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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Sedge or Rush
Perennial

Origin

Northeastern United States, Western Europe
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Types

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Benediction lungwort, Excalibur lungwort

Number of Varieties

2518
0 40000
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Habitat

Grassland, moorlands
Forest edges, Mountains

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-84-8
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

8-4
8-4

Sunset Zone

3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17

Habit

Clump-Forming
Cushion/Mound-forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

15.20 cm25.50 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

15.20 cm30.50 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow green
Pink, Rose, Blue Violet

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
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Fruit Color

Light brown
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Leaf Color in Spring

Blue Green, Gray Green, Gray
Green, Gray Green, Silver

Leaf Color in Summer

Blue Green, Gray Green, Gray
Green, Gray Green, Silver

Leaf Color in Fall

Blue Green, Gray Green, Gray
Green, Gray Green, Silver

Leaf Color in Winter

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Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Long hair-like leaves
Lung shaped

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Partial Sun, Partial shade
Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

Growth Rate

Medium
Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Average
Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Summer
Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Divison
Divison, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Low
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs
Water when soil is dry, when new, water every week

In Summer

Lots of watering
Drought Tolerant

In Spring

Moderate
Average Water

In Winter

Average Water
Adequately

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Partial Sun, Partial shade
Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

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

Aphids, Brown Spots, Galls
Powdery mildew, Slugs

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant
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

Fine
Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Wildlife
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Allergy

-
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Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing
Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-
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Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification, Provides ground cover

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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Astringent, Demulcent, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Emollient, Exoectorant, Homeopathy, Opthalmic, Resolvent

Part of Plant Used

Leaves
Leaves

Other Uses

Used for Landscaping
Used for its medicinal properties

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border
Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CAREX flacca
PULMONARIA 'Berries and Cream' PP10597

Common Name

blue sedge, gray carex, glaucous sedge, carnation-grass
Berries and Cream Lungwort, Lungwort

In Hindi

ब्लू सेज
Lungwort

In German

Blau-Segge
Lungenkraut

In French

Bleu carex
pulmonaire

In Spanish

azul de la juncia
Lungwort

In Greek

μπλε σπαθόχορτο
Lungwort

In Portuguese

azul Sedge
pulmonária

In Polish

niebieski turzyca
płucnik

In Latin

blue Sedge
Lungwort

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Ascomycota

Class

Liliopsida
Ascomycetes

Order

Cyperales
Peltigerales

Family

Cyperaceae
Boraginaceae

Genus

Carex
Pulmonaria

Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

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Boragineae

Subfamily

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Boraginoideae

Number of Species

200018
1 27800
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Difference Between Blue Sedge and Lungwort

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Importance of Blue Sedge and Lungwort

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Blue Sedge and Lungwort. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Blue Sedge and Lungwort as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Blue Sedge is whereas of Lungwort is Astringent, Demulcent, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Emollient, Exoectorant, Homeopathy, Opthalmic and Resolvent. Blue Sedge has beauty benefits as follows: while Lungwort has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Blue Sedge vs Lungwort

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Blue Sedge vs Lungwort and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Blue Sedge are whereas of Lungwort have respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Blue Sedge has no showy fruits and Lungwort has no showy fruits. Also Blue Sedge is not flowering and Lungwort is not flowering . You can compare Blue Sedge and Lungwort facts and facts of other plants too.