Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Shrub
Perennial
Origin
Melanesia
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Types
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Benediction lungwort, Excalibur lungwort
Number of Varieties
3018
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40000
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Habitat
Tropical Climate, tropical environments
Forest edges, Mountains
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99994-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-10
8-4
Sunset Zone
H2, 22, 23, 24
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Cushion/Mound-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
90.00 cm25.50 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm30.50 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Green
Pink, Rose, Blue Violet
Flower Color Modifier
-
-
Fruit Color
Red
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Leaf Color in Spring
White, Green, Light Green, Ivory
Green, Gray Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Summer
White, Green, Light Green, Ivory
Green, Gray Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Fall
White, Green, Light Green, Ivory
Green, Gray Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Winter
White, Green, Light Green, Ivory
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Elliptic
Lung shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Summer
Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Divison, Seedlings, Suckers
Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Medium
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
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, 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
slow-release fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Powdery mildew, Slugs
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
-
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
Medium
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Butterflies
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Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Provides ground cover
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
antimicrobial
Astringent, Demulcent, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Emollient, Exoectorant, Homeopathy, Opthalmic, Resolvent
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Leaves
Other Uses
Traditional medicine, Used as Ornamental plant
Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical
Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
BREYNIA disticha
PULMONARIA 'Berries and Cream' PP10597
Common Name
Snow Bush
Berries and Cream Lungwort, Lungwort
In Hindi
बर्फ बुश
Lungwort
In German
Schnee Bush
Lungenkraut
In French
neige Bush
pulmonaire
In Spanish
nieve Bush
Lungwort
In Greek
χιόνι Μπους
Lungwort
In Portuguese
neve de Bush
pulmonária
In Polish
Śnieg Bush
płucnik
In Latin
Aequaliter Nubila Bush
Lungwort
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Ascomycota
Class
Magnoliopsida
Ascomycetes
Order
Euphorbiales
Peltigerales
Family
Euphorbiaceae
Boraginaceae
Genus
Breynia
Pulmonaria
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Phyllantheae
Boragineae
Subfamily
Antidesmatoideae
Boraginoideae
Number of Species
3818
1
27800
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