Lungworts (weird name) are great for the shaded garden, providing both attractive leaves and pretty flowers. The leaves may be a solid green, spotted or blotched, or silvery, depending on the cultivar.
The silver lungwort shown here is Pulmonaria ‘Silver Bouquet’ – quite the stunner, with its silvery green leaves that are more mildew resistant and heat and humidity tolerant than silver pulmonarias of the past. Its large coral, pink and violet flowers (they change colour as they age) appear in winter and spring.
Though lungworts grow well in most soils, they thrive in fertile, humus-rich soil, so dig in plenty of compost before planting.
Hi, I can’t find a stockists for pulmonaria silver cascade. Could you possibly help?
Kind regards Ed
Hi Ed. Sorry, I don’t know ‘Silver Cascade’. Did you mean ‘Silver Bouquet’? If so, where do you live?
Sorry, I had wrong name! I live in the Franklin area, Nth Waikato.
No problem. Unfortunately it is hard to find now. If you like the silvery leaves, you could try something like ‘Majeste’, which is available at Oderings. They do shipping. Or if you like the colour of the flowers, ‘Raspberry Splash’ has similar ones. Click for Big Jims here. Hope that helps.