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'Pink-a-Blue' Lungwort

Pulmonaria hybrid

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Overview

The 'Pink-a-Blue' Lungwort, or Pulmonaria hybrid 'Pink-a-Blue', is a mounded perennial with deep green leaves frosted in silver spots and late-spring flowers that open pink before shifting to blue. It grows 16-18 inches tall and 22-24 inches wide. Best in filtered sun, part shade, or shade, it prefers organic, evenly moist average to fertile soil. Hardy in USDA Zones 3-9.

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'Pink-a-Blue' Lungwort (Pulmonaria hybrid) — or Pulmonaria hybrid 'Pink-a-Blue'

'Pink-a-Blue' Lungwort (Pulmonaria hybrid) — It grows 16-18 inches tall and 22-24 inches wide

Culture

Water: Medium

Shape & size

Mature height: 1.3333334–1.5 Ft.
Mature width: 1.8333334–2 Ft.

Classification

Family: Boraginaceae

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'Pink-a-Blue' Lungwort (Pulmonaria hybrid) — or Pulmonaria hybrid 'Pink-a-Blue'

'Pink-a-Blue' Lungwort (Pulmonaria hybrid) — It grows 16-18 inches tall and 22-24 inches wide

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