BOTANICAL: Pulmonaria rubra 'Redstart'

PRONOUNCED: pul-muh-NARE-ee-ah ROO-bruh

Click on pic for a close up.

COMMON: Jerusalem cowslip, Jerusalem sage, Lungwort, Spotted lungwort. BLOOM HEIGHT LIGHT ZONE Late April to May 8" - 1 ft. Semishade 3 - 9 April - Coral red. COMMENTS: The leaves are 5- to 7-inches long. It hairy stems topped with coral-red flowers and the plants form scattered clumps with spotted leaves. Leaves are pointed and somewhat diamond shaped. All pulmonaria are pest resistant, slug-resistant, hardy and attractive. Newer forms, especially those derived from Pulmonaria villarsae 'Margery Fish', have shown tremendous mildew resistance, a bane to older forms. P. rubra 'Ann' has red flowers with white margins.