Pulmonaria 'Raspberry Frost' - LUNGWORT 'RASPBERRY FROST'

Cream-silver margin and a heavily veiled leaf surface, bright coral-red flowers.

Sport of favorite cultivar 'Raspberry Splash'. Tolerates heat and humidity, is recommended even for the deep south.

Easy to grow, it takes several years to mature-sized clumps. Leaves stay semi-evergreen foliage, but may become dormant in extended hot, dry spells. With adequate moisture, remains attractive all season.

Trim severely wilted foliage in midsummer to encourage new growth in the cooler fall months, you can also trim leaves with powdery mildew (if it appears).

Blooming Time: blooms for shorter period in April/May, the main ornamental feature are the leaves
Size: 10" tall x 12" wide
USDA Zones: 4 to 9
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: Introduced by Terra Nova nurseries (Oregon). Patented cultivar
Deer/Rabbit Resistant: yes / yes
Attracts Butterflies or Pollinators: yes / yes (mostly honyebees and a few native bees)
Attracts Hummingbirds: yes
Pot Size: square 3.5" x 5" deep perennial pot
Plant Combinations: ground cover/in mass plantings, cottage garden, woodland garden, shade garden, wildlife garden, hummingbird or 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.

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