Pulmonaria saccharata
| Pulmonaria saccharata | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | (unplaced) |
| Family: | Boraginaceae |
| Genus: | Pulmonaria |
| Species: | P. saccharata |
| Binomial name | |
| Pulmonaria saccharata Mill. (1768) | |
Pulmonaria saccharata (Bethlehem sage) is a species of flowering plant in the Boraginaceae family, 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.[1]
The specific epithet saccharata means sugared, and refers to the spotted surface of the leaves.[2]
Cultivation
In the garden, P. saccharata is hardy to hardiness zone 4. This spring flower prefers shaded, nutrient-rich, moist, well-drained woodland. Numerous cultivars have been developed, of which the following have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit:-
- Argentea Group[3]
- 'Lewis Palmer'[4]
- 'Sissinghurst White'[5]
References
- ↑ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
- ↑ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. p. 224. ISBN 9781845337315.
- ↑ "RHS Plant Selector - Pulmonaria saccharata 'Argentea group'". Retrieved 30 May 2013.
- ↑ "RHS Plant Selector - Pulmonaria saccharata 'Lewis Palmer'". Retrieved 30 May 2013.
- ↑ "RHS Plant Selector - Pulmonaria saccharata 'Sissinghurst White'". Retrieved 30 May 2013.
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