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Pulmonaria saccharata 'Pierre's Pure Pink'

 
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Family: Boraginaceae
Genus: Pulmonaria (pul-muh-NARE-ee-ah) (Info)
Species: saccharata (sak-kar-RAY-tuh) (Info)
Cultivar: Pierre's Pure Pink

Category:
Perennials

Height:
Unknown - Tell us

Spacing:
Unknown - Tell us

Hardiness:
USDA Zone 4a: to -34.4 °C (-30 °F)
USDA Zone 4b: to -31.6 °C (-25 °F)
USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 °C (-20 °F)
USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F)
USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F)
USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F)
USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F)
USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F)
USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F)

Sun Exposure:
Light Shade
Partial to Full Shade

Danger:
N/A

Bloom Color:
Pink

Bloom Time:
Mid Spring
Late Spring/Early Summer

Foliage:
Grown for foliage
Herbaceous
Velvet/Fuzzy-Textured
Mottled

Other details:
Requires consistently moist soil; do not let dry out between waterings

Soil pH requirements:
6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic)
6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)
7.6 to 7.8 (mildly alkaline)

Patent Information:
Non-patented

Propagation Methods:
By dividing the rootball

Seed Collecting:
N/A: plant does not set seed, flowers are sterile, or plants will not come true from seed

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Gardeners' Notes:

RatingAuthorComment
Neutral EllaTiarella On Apr 22, 2009, EllaTiarella from (Zone 5b) wrote:

Here are my notes from the tag when I bought one in 1995:
Pulmonaria saccharata ‘Pierre’s Pure Pink’, aka Pierre’s Pure Pink Lungwort
groundcover, partial shade or shade
Lovely pure shell-pink flowers with no blue tinge. Spotted leaves. Grows 12".
Plant in partial or full shade where soil is moist and high in organic content. Space 10".
An introduction from Sunny Border Nurseries, offers good spotted foliage and moderate pink flowers.
ht 12", sp 10", partial or full shade

Regional...

This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:

Kalamazoo, Michigan



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