Life Span
Perennial
Biennial
Type
Perennial
Fruit
Origin
-
-
Types
Benediction lungwort, Excalibur lungwort
Flavorosa, Amigo, Eagle Egg
Number of Varieties
1825
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40000
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Habitat
Forest edges, Mountains
Wet lands
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-86-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-4
10-1
Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
Habit
Cushion/Mound-forming
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
25.50 cm460.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.50 cm370.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Pink, Rose, Blue Violet
-
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Green, Orange Red, Red, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Gray Green, Silver
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Gray Green, Silver
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Gray Green, Silver
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lung shaped
Palmately Lobed
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter
Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water when soil is dry, when new, water every week
Average Water Needs, Medium, Requires watering in the growing season, Water daily during growing season, Water Deeply
In Summer
Drought Tolerant
Lots of watering
In Spring
Average Water
Moderate
In Winter
Adequately
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, 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 branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply 10-10-10 amount
Pests and Diseases
Powdery mildew, Slugs
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Coarse
-
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Bees, Butterflies
Allergy
-
Itchiness, Rash, Swelling
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Provides ground cover
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Astringent, Demulcent, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Emollient, Exoectorant, Homeopathy, Opthalmic, Resolvent
Immunity
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Fruits
Other Uses
Used for its medicinal properties
Jam, Jelly, Used As Food, Used in salads
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Fruit / Fruit Tree
Botanical Name
PULMONARIA 'Berries and Cream' PP10597
PRUNUS 'Spring Satin'
Common Name
Berries and Cream Lungwort, Lungwort
Plumcot, Spring Satin Plumcot
In Hindi
Lungwort
Plumcot
In German
Lungenkraut
Plumcot
In French
pulmonaire
plumcot
In Spanish
Lungwort
plumcot
In Greek
Lungwort
Plumcot
In Portuguese
pulmonária
plumcot
In Polish
płucnik
Plumcot
In Latin
Lungwort
Plumcot
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Ascomycota
Vascular plant
Class
Ascomycetes
Magnoliopsida
Order
Peltigerales
Ericales
Family
Boraginaceae
Rosaceae
Genus
Pulmonaria
Prunus
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Boragineae
-
Subfamily
Boraginoideae
-
Number of Species
1825
1
27800
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