Re: Lungwort

At 09:50 PM 6/19/98 -0000, Marie Yacuzzo wrote:
>Hi Janice,
>
>I assume that the Lungwort that I have is Mrs. Moon.  It has both purple and
>pink flowers on the same stalk.  It is stunning when it is in bloom.  Mine
>is planted on the east side of my house, so it gets all of the morning sun.
>In spite of that, it bloomed beautifully this spring.  I just put it in last
>summer and had not seen it bloom before.  Everything I've read says that it
>should be in the shade, but except for the wilting, mine has done very well
>in the morning sun.  It get about 4-5 hours of sun.  After it finished
>blooming, it looked pretty bad.   The foliage lost its color, and it looked
>like it was dying.  I cut off the leaves that looked the worst, and it has
>gradually come back.  The foliage looks pretty good now.  Also, we have had
>a great deal of rainy weather, and it has not gotten much sun.  I would like
>to hear others experience with Lungwort.  I hesitate to move it since it
>really did bloom very nicely.
>
>Marie
>Z5
>Mass.

Hi Marie,  I grow 21 different Pulmonarias in my garden here in zone 8b.
Some are in dry shade and some in moist shade.  All bloom very well in
February-April because they get morning sun before the tall trees in my
neighbors yard leaf out.  They do tend to look a little ratty by mid summer,
but these are very tough plants once established.  So just cut off the bad
looking leaves and when the weather becomes cool and moist again you will
have a fresh new batch of very good looking leaves to get you through the
winter. (Well, since you are zone 5 you may not have winter foliage)  Mildew
is the biggest problem in this climate and I have tried moving  the
susceptible ones around to see if it made a difference in whether they get
mildew or not.  It doesn't make a bit of difference.  The same ones get
mildew every year no matter where they are planted and by the same token,
the rest never get mildew no matter where they are planted.  They are
wonderful companion plants for Hosta, Astilbe, Dicentra, Vinca, Heuchera and
many woodland ephemerals.  Enjoy, Enjoy,  Marilyn
Marilyn Dube'
NATURAL DESIGN PLANTS
Hardy Perennials, Choice Tropicals
Portland, Oregon


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