| Description | Diana Clare Pulmonaria (Pulmonaria longifolia) has silvey white foliage along with blue violet flowers makes a nice plant for the shaded area of the garden. |
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| Pronunciation | (pul-muh-NAIR-ee-uh) |
| Plant Type | Perennials Hardy, Site author's observations |
| Hardiness Zone | 4-8 |
| Sunlight | partial sun, shaded, can take a bit more light if given supplemental water |
| Moisture | average, moist, avoid dry |
| Soil & Site | average, moist, avoid dry |
| Flowers | violet blue, funnel shaped, borne in terminal clusters (drooping cymes) |
| Leaves | lance shaped, long petioles, silvery white or silvery green, will scorch in the full sun |
| Dimensions | 10-12 inches |
| Maintenance | they will reseed jumping around the garden |
| Propagation | division |
| Cultivar Origin | Bob Brown in 1995 at his UK nursery, named after his wife |
| Misc Facts | Pulmonary is derived from pulmno or lung.. aka: Diana Clare Lungwort |
| Author's Notes | The secret to growing Pulmonary is partial shade and moist soils. In full sun or dry soils the foliage deteriorates as the summer progresses. |
| Notes & Reference | #04-Herbaceous Perennial Plants (Allan Armitage), #116-Pulmonarias and The Borage Family (Masha Bennit) |
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