Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Perennial
Tree
Origin
-
Western United States, Northwestern United States, Southwestern United States, California, Canada, Mexico
Types
Benediction lungwort, Excalibur lungwort
Pinus ponderosa
Number of Varieties
185
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40000
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Habitat
Forest edges, Mountains
Mountain Slopes
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-83-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-4
8-4
Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17
H1, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
Habit
Cushion/Mound-forming
Pyramidal
Plant Size
Minimum Height
25.50 cm2,440.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
30.50 cm610.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Pink, Rose, Blue Violet
-
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Gray Green, Silver
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Gray Green, Silver
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Gray Green, Silver
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Green, Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lung shaped
Arrowhead
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
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
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
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
Keep the Soil well drained
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
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
-
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
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Birds
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Landscape Designing
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
Antiseptic, Boils, Expectorant, Rheumatism
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Bark, Seeds, Wood
Other Uses
Used for its medicinal properties
Application in Furniture, Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Alpine, Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees
Botanical Name
PULMONARIA 'Berries and Cream' PP10597
PINUS ponderosa
Common Name
Berries and Cream Lungwort, Lungwort
Ponderosa Pine
In Hindi
Lungwort
ponderosa pine
In German
Lungenkraut
ponderosa-Kiefer
In French
pulmonaire
pin ponderosa
In Spanish
Lungwort
pino ponderosa
In Greek
Lungwort
Ponderosa πεύκα
In Portuguese
pulmonária
ponderosa pine
In Polish
płucnik
sosna
In Latin
Lungwort
pinus ponderosa
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Ascomycota
Coniferophyta
Class
Ascomycetes
Pinopsida
Order
Peltigerales
Pinales
Family
Boraginaceae
Pinaceae
Genus
Pulmonaria
Pinus
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
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Tribe
Boragineae
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Subfamily
Boraginoideae
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Number of Species
18612
1
27800
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