High Contrast Lungwort is a shade loving semi-evergreen perennial with wavy green foliage heavily mottled with silver. Short stocks sporting burgundy buds that open to drooping clusters of small pink funnel-shaped flowers that age to blue and bloom from early to mid spring attracting butterflies. Best flowering in part shade and rich, evenly moist well-drained soils. High Contrast is highly mildew resistant and well suited for the humid summers of the south.
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Height: |
0.5' - 1' |
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Spread: |
1’ - 1.5’ |
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Spacing: |
1’ |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
4 - 9 |
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Bloom Color: |
Pink/Blue |
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance. Water regularly and do not let soil dry out. Will wilt or scorch in full sun. Root rot can be a problem in poorly drained soils. Powdery mildew and slugs are occasional problems.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Naturalized Areas, Rock Gardens, Wildlife Garden, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Iris, Coral Bells, Fern
IMAGES: Hedwig Storch, Lungenkraut Pulmonaria 2008-3-7, CC BY-SA 3.0, (2) Photo(s) courtesy of TERRA NOVA® Nurseries, Inc., Pulmonaria 'High Contrast'
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
