The flowers are tubular in shape and are borne during spring. They are known to attract hummingbirds.
Most are hardy zones 3 to 8 ( unless otherwise noted ) and prefer partial shade ( tolerate full shade ) on moist, fertile, well drained soil. Prune off winter damaged foliage in very early spring to make room for fresh new foliage.
Pest and disease problems are few, however mildew can occur on the foliage of some species especially when plants are stressed.
Propagation can be achieved from division during fall or very early spring or seed sown in containers during spring then later transplanted.
* photo taken on July 17 2010 @ Morris Arboretum, Philly, PA
* photo taken on April 14 2011 in Columbia, MD
* photo taken on Aug 25 2011 @ Scott Arboretum, Swarthmore, PA
* photo taken on May 7 2012 in Columbia, MD
* photos taken on Apr 14 2016 in Columbia, MD
Pulmonaria 'Alan Leslie'
Forms a clump composed of leaves, up to 12 inches in length that are heavily spotted silvery-white.
The deep blue flowers are borne during early spring.
Hardy zones 4 to 7 in partial to full shade.
Pulmonaria angustifolia ( Blue Cowslip )
A fast growing, perennial forming a deciduous clump, up to 16 x 40 inches, that is native to Europe ( Sweden to northwest Russia; south to Italy to the Caucasus ). .
The bristly, lance-shaped to pointed oval leaves, up to 12 or rarely 16 inches in length, are deep green with NO spots.
The bright blue flowers are borne on stalks up to 12 inches in height, during early to late spring.
Hardy zones 2 to 7 in partial to full shade, tolerant of deep shade. Heat and moderately drought tolerant.
'Alba'
Deep green foliage and white flowers.
'Azurea'
Forms a clump up to 16 inches in height with foliage that is solid green.
The deep sky-blue floers are borne during early spring.
'Johnson's Blue'
Forms a clump up to 10 inches in height with narrow green foliage and blue flowers borne mid to late spring.
'Munstead Blue'
Forms a dwarf clump up to 1 x 1 foot with deep green foliage up to 6 inches in length.
The flowers are blue.
'Variegata'
Foliage is variegated grayish-white. The flowers are blue.
Pulmonaria 'Apple Frost'
Forms a compact clump, up to 10 inches in height, with yellowish-green leaves that are frosted silver. The flowers are pink and blue.
Hardy zones 3 to 8 in partial to full shade. Mildew resistant.
Pulmonaria 'Benedicton'
Forms an extremely attractive leafy clump, reaching up to 1 foot x 27 inches.
The deep green leaves are spotted silver. The deep blue flowers are borne during early spring.
Hardy zones 3 to 8 in partial to full shade.
Pulmonaria 'Beth Chatto'
Foliage is heavily spotted white. The flowers are deep blue.
Hardy zones 3 to 7 in partial to full shade.
Pulmonaria 'Blue Ensign'
A vigorous perennial forming a deciduous, very compact clump up to 14 inches x 1.5 feet. The broad leaves, up to 10 inches in length, are deep green with no spots.
The very abundant, large, intense blue flowers are borne during early spring.
Hardy zones 2 to 7 in partial to full shade. Mildew resistant.
Pulmonaria 'Cotton Cool'
Forms a long-lived, semi-evergreen clump that is similar to P. 'Majesty' but more mildew resistant ( never any mildew ) and longer flowering.
Drought tolerant unlike most Lungworts.
Pulmonaria 'Diana Clare'
A moderate to vigorous growing, semi-evergreen perennial forming a clump up to 15 x 26 inches.
The foliage is mostly silvery with a green edge.
The large flowers are violet-purple, borne during early spring.
Hardy zones 3 to 5 in partial to full shade. Unlike most Pulmonarias, this one does not require cutting back after flowering and in fact prefers not to be pruned.
Pulmonaria 'Dark Vador'
A strong growing perennial forming a clump up to 11 x 20 inches, with mildew-resistant foliage that is similar to P. 'High Contrast'. The flowers are purplish-pink.
Hardy zones 4 to 7 in partial shade.
Pulmonaria 'Excalibur'
Forms a vigorous clump up to 1 x 2 feet with glossy foliage that is silvery-white margined with deep green.
The flowers are violet-purple.
Hardy zones 3 to 7 in partial to full shade. Good resistance to mildew.
Pulmonaria 'High Contrast'
A perennial forming a clump up to 0.8 x 2.2 feet in 2 years.
The wavy foliage is deep green and heavily blotched with silvery-white. The oblong leaves are up to 9 x 3.8 inches in size.
The flowers, up to 0.7 x 0.6 incches in size, are pink fading to blue.
Hardy zones 4 to 7 in partial shade. Heat tolerant and even thrives in hot southern summers. Mildew resistant.
* plant patent photo
Pulmonaria 'Little Star'
An evergreen perennial forming a compact clump reaching up to 1 x 3 feet.
The upright long foliage is green and spotted white.
The sky blue flowers are borne over a long season during spring.
Hardy zones 3 to 8 in partial to full shade.
Pulmonaria longifolia
A clump-forming perennial reaching a maximum size of 20 inches x 4 feet, that is native to western Europe ( southern England to France; south to Portugal & Spain ). Planted close together, it may be used as groundcover.
The narrow, lance-shaped, semi-evergreen leaves, up to 20 x 2.3 ( rarely 26 x 3 ) inches, are deep green and spotted silvery-white.
The bright blue flowers are borne on stalks up to 12 inches high, during mid to late spring.
Hardy zone 3 to 7 in sun to partial shade. Heavy clay and heat tolerant.
Tough and mildew resistant.
* photo taken on May 7 2012 in Columbia, MD
'Bertram Anderson'
Forms a clump, reaching a maximum size of 1.5 x 4 feet, with pointed, long, narrow deep green foliage ( up to 18 inches in length ) that is spotted white. Foliage remains attractive all season long.
The flowers are intensely violet-blue, borne during April and May.
* photo taken on May 7 2012 in Columbia, MD
* photos taken on Aug 2 2013 in Stratford, Ontario
* photos taken on June 26 2023 in Columbia, MD
'Cevennsis'
Forms a vigorous clump, reaching a maximum size of 1.5 x 4 feet, with narrow deep green foliage ( up to 26 inches in length ) that is heavily blotched silver ( is more silvery than 'Bertram Anderson' ). This clone originates in the wild as a regional variant from the Cevennes Mountains in France.
The flowers are blue, borne during April and May.
Heat tolerant and mildew resistant.
* photos taken on April 17 2010 in Columbia, MD
'Coral Springs'
Forms a vigorous clump up to 1 foot in height with long lance-shaped foliage that is deep green with silvery-blotches.
The pink flowers are borne May into June.
'Dordogne'
Very large foliage that is almost completely white except for the white spotted green edge. The lancepshaped leaves are up to 9.5 x 3 inches in size.
The flowers are blue.
'Raspberry Splash'
Forms a clump, up to 1.5 x 2.2 feet in 2 years, with upright deep green foliage that is heavily spotted silvery-white.
The very abundant flowers, up to 0.5 inches wide, are coral-red.
Hardy zones 3 to 7 in full sun to partial shade.
* photo taken on Apr 11 2015 in Elkridge, MD
* photo taken on Apr 3 2021 in Columbia, MD
* photo taken on May 2 2022 in Columbia, MD
'Roy Davison'
Formns a semi-evergreen clump up to 1.5 feet x 27 inches, with narrow deep blue-green leaves, up to 12 inches in length, that are spotted white.
The flowers are pink turning to blue, borne in April and May.
Hardy zone 4 to 8 in partial to full shade. Heat tolerant.
* photo of unknown internet source
'Trevi Fountain'
The deep green leaves are heavily spotted silvery-white.
The foliage looks great all summer long.
The abundant, deep blue flowers are borne during spring.
Thrives in the south, unlike most Pulmonarias.
* photo taken on July 30 2020 in Columbia, MD
* photo taken on Sep 24 2020 in Columbia, MD
* photo taken on Apr 10 2021 in Columbia, MD
Pulmonaria 'Majeste'
A moderate growing perennial forming a clump up to 14 x 28 inches, with leaves, pp to 24 inches in length, that are solidly silvery-white except for the narrow green edge.
The flowers are blue-pink and are borne mid to late spring.
Hardy zones 4 to 8 in partial to full shade. Extremely heat tolerant.
* photo taken on April 9 2012 in Columbia, MD
* photos taken on May 7 2012 in Columbia, MD
* photo taken on July 27 2012 in Columbia, MD
* photo taken on Sep 17 2012 in Columbia, MD
* photo taken on Aug 2 2013 in Stratford, Ontario
* photo taken on July 12 2015 in Columbia, MD
Pulmonaria 'Milky Way'
Forms a clump up to 20 inches across with large foliage that is spotted silvery-white. The deep blue flowers are borne during early spring.
Pulmonaria mollis
A moderate growing, deciduous, clump-forming perennial, reaching a maximum size of 20 inches x 45 inches, that is native from northern Germany to Siberia, south to Italy to Greece.
The velvety leaves, up to 24 x 5 inches, are generally solid green without spotting. It may be evergreen during mild winters.
The flowers are deep blue, fading to pinkish-red, borne late spring into early summer.
Hardy zones 3 to 7.
'Samabor'
Broad foliage is lightly spotted and resistant to mildew. The flowers are bright blue.
Pulmonaria 'Miss Kittle'
Forms a clump up to 15 inches in height, with foliage that is spotted silver. The flowers are light rose-pink.
Hardy zones 4 to 7 in partial to full shade. Heat and drought tolerant. Disease resistant.
Pulmonaria 'Moonshine'
Forms a very vigorous clump, up to 1 x 2 feet, with shimmering silvery-white leaves with a thin edge of very deep green. Great for the front of a border or planted close together, is excellent as a groundcover for shady gardens.
Hardy zones 4 to 7 in partial to full shade. Heat and humidity tolerant and mildew resistant.
Pulmonaria 'Northern Lights'
Forms a clump up to 15 x 20 inches, with broad foliage that is silvery-gray becoming progressively deep green spotted towards the border.
The flowers are mix of pink, red, purple and blue, borne over a long season during spring.
Hardy zones 4 to 8 in partial to full shade.
Pulmonaria officinalis ( Jerusalem Cowslip )
A perennial forming a semi-evergreen to evergreen clump, up to 2 feet across, that is native to Europe ( southern Sweden to Romania; south to northern Italy to Bulgaria ). They make excellent groundcover for shady sites.
The attractive oval to elliptical leaves, up to 20 x 4 inches, are mid-green and spotted white.
The flowers are pink, turning to lilac-blue, borne on a stalk up to 12 inches in height during early to late spring. During mild winters, it may even begin blooming during February.
Hardy zones 2 to 7 in partial to full shade on moist, humus-rich soil. The roots fix nitrogen allowing these plants to grow in soil lacking in nutrients.
'Alba'
Flowers are white.
'Bowles Blue'
Flowers are small and blue.
'Cambridge Blue'
Forms a clump up to 14 inches x 2 feet with foliage that is mottled white.
The flowers are light blue.
'Sissinghurst White'
Forms a clump up to 20 inches x 3.4 feet, with mid-green foliage that is spotted silvery-white.
The white flowers are borne during early spring. Looks great mixed with blue-flowering Lungworts and burgundy leafed Heucheras.
'White Wing'
Forms a clump up to 1 x 1.5 feet with large deep green leaves, up to 20 x 4 inches, that are spotted silvery-white.
The pure white flowers are borne mid to late spring.
Pulmonaria 'Opal'
Forms a vigorous, semi-evergreen clump, up to 1.5 x 3 feet, with deep green foliage that is blotched white. The white flowers are borne over a period of around 5 weeks during spring.
Hardy zones 3 to 8 in partial to full shade.
Pulmonaria 'Pretty in Pink'
Forms a clump up to 1.2 x 2.3 feet.
The deep green foliage is moderately speckled silver.
The large, bright rosy-pink flowers are borne in large clusters during mid-spring.
Hardy zones 3 to 8
* photo taken on Apr 10 2021 in Elkridge, MD
Pulmonaria rubra ( Red Lungwort )
A fast growing, rhizomatous spreading, evergreen perennial native to mountain woodlands of southeast Europe, that forms a clump up to 2 x 3.5 feet.
The elliptical leaves, up to 24 x 5 inches, are bright green becoming faintly spotted by autumn.
The coral-red flowers are borne over a long season from early to late spring. In milder parts of its range...it may begin blooming during December during mild winters.
Hardy zones 3 to 7 in partial to full shade.
'Albocorollata'
The flowers are white.
'Berries and Cream'
Forms a clump up to 1 x 3 feet with glossy leaves that are silver with a wavy green margin. The flowers are red.
'Beth's Pink'
Leaves are wider and mottled white.
The flowers are deep coral-pink.
'David Ward'
Forms a clump with very attractive foliage that is bright green with ruffled white margins. The deep pink-red flowers appear very early during spring.
Full sun may result in leaf scorch.
Pulmonaria saccharata ( Bethlehem Sage )
A semi-evergreen to evergreen, clump forming perennial, reaching a maximum size of 1.5 x 4 feet, that is native to Europe from France to Italy. The Bethlehem Sage makes an excellent groundcover or border plant for woodland gardens.
The attractive leaves, up to 16 x 4 inches in size, borne from the basal rosette, are gray-green and densely mottled or spotted in silver-white.
The small funnel-shaped flowers are borne on clusters atop flowerstalks, reaching up to 1.5 feet in height.
Hardy zone 3 to 7 ( 2 with reliable snow cover & 8 on moist sites ). Prefers partial to moderate shade on moist soil.
* photos taken on May 5 2010 in Columbia, MD
* photos taken on April 9 2012 in Columbia, MD
* photos taken on Apr 21 2019 in Columbia, MD
* photos taken on Apr 12 2022 in Columbia, MD
'Alba'
Silvery-white variegated leaves and large, pure white flowers.
'Argentea'
Reaches up to 1 foot, with entirely silvery-white foliage. The flowers are blue.
'Bowles Red'
Silver mottled leaves and deep pinkish-red flowers.
'Dora Bieleveld'
Forms a vigorous clump up to 4 feet across with broad mid-green leaves, up to 11 x 4 inches, that are heavily spotted with white.
The profuse flowers are pink.
'Highdown'
Leaves, up to 14 x 4 inches, are lightly white spotted.
The rich blue flowers appear during April and May.
'Janet Fisk'
Vigorous and heat tolerant. Foliage is heavily variegated.
Pinkish-blue flowers appear early spring.
'Leopard'
Forms a moderate growing clump reaching a maximum size of 1.5 x 3 feet. The leaves, up to 12 inches in length, are silvery blotched.
The reddish flowers appear April to May.
'Mrs. Kittle'
Foliage is green along the margin, spotted inside becoming progressively white towards the middle except for the green midrib.
The flowers are light blue.
'Mrs. Moon'
Forms a semi-evergreen clump, reaching a maximum size of 2 x 3 feet. The leaves, up to 12 x 4 inches, are deep green with profusely spotted with silvery-white.
The flowers, appearing during April and May, are pink at first, turning to blue.
* photo taken on May 7 2012 in Columbia, MD
'Pierre's Pure Pink'
Foliage is attractively spotted. The flowers during April and May are light pink.
'Pink Dawn'
Pure pink flowers.
'Reginald Kaye'
Reaches up to 1 foot in height with foliage that is spotted silvery-white.
The flowers are purplish-pink.
Pulmonaria 'Shrimps on the Barbie'
Forms a clump up to 0.8 x 2 feet, it is a three way hybrid between Pulmonaria saccharata, P. officinalis and P. rubra.
The mid-green foliage is speckled silvery-white.
The large, deep pink flowers are borne during mid-spring.
Hardy zones 4 to 8, it has excellent resistance to powdery mildew.
* photo taken on Apr 7 2021 in Elkridge, MD
Pulmonaria 'Silver Bouquet'
Forms a clump up to 1 x 2 feet, with foliage that is glossy silvery with a narrow green edge.
The flowers are pink at first, deepening to intense purplish-blue. Hardy zones 3 to 8.
Pulmonaria 'Silver Lance'
The lance-shaped leaves are silvery.
The flowers during spring, are coral-red.
Hardy zones 4 to 8
Pulmonaria 'Silver Shimmers'
Forms a slow spreading, rhizomatous clump, up to 1.5 x 2 feet, with very large, almost pure silver-white leaves, up to 14 inches in length, with a wavy deep green border.
The showy large flowers ( largest of any Pulmonaria cultivar ) are purplish-blue.
Hardy zones 3 to 7 in partial to full shade. Very mildew resistant.
Pulmonaria vallarsae
A northern Italian close relative to Pulmonaria longifolia, that is very similar except for having purple flowers from early to late spring as well as deciduous foliage forming a clump up to 1.5 x 3.3 feet. The elliptical leaves, up to 20 x 5 inches in size, are glossy deep green spotted with white. The foliage is mildew resistant.
Hardy zones 4 to 8 in light to moderate shade on moist, fertile soil. Very tolerant of hot humid summers. Established plants are tolerant of dry shade.
'Margary Fish'
More vigorous than regular Pulmonaria saccharata, forming a clump reaching a maximum size of 1 x 4 feet.
The foliage is bright silver with uniform green markings. The leaves are resistant to mildew.
The pinkish-blue flowers appear during spring.
* photo taken on Aug 25 2011 @ Scott Arboretum, Swarthmore, PA
Pulmonaria 'Victorian Brooch'
Forms a vigorous, evergreen clump, reaching up to 21 x 23 inches.
The leaves are long and spotted with silver.
The flowers lasting over a period of 10+ weeks from April to June, are pinkish-red.
Hardy zones 4 to 8
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