Re: [SG] Pulmonarias

>We were speaking of pulmonarias recently. A friend gave me a division from
>a delightful seedling that appeared in her garden. It is apparently a
>cross between Sissinghurst White and Mrs. Moon. Even my husband (not a fan
>of pulmonarias) thinks it is wonderful looking (although it hasn't bloomed
>for us yet). Big, flat leaves with large white markings on them; it seems
>to sparkle. I told her she should register it; she replied that she didn't
>know how or if one could register a pulmonaria CV. Can anyone advise us?

Pulmonarias freely seed around in my garden.  This is interesting because
something very similar to this description has appeared near 'Sissinghurst
White'  (I don't grow 'Mrs. Moon' and doubt that a lot of what is sold as
that cultivar are anything more than random seedlings).  Leaves about twice
the size of anything else, and very large, densely spaced silver spots--no
bloom as yet. The seedlings are usually much more vigorous than the named
varieties, some of which take years to re-establish here (perhaps our
recent series of hot, dry summers has something to do with it).  My
original stock of Pulmonaria saccharata came from my parents' old house; it
was growing all over the place there when we moved to the house in 1945.
Now I pull up any routine ones, and behead any but the best to prevent more
seeding.  It's been an interesting experiment!

Bill Shear
Department of Biology
Hampden-Sydney College
Hampden-Sydney VA 23943
(804)223-6172
FAX (804)223-6374
email<bills@hsc.edu>
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