WorldFloraDB - Pulmonaria longifolia

Characteristics

A small herb that keeps growing from year to year. It forms clumps. It grows 30 cm high and spreads 25 cm wide. The stem is erect and flowering. The leaves are sword shaped and green with paler green spots. They have long leaf stalks and are arranged in a ring at the base. The flowers are pink but change to blue. They are tube shaped but widen.

Life form

perennial

Growth form

herb

Growth support

-

Foliage retention

-

Sexuality

hermaphrodite

Pollination

entomogamy

Spread

barochory

Mature width (meter)

0.25 - 0.5

Mature height (meter)

0.2 - 0.4

Root system

-

Rooting depth (meter)

-

Root diameter (meter)

-

Flower color

Blooming months

Jan	Feb	Mar
Apr	May	Jun
Jul	Aug	Sep
Oct	Nov	Dec

Fruit color

-

Fruiting months

Jan	Feb	Mar
Apr	May	Jun
Jul	Aug	Sep
Oct	Nov	Dec

Nitrogen fixer

-

Photosynthetic pathway

c3

Environment

It is a temperate plant. It will grow in most soils and most positions. It is resistant to frost but sensitive to drought. It suits hardiness zones 6-9.

Light
Soil humidity
Soil texture
Soil acidity
Soil nutriment
Hardiness (USDA)

Usage

Uses	environmental use
Edible	-
Therapeutic use	-
Human toxicity	-
Animal toxicity	-

Cultivation

Plants can be grown by seed or by division.

Mode	divisions
Germination duration (days)	30 - 42
Germination temperacture (C°)	15 - 18
Germination luminosity	-
Germination treatment	-
Minimum temperature (C°)	-
Optimum temperature (C°)	-
Size	-
Vigor	-
Productivity	-