Pulmonaria offinalis, not the most glamorous of early flowering perennials. They lurk in the background, often unnoticed, out-shone by showy daffs and moon-faced hellebores. But take a moment to study the first red turning violet flowers, hirsute sepals glistening in the soft sunlight. As the blooms mature they achieve this colour change by adjusting the pH of the petals. Just a dull old lungwort. I don’t think so.
Pulmonaria
Off The Edge Gardening 
Oh, yes! They should be flowering about now or at least showing some about to get out of bed signs, Thanks for reminding me. *Crosses Pulmonaria off the list of plants I have in the garden*.
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I like them very much, especially for the early flowering and there are quite some lovely cultivars on the market; the ones with silvery leaves are gorgeous.
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I love the silver leaved ones too, there is one called Diana Clare which is particularly beautiful.
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At least there is something more to write about than those snowdrops that everyone is talking about!
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I love lungworts too, in all their different colours. And I love the fact that they are called lungworts as the appearance of their leaves supposedly looks like lungs and they have been used to treat lung ailments since medieval times.
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I will always find a place for these little treasures.
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They are lovely aren’t they, so unassuming.
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I moved my pulmonaria last year and that might have affected its capacity to flower this ‘spring’. Nice therefore to see your flowers.
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You are quite welcome to share 🙂
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