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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Perennial
Grass

Origin

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Europe, Eastern Europe, Northern Europe, Western Europe, Russia/Siberia

Types

Benediction lungwort, Excalibur lungwort
Stipa Pennata, Stipa Gigantea, Stipa Capillata

Number of Varieties

1840
0 40000
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Habitat

Forest edges, Mountains
meadows, Slopes

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-86-9
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

8-4
9 - 1

Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17
3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Cushion/Mound-forming
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

25.50 cm76.20 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

30.50 cm30.50 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Pink, Rose, Blue Violet
Ivory, Light Green, Silver

Flower Color Modifier

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Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
Ivory, Silver

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green, Silver
Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green, Silver
Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green, Silver
Blue Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green
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Shape

Leaf Shape

Lung shaped
Grass like

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall
Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade
Full Sun, Partial 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
Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

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

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, 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
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Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy
Insignificant

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
Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Glossy

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

-
-

Allergy

-
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
Borders, Ground Cover

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
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Part of Plant Used

Leaves
Fibre

Other Uses

Used for its medicinal properties
suitable for cutting, used for making high quality paper

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PULMONARIA 'Berries and Cream' PP10597
STIPA capillata 'Bridal Veil'

Common Name

Berries and Cream Lungwort, Lungwort
Bridal Veil Needle Grass

In Hindi

Lungwort
Needle Grass

In German

Lungenkraut
Nadel- Gras

In French

pulmonaire
aiguille Herbe

In Spanish

Lungwort
Hierba de aguja

In Greek

Lungwort
βελόνα Grass

In Portuguese

pulmonária
agulha Relva

In Polish

płucnik
igła do trawy

In Latin

Lungwort
acus Grass

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Ascomycota
Magnoliophyta

Class

Ascomycetes
Lilopsida

Order

Peltigerales
Cyperales

Family

Boraginaceae
Poaceae

Genus

Pulmonaria
Stipa

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

Boragineae
Stipeae

Subfamily

Boraginoideae
Pooideae

Number of Species

18150
1 27800
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Difference Between Lungwort and Needle Grass

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Importance of Lungwort and Needle Grass

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Lungwort and Needle Grass. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Lungwort and Needle Grass 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 Lungwort is Astringent, Demulcent, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Emollient, Exoectorant, Homeopathy, Opthalmic and Resolvent whereas of Needle Grass is . Lungwort has beauty benefits as follows: while Needle Grass has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Lungwort vs Needle Grass

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 Lungwort vs Needle Grass 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 Lungwort are whereas of Needle Grass have respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Lungwort has no showy fruits and Needle Grass has showy fruits. Also Lungwort is not flowering and Needle Grass is not flowering . You can compare Lungwort and Needle Grass facts and facts of other plants too.