Pulmonaria 'High Contrast'
Lungwort 'High Contrast'
Pulmonaria are perennials, or sometimes evergreen, that form clumps above a creeping rhizome. The leaves are often prominently spotted in black and blue, or sometimes in pale green, or unspotted. The colour of the flower in bud is often pink, which then changes as the flower matures. They open to reveal clusters of funnel-shaped flowers in late winter or early spring. 'High Contrast' bears wavy dark green leaves that are heavily speckled with silver, and deep red flower buds that open to pink flowers that mature to bright blue.
Contributed by @kerryohearen
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Partial shade
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Very little water
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Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Moist and free draining
Common name
Lungwort 'High Contrast'
Latin name
Pulmonaria 'High Contrast'
type
Herbaceous Perennials
family
Boraginaceae
ph
5.0 - 7.0 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Partial shade
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Frost
Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Soil
Moist and free draining
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Water
Very little water
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
0.25 M
0.20 M
Pulmonaria 'High Contrast'
Pulmonaria are perennials, or sometimes evergreen, that form clumps above a creeping rhizome. The leaves are often prominently spotted in black and blue, or sometimes in pale green, or unspotted. The colour of the flower in bud is often pink, which then changes as the flower matures. They open to reveal clusters of funnel-shaped flowers in late winter or early spring. 'High Contrast' bears wavy dark green leaves that are heavily speckled with silver, and deep red flower buds that open to pink flowers that mature to bright blue.
Planting young plants
From Early Spring TO Early Spring
Plant young plants in humus-rich, fertile, moist but not waterlogged soil in dapled sunlight or partial shade. Provide them with a sheltered position but not in full shade. Site them in the front of borders, or use as ground cover, and in the right conditions they look great in a woodland border.
Flowering Season
From Late Winter TO Early Spring
Pulmonaria flower very early in the year, late winter and early spring and are attractive to bees providing much needed early nectar.
kerryohearen