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Key characteristics

Family: Boraginaceae
Height: 8-12 inches
Width: 12-18 inches
Flower color: Deep blue to violet
Foliage color: Dark green with 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 ‘Twinkle Toes’

Twinkle Toes Lungwort

Pulmonaria 'Twinkle Toes', commonly known as 'Twinkle Toes' Lungwort, is a delightful perennial prized for its speckled leaves and charming violet flowers. In early to mid-spring, it produces clusters of tubular blooms on short stems above the foliage, creating a stunning contrast against the silver-spotted, dark green, lance-shaped leaves. The flowers attract bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds, enhancing garden biodiversity. Forming a dense, low-growing clump, 'Twinkle Toes' provides excellent ground cover in shaded areas and pairs well with other shade-loving plants such as hostas, ferns, and astilbes.

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

Solomon's seal · Ferns · Wild ginger · Hellebores · Japanese forest grass · Astilbes

Design tip

The early flowers arrive when the garden is still waking up, so give it a spot you pass often in spring. Keep it out of hot afternoon sun and layer it with woodland companions for a full, settled look.

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