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Key characteristics

Family: Boraginaceae
Height: 12-18 inches
Width: 18-24 inches
Flower color: Deep blue
Foliage color: Dark green with prominent silver spots
Bloom time: Early spring to mid-spring
Light: Partial shade to full shade
Water: Moderate
Maintenance: Low
Wildlife: Bees, butterflies, hummingbirds

Perennials

Pulmonaria ‘Trevi Fountain’

Trevi Fountain Lungwort

Pulmonaria 'Trevi Fountain', commonly known as 'Trevi Fountain' Lungwort, is a distinctive perennial prized for its ornamental foliage and vibrant blue flowers, making it an excellent choice for shady garden areas. Its dark green leaves with prominent silver spots create a dappled effect that brightens shaded areas, forming a dense clump and serving as an excellent ground cover. In early to mid-spring, 'Trevi Fountain' produces clusters of tubular, deep blue flowers that contrast strikingly against the silver-spotted foliage and attract bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds.

Light

Partial shade to full shade

Water

Moderate

Bloom time

Early spring to mid-spring

Find this plant

Works well in

Borders
Shade Gardens
Woodland Gardens
Pollinator Gardens
Hummingbird Gardens

Companion plants

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

Design tip

Spring bloom is its headline moment, and it reads best in a group rather than as a single plant. Keep it out of hot afternoon sun and layer it with woodland companions for a full, settled look.