Lungwort 'High Contrast'
Family: Boraginaceae (Borage
Family)
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Height: 9 inches
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Spread: 18 inches
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Bloom Time: April to May
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Bloom: pink, aging to blue bells
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Light: part shade to
full shade
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Soil: prefer rich,
well-drained soil
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Moisture: medium
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Use: shade garden,
woodland garden; attracts butterflies and hummingbirds
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Care: can be divided
every 4-6 years right after flowering in late summer or early autumn; cut stems of spent flowers; avoid competition with
tree roots
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Concerns: good resistance
to powdery mildew
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Native to: genus native to
Europe and western Asia
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Notes: wavy green
leaves overlaid with silver; deer and rabbit resistant; tolerates black walnut
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Supplier: The Flower
Factory
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Teaching Garden
Location & Code: Shade Garden F101
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