WorldFloraDB - Pulmonaria saccharata

Characteristics

A perennial herb. It grows 30-45 cm high and spreads 45-60 cm wide. The leaves have silver marks. The leaves are 30 cm long. The flowers are pink but become blue. They have purple calyces.

Life form

perennial

Growth form

herb

Growth support

-

Foliage retention

evergreen

Sexuality

hermaphrodite

Pollination

entomogamy

Spread

barochory

Mature width (meter)

0.28 - 0.55

Mature height (meter)

0.3 - 0.45

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 is frost hardy. It suits hardiness zones 3-9. In Hobart Botanical gardens.

More

Woods and scrub. Shaded positions in deep humus-rich soils.

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

Usage

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

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.

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