Pulmonaria 'Opal'
Lungwort 'Opal'
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. 'Opal' is a a lungwort with a distinctive soft pale blue flower, one of my favourites.
Contributed by @tiggrx
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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 'Opal'
Latin name
Pulmonaria 'Opal'
type
Herbaceous Perennials
family
Boraginaceae
ph
5.0 - 7.0 Acid - Neutral
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
Pulmonaria 'Opal'
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. 'Opal' is a a lungwort with a distinctive soft pale blue flower, one of my favourites.
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.