species
Pulmonaria officinalis
Lungwort
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Pulmonaria officinalis belongs to the family Boraginaceae, also known as Lungwort, introduced to the UK. It reaches 30 cm tall and 50 cm across in about 10 years. It grows in part shade or shade, on loam or clay soil, where the ground is acid, neutral or alkaline and in moist conditions, and suits sheltered positions. It flowers from March to April. Its RHS hardiness rating is H7 (very hardy): Below −20°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 30 cm tall × 50 cm across, after about 10 years
- Hardiness
- H7 (RHS)
- Aspect
- Part shade, Shade
- Soil
- Loam, Clay
- Acidity
- Acid, Neutral, Alkaline
- Moisture
- Moist
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- In the UK
- Introduced
When it flowers
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
Plan a bed with Pulmonaria officinalis
Bloomprint draws your garden to scale and checks what will actually grow there. Your garden opens with this plant already on the plan.
Start a plan with Pulmonaria officinalis