Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Perennial
Tree
Origin
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North America, United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Texas, Mexico
Types
Benediction lungwort, Excalibur lungwort
Quercus muehlenbergii
Number of Varieties
1812
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40000
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Habitat
Forest edges, Mountains
Forests, Ridges, Rocky areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-84-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-4
8-2
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
Habit
Cushion/Mound-forming
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
25.50 cm1,220.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.50 cm1,520.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Pink, Rose, Blue Violet
Red, Light Green, Chartreuse
Flower Color Modifier
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Bicolor
Fruit Color
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Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Gray Green, Silver
Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Gray Green, Silver
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Gray Green, Silver
Yellow, Orange
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Lung shaped
Lobed
Thorns
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✘
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Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Slow
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter
Spring, Late Spring
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Pollution, Salt
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water when soil is dry, when new, water every week
Do Not over Water, Never Over-water, 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, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove hanging branches
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Fertilize the first year, No need to fertilize every year
Pests and Diseases
Powdery mildew, Slugs
Insects, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Salt
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
Single
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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
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Birds
Allergy
-
Asthma
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Landscape Designing
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
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✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Provides ground cover
Air purification, Amazing growth rate, Food for insects, Nesting sites for birds, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Astringent, Demulcent, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Emollient, Exoectorant, Homeopathy, Opthalmic, Resolvent
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Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Tree trunks
Other Uses
Used for its medicinal properties
Air freshner, Application in Furniture, Economic Purpose, Used as firewood, Used in construction, Used in pulpwood and lumber production, Wood is used for making furniture, Wood is used fore making tools, Wood is used in construction
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Feature Plant, Shade Trees
Botanical Name
PULMONARIA 'Berries and Cream' PP10597
QUERCUS muehlenbergii
Common Name
Berries and Cream Lungwort, Lungwort
Chinkapin Oak, Yellow Chestnut Oak
In Hindi
Lungwort
Chinkapin ओक
In German
Lungenkraut
chinkapin Oak
In French
pulmonaire
chinkapin Oak
In Spanish
Lungwort
chinkapin Roble
In Greek
Lungwort
Chinkapin Oak
In Portuguese
pulmonária
carv Oak
In Polish
płucnik
Chinkapin Oak
In Latin
Lungwort
Oak Chinkapin
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Ascomycota
Tracheophyta
Class
Ascomycetes
Magnoliopsida
Order
Peltigerales
Fagales
Family
Boraginaceae
Fagaceae
Genus
Pulmonaria
Quercus
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Boragineae
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Subfamily
Boraginoideae
Quercoideae
Number of Species
186
1
27800
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