Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Perennial
Vegetable
Origin
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Europe
Types
Benediction lungwort, Excalibur lungwort
Chinese Cabbage, Napa Cabbage
Number of Varieties
1815
0
40000
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Habitat
Forest edges, Mountains
Farms, Fields, Subtropical climates
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-84-7
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-4
6-1
Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Cushion/Mound-forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
25.50 cm22.90 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.50 cm15.20 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Pink, Rose, Blue Violet
Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Gray Green, Silver
Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Gray Green, Silver
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Gray Green, Silver
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lung shaped
Oblong Circular Round
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter
Spring, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
From bulbs, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water when soil is dry, when new, water every week
Keep ground moist, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires regular watering
In Summer
Drought Tolerant
Lots of watering
In Spring
Average Water
Moderate
In Winter
Adequately
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Nitrogen, Phosphate, Well-rotted manure
Pests and Diseases
Powdery mildew, Slugs
Alternaria Leaf Spot, Anthracnose, Bacterial soft rot, Blackleg, Damping off, Damping-off, Downy mildew, Flea beetle, Flea Beetles, Fungal Diseases, fungus, Red blotch, Watery soft rot
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Heat Tolerance
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Coarse
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Beetles, Flies, Insects
Allergy
-
Throat itching
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Provides ground cover
Air purification, Food for animals, Food for insects
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Astringent, Demulcent, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Emollient, Exoectorant, Homeopathy, Opthalmic, Resolvent
Anti-oxidant, Antioxidants, Digestion problems, Low calories, Nutrients, Skin Disorders
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Fruits, Leaves
Other Uses
Used for its medicinal properties
Food for animals, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties, Used as a spice, Used in salads
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Botanical Name
PULMONARIA 'Berries and Cream' PP10597
BRASSICA rapa( Pekinensis Group)
Common Name
Berries and Cream Lungwort, Lungwort
Celery Cabbage, Napa Cabbage
In Hindi
Lungwort
अजवाइन गोभी
In German
Lungenkraut
Sellerie Kohl
In French
pulmonaire
céleri chou
In Spanish
Lungwort
apio col
In Greek
Lungwort
σέλινο Λάχανο
In Portuguese
pulmonária
aipo couve
In Polish
płucnik
seler Kapusta
In Latin
Lungwort
Brassica apium
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Ascomycota
Magnoliophyta
Class
Ascomycetes
Magnoliopsida
Order
Peltigerales
Brassicales
Family
Boraginaceae
Brassicaceae
Genus
Pulmonaria
Brassica
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms
Tribe
Boragineae
Brassiceae
Subfamily
Boraginoideae
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Number of Species
181
1
27800
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