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Re: [SHADEGARDENS] Pulmonaria

Beth,

I noticed the other day that some of my 'Mrs. Moon' are starting to bloom
at ground level.  The leaves all generally look tatty.  I leave them until
major spring cleanup when, if they get on my nerves, I cut or pull them
off.  If they don't get on my nerves, I leave them and the new leaves will
cover the old in a fairly short time.

Since I am nervous about what Ma Nature has in store after such a mild
winter, I'd be inclined to leave them alone until the weather has firmed up
on the theory that the dead leaves help protect plant crowns....just my
theory so take it FWIW.

Probably different species and cultivars behave differently -- some
remaining more attractive over winter than others.

Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
mtalt@clark.net
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> From: Beth Creveling <ecreveli@MCIUNIX.MCIU.K12.PA.US>
> Date: Thursday, February 26, 1998 6:23 PM
>
> Hi, all--
>
> Here's a dumb question from a person who hasn't grown pulmonaria for very
> long: what should pulmonaria look like this time of year?  I have a few
that
> look pretty good and others that look mostly dead.  Does it vary by
> cultivar?  Should I pick off just the dead leaves or give them a total
hair
> cut to the ground?  Thanks for any advice--
>
> Beth Creveling
> Perkasie, PA  Zone 6
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