Biology:Pulmonaria saccharata
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Boraginales |
| Family: | Boraginaceae |
| Genus: | Pulmonaria |
| Species: | P. saccharata
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| Pulmonaria saccharata Mill. (1768)
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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]
The specific epithet saccharata means sugared, and refers to the spotted surface of the leaves.[3]
Cultivation
Pulmonaria saccharata is hardy in all of Europe down to −20 °C (−4 °F). It prefers shaded, nutrient-rich, moist, well-drained soil. Numerous cultivars have been developed, of which the following have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit:-
References
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- ↑ "Pulmonaria saccharata". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=PUSA2. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
- ↑ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. pp. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
- ↑ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. pp. 224. ISBN 9781845337315.
- ↑ "RHS Plant Selector - Pulmonaria saccharata Argentea Group". https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/98771/Pulmonaria-saccharata-Argentea-Group/Details.
- ↑ "Pulmonaria 'Cotton Cool'". RHS. https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/154961/Pulmonaria-Cotton-Cool/Details.
- ↑ "RHS Plant Selector - Pulmonaria saccharata 'Lewis Palmer'". https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/94000/Pulmonaria-Lewis-Palmer/Details.
- ↑ "RHS Plant Selector - Pulmonaria saccharata 'Sissinghurst White'". https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/137190/Pulmonaria-Sissinghurst-White/Details.
Wikidata ☰ Q2400078 entry
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