca title=\"farfugium\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/farfugium\"\u003efarfugium\u003c\/a\u003e, achimenes, heuchera, ferns, and ophiopogon.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eLungwort really helps you breathe life into your woodland garden. \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eCheck out our \u003ca title=\"Article on Pulmonaria\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/blogs\/articles\/pulmonaria-lungworts\"\u003earticle on Pulmonaria\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"pulmonaria-dark-vader","title":"Pulmonaria Dark Vader","description":"\u003cp\u003e(USPP 12,333 expired) This 2002 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 of Pulmonaria 'Dark Vader' are topped with sprays of flowers...both blue-purple and pink. \u003ca title=\"Shop our collection of Lungworts\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/pulmonaria\"\u003eLungworts\u003c\/a\u003e are great to blend with early bulbs such as crocus, scilla, and other similarly-colored spring bloomers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eMaintenance:\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003ePulmonarias are evergreen herbaceous perennials. They are grown as much for their spring floral display as for their evergreen silver spotted or entirely silvered foliage. Spent flower stalks are not attractive and need to be removed so the foliage can once again take center stage. They are readily cut down low enough so they are out of sight. If allowed to go to the seed they can produce seedlings which will not be true to type.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eLungworts don't require regular division but division is a means of propagation that the home gardener can employ to increase their display.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eGrowing Conditions:\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003ePulmonarias want a bright shady or part shade location with moist well drained soil, neither soggy or dry.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eGarden Value:\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003ePulmonarias are entirely worth growing for their early spring floral display. Cobolt blue is the most common flower color; a color that is fairly rare amongst flowers. Those cultivars with silver spotted or entirely silvered leaves add color to the shade garden most of the rest of the year and thus are of great value to those wanting color in their shade garden.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eLungworts are a member of the borage family, the Boraginaceae, and not readily eaten by rabbits and deer.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21025860741,"sku":"4346","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Pulmonaria-Dark-Vader.i-4346.s-60973.r-1_60783c49-7aa0-4dbf-ae67-fb1e98a15a8d.jpg?v=1790855355"},{"product_id":"pulmonaria-trevi-fountain","title":"Pulmonaria Trevi Fountain","description":"\u003cp\u003e(USPP 13,047 expired) This Terra Nova introduction is a stellar performer in our trials for heat and humidity tolerance. Pulmonaria 'Trevi Fountain' boasts leaves heavily-spotted with silver on a 2' wide clump. In late February (NC), 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eMaintenance:\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003ePulmonarias are evergreen herbaceous perennials. They are grown as much for their spring floral display as for their evergreen silver spotted or entirely silvered foliage. Spent flower stalks are not attractive and need to be removed so the foliage can once again take center stage. They are readily cut down low enough so they are out of sight. If allowed to go to the seed they can produce seedlings which will not be true to type.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eRegular division is not required, but division is a means of propagation that the home gardener can employ to increase their display.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eGrowing Conditions:\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003ePulmonarias want a bright shady or part shade location with moist well drained soil, neither soggy or dry.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eGarden Value:\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003ePulmonarias are entirely worth growing for their early spring floral display. Cobolt blue is the most common flower color for these perennials; a color that is fairly rare amongst flowers. Those cultivars with silver spotted or entirely silvered leaves add color to the shade garden most of the rest of the year and thus are of great value to those wanting color in their shade garden.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eLungworts are a member of the borage family, the Boraginaceae, and not readily eaten by rabbits and deer.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21026176901,"sku":"4872","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Pulmonaria-Trevi-Fountain.i-4872.s-28129.r-1.jpg?v=1789577602"},{"product_id":"pulmonaria-silver-bouquet-pp-20059","title":"Pulmonaria Silver Bouquet PP 20059","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe're entranced by the solid silver-leaf lungworts, and it's hard to find one any better than Terra Nova's 2009 hybrid, 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, mildew-resistant foliage...lovely enough to grow even without flowers. In late winter, the new growth begins to 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eMaintenance:\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003ePulmonarias are evergreen herbaceous perennials. They are grown as much for their spring floral display as for their evergreen silver spotted or entirely silvered foliage. Spent flower stalks are not attractive and need to be removed so the foliage can once again take center stage. They are readily cut down low enough so they are out of sight. 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Pulmonaria 'Diana Clare' is a vigorous Pulmonaria longifolia hybrid discovered by our plant friend Bob Brown in 1995 at his UK nursery. Bob was so impressed with his new find that he not only introduced it but also named it after his wife, Diana Clare. The 10\" tall x 18\" wide clump is composed of long, pointed leaves with a spotted border that quickly ages to pure silver. The clumps are topped, starting in late February, with short stalks of flowers that open dark violet, but soon age to cobalt blue – truly superb!\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eMaintenance:\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003ePulmonarias are evergreen herbaceous perennials. They are grown as much for their spring floral display as for their evergreen silver spotted or entirely silvered foliage. Spent flower stalks are not attractive and need to be removed so the foliage can once again take center stage. They are readily cut down low enough so they are out of sight. 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