Pulmonaria saccharata

Pulmonaria saccharata, the Bethlehem lungwort[1] or Bethlehem sage, is a species of flowering plant in the family Boraginaceae, 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.[2]

Pulmonaria saccharata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Boraginales
Family: Boraginaceae
Genus: Pulmonaria
Species:
P. saccharata
Binomial name
Pulmonaria saccharata
Mill. (1768)

The specific epithet saccharata means sugared, and refers to the spotted surface of the leaves.[3]

Cultivation

In the garden, Pulmonaria saccharata is hardy to US hardiness zone 4, and is hardy in all of Europe down to −20 °C (−4 °F). 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:-

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References
  1. "Pulmonaria saccharata". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  2. RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
  3. Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. p. 224. ISBN 9781845337315.
  4. "RHS Plant Selector - Pulmonaria saccharata 'Argentea group'". Retrieved 30 May 2013.
  5. "RHS Plant Selector - Pulmonaria saccharata 'Lewis Palmer'". Retrieved 30 May 2013.
  6. "RHS Plant Selector - Pulmonaria saccharata 'Sissinghurst White'". Retrieved 30 May 2013.
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