General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Partial Shade to Full Shade
Water Preferences: Wet Mesic
Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 6b -20.6 °C (-5 °F) to -17.8 °C (0 °F)
Plant Height: 12 - 15 inches
Plant Spread: 12 - 36 inches
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Red
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Spring
Underground structures: Rhizome
Uses: Provides winter interest
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Other Beneficial Insects
Resistances: Powdery Mildew
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Awards and Recognitions: Other: RHS Plants for Pollinators

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Common names
  • Lungwort
Also sold as:
  • Red Start

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Location: Wallsend, Tyne and Wear, England UK 
Date: 2020-05-08
Pulmonaria rubra 'Redstart'
Location: Aurora, On
Date: 2014-05-06
Location: My garden in Ontario, Canada
Date: 2024-04-18
Location: My garden in Ontario, Canada
Date: 2024-04-18
Location: Nora's Garden - Castlegar, B.C. 
Date: 2012-05-07
 4:32 pm. The earliest of Pulmonarias to bloom in this garden.
Location: Nora's Garden - Castlegar, B.C. 
Date: 2012-05-07
 4:32 pm. Coral coloured blossoms are set off against the unmarke
Location: From my garden. Poland.
Date: 2019-04-07
Location: Alnwick garden, Northumberland UK
Date: 2008-04-20

Photo courtesy of Joy Creek Nursery

Photo Courtesy of Lazy S'S Farm Nursery.
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