Pulmonaria saccharata
| Pulmonaria saccharata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Boraginales |
| Family: | Boraginaceae |
| Genus: | Pulmonaria |
| Species: | P. saccharata
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| Binomial name | |
| Pulmonaria saccharata Mill. (1768)
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Pulmonaria saccharata, the Bethlehem lungwort[1] or Bethlehem sage, is a species of flowering plant in the family Boraginaceae, native to France and Italy. It is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial which is closely related to the common lungwort (Pulmonaria officinalis). Growing to 10 cm (4 in) tall by 60 cm (24 in) wide, it has lance-shaped leaves with white confluent spots, and pink or white flowers in spring.[2]
The specific epithet saccharata means sugared, and refers to the spotted surface of the leaves.[3]
Cultivation[edit]
Pulmonaria saccharata is hardy in all of Europe down to −20 °C (−4 °F). It prefers shaded, nutrient-rich, moist, well-drained soil. Numerous cultivars have been developed, of which the following have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit:-
- Argentea Group[4]
- 'Cotton Cool'[5]
- 'Lewis Palmer'[6]
- 'Sissinghurst White'[7]
References[edit]
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Pulmonaria saccharata". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
- ^ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
- ^ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. p. 224. ISBN 9781845337315.
- ^ "RHS Plant Selector - Pulmonaria saccharata Argentea Group". Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ "Pulmonaria 'Cotton Cool'". RHS. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ "RHS Plant Selector - Pulmonaria saccharata 'Lewis Palmer'". Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ "RHS Plant Selector - Pulmonaria saccharata 'Sissinghurst White'". Retrieved 17 February 2021.