Pulmonaria longifolia 'Diana Clare' - LUNGWORT 'DIANA CLARE'
More heat tolerant lungworth with silver leaves, purple-blue flowers that fade to cobalt blue.
Fresh leaves are spotted and mature to rich silver.
Mounding perennial with dense groundcovering habit.
Blooming Time: blooms for shorter period in April/May, the main ornamental feature are the leaves
Size: 10" tall x 12-18" wide
USDA Zones: 3 to 7/8
Culture: half shade to full shade; prefers rich, well-drained, humusy soil but is adaptable to loam, clay and chalk
Moisture Needs: average to medium-moist. Tolerates dry shade,especially in cooler areas (Great Lakes area, Northeast coast)
Origin: Garden origin, discovered by Bob Brown in 1995 at his UK nursery, named after Bob's wife Diana Clar. Most likely hybrid of Pulmonaria longifolia
Deer/Rabbit Resistant: yes / yes
Attracts Butterflies or Pollinators: no / yes - mostly hone bees and some native bees
Attracts Hummingbirds: no
Pot Size: square 3.5" x 4" deep perennial pot
Plant Combinations: ground cover/in mass plantings, cottage garden, woodland garden, shade garden, wildlife garden, pollinator garden, beds and borders, underplanting shrubs/bushes, containers, along paths. The best looking combo is probably with narrow-leaved Carex (sedges) or perennials with smaller leaves like Dicentra eximia, Galium odoratum or Phlox divaricata and lower groundcovering plants.
Other good companions include for example Ajuga, Asarum, Aquilegia, Astrantia (in cooler regions), Dicentra spectabilis, Brunnera, Chrysogonum (half shade), Digitalis, Epimedium, Euphorbia amygdaloides, most of hardy Geranium and Geum (both in half shade), Gillenia, Heuchera and Heucherella, Helleborus, Hosta, Iris cristata and the Asian counterparts, Lamium, Lathyrus vernus, Polemonium, Polygonatum, Penstemon calycosus, Tricyrtis, Tiarella, Tradecantia, Viola or Waldsteinia and many others.
Other good combos are with spring ephemerals (Cardamine, Jeffersonia, Mertensia, Sanquinaria, Trillium) or with late blooming bulbs.
Picture Copyright: Andrew Marrs Garden Design
Pulmonaria longifolia 'Diana Clare' - LUNGWORT 'DIANA CLARE'
More heat tolerant lungworth with silver leaves, purple-blue flowers that fade to cobalt blue.
Fresh leaves are spotted and mature to rich silver.
Mounding perennial with dense groundcovering habit.
Blooming Time: blooms for shorter period in April/May, the main ornamental feature are the leaves
Size: 10" tall x 12-18" wide
USDA Zones: 3 to 7/8
Culture: half shade to full shade; prefers rich, well-drained, humusy soil but is adaptable to loam, clay and chalk
Moisture Needs: average to medium-moist. Tolerates dry shade,especially in cooler areas (Great Lakes area, Northeast coast)
Origin: Garden origin, discovered by Bob Brown in 1995 at his UK nursery, named after Bob's wife Diana Clar. Most likely hybrid of Pulmonaria longifolia
Deer/Rabbit Resistant: yes / yes
Attracts Butterflies or Pollinators: no / yes - mostly hone bees and some native bees
Attracts Hummingbirds: no
Pot Size: square 3.5" x 4" deep perennial pot
Plant Combinations: ground cover/in mass plantings, cottage garden, woodland garden, shade garden, wildlife garden, pollinator garden, beds and borders, underplanting shrubs/bushes, containers, along paths. The best looking combo is probably with narrow-leaved Carex (sedges) or perennials with smaller leaves like Dicentra eximia, Galium odoratum or Phlox divaricata and lower groundcovering plants.
Other good companions include for example Ajuga, Asarum, Aquilegia, Astrantia (in cooler regions), Dicentra spectabilis, Brunnera, Chrysogonum (half shade), Digitalis, Epimedium, Euphorbia amygdaloides, most of hardy Geranium and Geum (both in half shade), Gillenia, Heuchera and Heucherella, Helleborus, Hosta, Iris cristata and the Asian counterparts, Lamium, Lathyrus vernus, Polemonium, Polygonatum, Penstemon calycosus, Tricyrtis, Tiarella, Tradecantia, Viola or Waldsteinia and many others.
Other good combos are with spring ephemerals (Cardamine, Jeffersonia, Mertensia, Sanquinaria, Trillium) or with late blooming bulbs.
Picture Copyright: Andrew Marrs Garden Design