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  PULMONARIA
Pulmonaria do not like real dry soils that are hot.
Pulmonaria 'Roy Davidson = Leaves are green and long - spotted evenly with silver.
Pulmonaria 'Victorian Brooch' PPAF = Roundish leaves are silver splattered with nice upright magenta then coral with ruby - red calyces.
hardyplants.com /Pulmonar.htm   (2526 words)

  
 iCanGarden.com
Pulmonaria officinalis was long regarded as an effective cure for pulmonary disorders, hence the botanical name.
Pulmonaria saccharata, or Bethlehem sage, is the hardiest and most commonly grown species on the prairies.
Plant pulmonaria near the front of lightly shaded perennial beds, or use it as an edging for paths.
www.icangarden.com /document.cfm?task=viewdetail&itemid=2239&categoryid=30   (549 words)

  
 Plant Delights Nursery -- Pulmonaria, Pulmonaria, Pulmonaria
The name pulmonaria arose from the foliage, which is often green with white spots, resembling a diseased lung...hence the common name lungwort...and the latin translation pulmonaria which became the name for the genus.
Pulmonarias generally retain their foliage through most of the winter, becoming completely deciduous only slightly before the new seasons flowering and regrowth begin.
Pulmonaria saccharata is the most commonly grown of the species, represented by the commonly grown variety P. Mrs.
www.plantdelights.com /Tony/pulmonaria.html   (1052 words)

  
 Paghat's Garden: Pulmonaria saccharata x officialis 'Sissinghurst White'
Pulmonaria's array of names that might have been preferred include more than a few that allude to the plant as having some sacred Christian meaning, i.e., Bethlehem Sage, Jerusalem Cowslip, or (as translated from a German name) Our Lady's Milkwort.
From that day on, pulmonaria had pink buds because Mary's eyes were red from weeping, blue flowers because her veil was blue, & the leaves were spotted from her milk.
The parallel belief that pulmonaria cured lung diseases became bound up in this sense of the plant's sacredness to Mary, investing it with the miraculous healing ability possessed by herself & her son.
www.paghat.com /pulmonaria.html   (963 words)

  
 The Crownsville Nursery Perennials P-Q
Pulmonaria longifolia ‘Diana Clare’ is a new English introduction with clean, nearly solid, long and pointed silvery green leaves.
Pulmonaria ‘Bertram Anderson’ has intensely blue flowers with long, narrow, white spotted leaves, one of the earliest to bloom.
Pulmonaria ‘Raspberry Splash’ is a Terra Nova introduction with “dusky raspberry-coral flowers”.
www.crownsvillenursery.com /perennialspq.htm   (1029 words)

  
 Pulmonaria (Lungwort) at Digging Dog | Pulmonaria saccharata Highdown Benediction Little Star Roy Davidson
One of the earliest plants to bloom, you can be picking its urn shaped flowers in February when the rest of the garden still slumbers.
Against the sparkling, mostly silver leaves with slightly ruffled, mottled green margins, the flowers are as enticing as a bowl of fresh berries and cream.
With a metallic effulgence that’s reminiscent of mercury, this Pulmonaria is a refined inspiration for the darker corners of your garden.
www.diggingdog.com /pages2/pulmonaria.php   (546 words)

  
 BBC - Gardening - Plants - Pulmonaria
Pulmonaria is a member of the forget-me-not family, Boraginaceae.
Pulmonarias can take up a lot of room in a relatively short time and make excellent ground-cover plants.
Young pulmonaria leaves can also be susceptible to damage from slugs and snails.
www.bbc.co.uk /gardening/plants/plantprofile_pulmonaria.shtml   (724 words)

  
 Lobaria pulmonaria   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
"Lungwort", or "lung lichen" (Lobaria pulmonaria) on a sugar maple (Acer saccharum) in New Brunswick.
Lobaria pulmonaria reminded medieval European healers of lung tissue, and they took this as a sign that it was a remedy for lung ailments.
Lobaria pulmonaria was used at a Siberian monastery long ago in brewing a bitter beer.
www.lichen.com /bigpix/Lpulmonaria.html   (93 words)

  
 Pulmonaria
Shade-loving Pulmonaria is a charming perennial that features a parade of flower colors and varied foliage.
Pulmonaria form mounds, varying from 15 inches to as much as 40 inches wide.
Pulmonaria augustifolia are vigorous growers, forming sprawling mats of foliage that make a good ground cover among shrubs.
www.hort.wisc.edu /mastergardener/Features/flowers/pulmonaria/pulmonaria.htm   (839 words)

  
 Pulmonaria saccharata   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
Pulmonaria saccharata 'Dora Bielefeld' is one of the earliest blooming lungworts in the college gardens.
Optimum growing conditions for Pulmonaria saccarata 'Dora Bielefeld' are light shade with adequate moisture.
Pulmonaria saccharata 'Dora Bielefeld' can currently be seen in the 1904 Garden.
www.mtholyoke.edu /offices/botan/feat_plant/pulmonaria/pul.html   (124 words)

  
 Pulmonaria Blue Ensign Herbaceous Perennials > Spring flower
Pulmonaria Opal Silvery white leaves edged with green with pale pearly blue flowers.
Pulmonaria Officinalis Sissinghurst White White spotted bright green leaves and pretty pure white flowers opening from pale pink buds in spring.
Pulmonaria Saccharata Argentea Group Almost completely silver leaves and pretty red flowers ageing to dark violet.
www.cottage-gardens.net /ShowDetails.asp?id=253   (156 words)

  
 Winter95-Part 2
Pulmonaria are one of the few plants in the garden which suffer from virtually no pests.
Pulmonaria 'Regal Ruffles'- A breakthrough on several fronts; first, it has ruffled flowers, secondly, the clasping vestigial leaves of the stalk form a halo around the flower cluster.
Pulmonaria 'British Sterling' PPAF This is a good silver, more textured and wavy than P. Excalibur which it resembles outwardly but is from P. saccharata blood.
www.glasshouseworks.com /abg/wint95b.html   (2390 words)

  
 Lungwort   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
The plant Lungwort (Pulmonaria officinalis) is recognised by its spotted leaves and violet-blue flowers.
There is also a kind of moss (Sticta pulmonaria) with broad, greyish, rough leaves, which has similar properties.
It is Pulmonaria officinalis that is commonly known as Jerusalem Cowslip, and is the 'Lungwort' rnainly used by modern herbalists.
www.magdalin.com /herbal/plants_pages/l/lungwort.htm   (260 words)

  
 Blue Ridge Mountain Area Plants: Pulmonaria   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
Also known as Jerusalem sage, Pulmonaria officionalis is not a sage at all but is related to borage, another blue flowered colonizer.
Like it's edible cousin, Pulmonaria is considered a herb but these days is grown only for ornamental purposes.
Many cultivars are available, some with red or pink flowers or variations of leaf shape and color.
tectorum.com /plants/pulmonaria.html   (388 words)

  
 Lungwort, Lobaria pulmonaria
Lobaria pulmonaria growing on a maple tree beside one of the Silver Spoon Ski Trails in Deep River, Ontario.
Despite its diminishing abundance, L. pulmonaria has long been prized as an important source of boiling water dyes.
Herbalists have recommended L. pulmonaria as a remedy for tuberculosis because of its resemblance to lung tissue, and in India, it has been used to treat lung diseases, asthma, hemorrhages, and even eczema on the head.
www.mcelroy.ca /bushlog/20031003.shtml   (427 words)

  
 Plant Profile for Pulmonaria (lungwort)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
Pulmonaria L. View 40 genera in Boraginaceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Pulmonaria L. Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.
Pulmonaria L. View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 500528.
plants.usda.gov /cgi_bin/plant_profile.cgi?symbol=PULMO   (172 words)

  
 Pulmonaria in Peril!
For many years, I've told other gardeners that pulmonaria is the hardiest of all my perennials, that nothing wil eat it, it thrives under abuse, yadda yadda yadda.
These plants were the first ones I put in the ground when I decided to become a Real Gardener, and I have more than a passing affection for them.
When I returned in August I found that my beloved pulmonaria had been almost wiped out by something which made it limp and brown.
www.suite101.com /article.cfm/3103/40389   (452 words)

  
 Harmaja: Pulmonaria sp. 1   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
Three winter buds can be seen, each having developed in the axil of an autumn leaf; a flowering stem and a leaf rosette bursts out of each bud in next spring.
3!), and (v) the indumentum of the upper surface of summer leaves may be somewhat different (the indumentum in the genus Pulmonaria comprises several types of hairs that are sometimes difficult to examine; moreover, the indumentum of the summer leaves and autumn leaves of the same plant is different).
I have found this Pulmonaria especially in some places in Lohja, mostly in rich brookside woods; accompanying species include: Carex pediformis ssp.
www.fmnh.helsinki.fi /users/harmaja/Pulmonaria_sp1.htm   (720 words)

  
 Botany Photo of the Day: Lobaria pulmonaria
Lobaria pulmonaria, or lungwort, is a lichen found widely around the world.
Lobaria pulmonaria hosts a nitrogen-fixing cyanobacteria, which pulls in atmospheric nitrogen into the body of the lichen.
Eventually, when the lichen falls to the forest floor and decays, the nitrogen is then added to the soil, providing a necessary nutrient for a suite of plants.
www.ubcbotanicalgarden.org /potd/2005/10/lobaria_pulmonaria.php   (472 words)

  
 Dunn Gardens - Pulmonaria 'Little Star'   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
Pulmonaria 'Little Star' is one of a myriad of 'Lungworts' available from nurseries.
These mostly herbaceous perennials flower in the early spring, with flowers of either blue, white or rose to pink.
One way to avoid foliar problems is to cut the plant to the ground, while the last flowers are still present.
www.dunngardens.org /summer/pulmonaria_little_star.html   (127 words)

  
 Pulmonaria - lungwort
In the spring it has pink buds that open to lavender flowers that age to purple.
The shiny silver foliage continues to light up the shade throughout the season and it is very mildew resistant.
Most hybrids are hardy from zones 4 to 7, although many are showing promise in the heat of the South such as 'Little Blue' and 'Milky Way'.
www.perennialnursery.com /plantinfo/pulmonaria.html   (672 words)

  
 Lungwort - Pulmonaria - Flora ProvenceBeyond   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
The "Pulmonaria" derives from the name for "lungs", hence the English common name Lungwort.
The elderly, and very knowledgeable man who identified this flower for us, in the forests near the Lac d'Allos, said the locals called it the equivalent of "the lung flower".
This more-common version is the same as the Pulmonaria Obscura, except the leaves are unspotted.
www.beyond.fr /flora/pulmonaire.html   (150 words)

  
 Lobaria pulmonaria - Drugs & Vitamins - Drug Library - DrugDigest
Chemicals in Lobaria pulmonaria may have a soothing effect on irritated lung tissue when Lobaria pulmonaria is taken orally.
Lobaria pulmonaria is a large, flat, greenish or brown lichen that vaguely resembles oak leaves.
Lobaria pulmonaria may have a slight relaxing effect on the lungs and it also seems to make mucus less thick and sticky.
www.drugdigest.org /DD/PrintablePages/herbMonograph/0,11475,4105,00.html   (977 words)

  
 Blue Hues in the Garden
Shade lovers, Pulmonarias or lungworts do best in rich, well-drained soil that is kept moist.
Foliage is marbled, mottled, or dappled with spots in white or silver.
Pulmonaria "Benediction" has large leafy clumps of dark green foliage with widely spaced silver spotting and spring flowers of dark blue.
www.bhg.com /bhg/story.jhtml?storyid=/templatedata/bhg/story/data/12676.xml   (561 words)

  
 WCBS 880: Pulmonaria   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
It is an evergreen perennial with heavily spotted leaves and with flowers that come in all shades of white, pink and blue.
The flowers bloom for a long period of time; but even after the blooms are spent, the leaves act as wonderful groundcover throughout the year.
Pulmonarias grow well in cool, moist, enriched soil in light shade and are Hardy from USDA Zones 3-9 depending on the species.
wcbs880.com /diggingdeep/local_story_070142856.html   (312 words)

  
 Phytomedicine: International Journal of Phytotherapy & Phytopharmacology: Anti-inflammatory and antiulcerogenic effects ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
Anti-inflammatory and antiulcerogenic effects of the aqueous extract of Lobaria pulmonaria (L.) Hoffm.
An aqeuous extract of Lobaria pulmonaria (L.) Hoffm., from which a tea is prepared and consumed as treatment for various diseases in northeastern Turkey, was tested for its anti-inflammatory and antiulcerogenic effects in rats.
The carrageenan-induced paw edema, cotton pellet granuloma and indomethacin-induced gastric damage models were used to determine these effects.
www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:109026458&refid=holomed_1   (229 words)

  
 Pulmonaria Blue Ensign   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
One of the best plain-leaved cultivars, Pulmonaria Blue Ensign has broad green foliage and large purple-blue flowers.
Pulmonarias are excellent specimen plants and ground covers.
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 Garden Forum: Pulmonaria Blue Ensign   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
I believe this has the best blue flowers of any pulmonaria and I have lots to look forward to.
Sue - I find Blue Ensign to be particularly vigorous but the other pulmonaria should clump up in time to be reasonable sized plants.
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www.gardenbuddies.com /cgi-bin/forum/show.cgi?tpc=4311&post=47872   (601 words)

  
 Bluestone Perennials, Inc -- PULMONARIA longifolia Bertram Anderson
PULMONARIA longifolia Bertram Anderson - Short 8-12" - Plant 18" apart.
Zone 3-8 Dark blue flowers over narrow, lance shaped leaves that are heavily silver spotted.
If you have any questions, contact us at (800) 852-5243 Printed on Wednesday, November 30, 2005.
www.bluestoneperennials.com /b/bp/PUBAS.html   (70 words)

  
 Blue Ridge Mountain Area Plants: Comment on Pulmonaria   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
Blue Ridge Mountain Area Plants: Comment on Pulmonaria
I too, like plants that fill in, snuggle up, and just generally make their neighborhood look well populated and friendly.
Pulmonaria does all that, and lifts the spirit too, with her very early bloom.
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 Lungwort - Raspberry Splash, Pulmonaria 'Raspberry Splash' at American Meadows   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
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The Pulmonaria 'Raspberry Splash', also known as Lungwort or Bethlehem Sage, is a great ground cover for any shady area, helping to lighten up parts of the garden.
The foliage is fuzzy and dark green, speckled with silver with raspberry blooms in May. ‘Raspberry Splash’ has a plant height of 12” and a spread of 18-23”.
www.americanmeadows.com /perennial_detail.cfm?itemid=558   (142 words)

  
 Sticta Pulmonaria - Homeopathic Remedies
The following are the indications of Sticta Pulmonaria, as it relates to mouth.
Please remember though, this homeopathy materia medica is provided for information only; it is not intended as a substitute for medical advice, nor as a claim for the effectiveness of Sticta Pulmonaria in treating any of the symptoms below.
If symptoms persist, seek professional medical advice - minor symptoms can often be a sign of a more serious underlying condition.
www.abchomeopathy.com /r.php/Stict/mouth   (147 words)

  
 Pulmonaria--An Episode on "ER?"
I might also mention that my DOG loves the pulmonaria.
I sure do share your love of Pulmonaria.
Not only is it flowering from mid winter (P rubra) to mid spring (P lo...
www.suite101.com /article.cfm/heritage_gardening/16599/2   (98 words)

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