Pulmonaria 'MOONSHINE' lungwort
Pulmonaria
Lungwort is a genus of about 16 perennial species originally found in woodlands and at streamsides in Europe and Asia, and for centuries has been used as a medicinal plant. Plants are characterized by pink and blue flowers, and many of them make large, very attractive, almost exotic looking leaves.Moonshine is a hybrid lungwort from TerraNova® Nurseries in USA, found by Daniel M.Heims, and patented in 2002. It is a compact and very dense variety producing short but wide, about 15 cm long, ovate leaves of medium green colour with irregular silvery white variegation. Flowers are small, campanulate, very pale violet, almost white, formed atop about 25 tall, fleshy stems from early spring - usually late March till late April.
Lungwort, especially its large-leaved forms need equally moist, fertile soil that does not dry out, or is waterlogged. It needs partial or complete shade, it is an ideal understory of tall trees providing only filtered sunlight. Use it in mixed beds with hostas or liriope. Hardy to approx. -30°C (USDA zone 5).
Last update 15-01-2018
