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Key characteristics

Family: Boraginaceae
Height: 8 to 12 inches
Width: 12 to 18 inches
Flower color: Pink buds open to blue flowers, giving a two-toned effect
Foliage color: Variegated, with silver-spotted leaves
Bloom time: Blooms in early to late spring
Light: Prefers partial to full shade
Water: Requires consistently moist soil
Maintenance: Low
Growing zone: Hardy in USDA zones 4 to 8
Wildlife: The flowers pollinators

Perennials

Pulmonaria ‘Pink-a-Blue’

Pink-a-Blue Lungwort

Pulmonaria 'Pink-a-Blue' is a delightful herbaceous perennial known for its charming, silver-spotted foliage and early spring blooms. It features lance-shaped leaves and clusters of funnel-shaped flowers that emerge on upright stems, with pink buds maturing to a lovely blue, often displaying both colors simultaneously for a stunning contrast. Ideal for woodland gardens, shade borders, and rock gardens, 'Pink-a-Blue' thrives in dappled sunlight or morning sun and afternoon shade, adding year-round interest and beauty with its dynamic coloration and low-maintenance care.

Light

Prefers partial to full shade

Water

Requires consistently moist soil

Bloom time

Blooms in early to late spring

Find this plant

Works well in

Borders
Shade Gardens
Woodland Gardens
Pollinator Gardens
Rain Gardens

Companion plants

Hellebores · Japanese forest grass · Astilbes · Heucheras · Siberian bugloss · Sweet woodruff

Design tip

The early flowers arrive when the garden is still waking up, so give it a spot you pass often in spring. Cooler light suits it, so tuck it on the north side of a shrub or wall where the soil stays even.

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