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Flower colour

Flower style:

Clusters/sprays

Foliage colour

Foliage style:

Oval

Sun

Partial shade

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Well drained

Moist well drained

Moist

Aquatic

Bog/marginal

Hardiness

Zone

Plant size:

25cm

40cm

Pulmonaria longifolia 'E.B. Anderson'

Narrow leaved lungwort

Scientific family:

Boraginaceae

Type:

Herbaceous perennial

Origin:

Europe: Western Europe

Lifecycle:

Semi-evergreen

Garden style:

Cottage/informal, town/courtyard or woodland

Position:

Border, in or around water, underplanting or banks/slopes

Soil:

Clay, loam, chalk or rich

Wildlife:

Deer resistant

pH:

Acid, alkaline or neutral

Aspect:

North, east or west

Exposure:

Sheltered

Growth rate:

Average

Shape:

Bushy

Maintenance:

Little or no maintenance

Time to maturity:

2-5 years

Description:

Narrow-leaved lungwort, or common pulmonaria has long oval to lance shaped leaves of a dark green with blotches of silvery white. Flowers are grouped together, bell -like forms of azure blue with a hint of deep purple. Found growing wild in woodlands, and by streams and rivers, pulmonaria longifolia can give a natural elemnt to a shady border, or wooded area. Flowers arrive in spring, and look beautiful if planted in groups of 3 or 5 plants together.

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by Andrea B

Last updated 24 Feb 2012

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