Lungwort ‘Silver Bouquet’
Family: Boraginaceae (Borage Family)
· Hardiness Zones: 4-9
· Height: 7 inches
· Spread: 20 inches
· Bloom Time: April to May
· Bloom: showy, large flowers on 8 to 10 inch stems change from pink to blue-violet as they mature
· Light: part shade to full shade
· Soil: best in rich, well-drained, evenly-moist soil
· Moisture: medium
· Use: shade garden, woodland garden, ground cover under ferns and spring-flowering bulbs; attracts butterflies and hummingbirds
· Care: can be divided in late summer; cut stems of spent flowers
· Concerns: no serious insect or disease problems; may incur slug damage; good resistance to powdery mildew
· Native to: genus native to Europe and western Asia
· Notes: upright mounds of shiny, elliptical, 1 inch-long silvery leaves mottled with green; rabbit and deer resistant; black walnut tolerant
· Supplier: The Flower Factory
· Teaching Garden Location & Code: Shade Garden F202
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