High Contrast pulmonaria
Pulmonaria 'High Contrast'
USDA zones4 to 9
SunHandles full sun or partial sun or full shade
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size8 to 12 inches tall12 to 24 inches wide
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Soil types
- Loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'High Contrast' pulmonaria (Pulmonaria 'High Contrast') is a perennial for shade gardens, woodland gardens, ground cover, and borders. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full sun to full shade and average to moist, loamy, clay, or chalky soil. Flowers open raspberry-red in early to late spring, then turn purple and blue. Deer and rabbits usually look elsewhere for a meal. Hummingbirds and bees visit the blooms for nectar.
Pairs well with Lady fern, Green Spice coral bells, and Autumn Frost hosta.