| Description | A variegated Pulmonaria with pink-red flowers. |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | (pul-muh-NAIR-ee-uh)(rue-BRAH) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 4-7 |
| Sunlight | shade to partial shade |
| Moisture | moist, average, resents dry |
| Soil & Site | moist, average, resents dry |
| Flowers | pink to red, funnel shaped, borne in terminal clusters (drooping cymes) |
| Leaves | lance shaped leaves, a white variegated edge, will scorch in the full sun |
| Dimensions | 12-18 inches |
| Maintenance | they will reseed jumping around the garden |
| Propagation | division |
| Cultivar Origin | Originated at Beth Chatto's nursery in England. |
| Misc Facts | Pulmonary is derived from pulmno or lung. |
| Author's Notes | The secrete to growing Pulmonary is partial shade and moist soils. In full sun or dry soils the foliage deteriorates quickly as the summer progresses. |
| Notes & Reference | #04-Herbaceous Perennial Plants (Allan Armitage), #116-Pulmonarias and The Borage Family (Masha Bennit) |
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