Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Perennial
Ornamental Plants
Origin
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North America, Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, South America
Types
Benediction lungwort, Excalibur lungwort
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Number of Varieties
182
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40000
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Habitat
Forest edges, Mountains
Terrestrial, Tropical Forests
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-8-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-4
12-10
Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17
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Habit
Cushion/Mound-forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
25.50 cm30.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.50 cm15.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Pink, Rose, Blue Violet
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Flower Color Modifier
-
-
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Gray Green, Silver
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Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Gray Green, Silver
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Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Gray Green, Silver
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Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Lung shaped
Globe shaped
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
Slow
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
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
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Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container
How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
Root Division
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water when soil is dry, when new, water every week
Drought Tolerant
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
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
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
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Matte
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Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
-
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
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
Diabetes
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Leaves
Other Uses
Used for its medicinal properties
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Container, Groundcover, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall
Botanical Name
PULMONARIA 'Berries and Cream' PP10597
STENOCEREUS kerberi
Common Name
Berries and Cream Lungwort, Lungwort
Cereus kerberi, Rathbunia kerberi, Cleistocactus kerberi
In Hindi
Lungwort
Sina
In German
Lungenkraut
Sina
In French
pulmonaire
Sina
In Spanish
Lungwort
Sina
In Greek
Lungwort
Sina
In Portuguese
pulmonária
Sina
In Polish
płucnik
Sina
In Latin
Lungwort
Sina
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Ascomycota
Tracheophyta
Class
Ascomycetes
Equisetopsida
Order
Peltigerales
Caryophyllales
Family
Boraginaceae
Cactaceae
Genus
Pulmonaria
Stenocereus
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
Boragineae
Pachycereeae
Subfamily
Boraginoideae
Cactaceae, Cactoideae
Number of Species
18-
1
27800
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