{"product_id":"pink-a-blue-lungwort-72-cell-plug-tray","title":"Pink-a-Blue Lungwort - 72-Cell Plug Tray","description":"\u003cp\u003ePink-a-Blue shows two colors at once in spring: rosy pink buds and freshly opened medium blue flowers share the same clusters, giving each stem a soft two-tone look. It is one of the first perennials to bring color to a shade garden.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnce the flowers pass, long, narrow, dark green leaves splashed with silver spots take over and brighten shady corners until frost. Deer and rabbits tend to leave it alone, which makes it a dependable choice for woodland edges and borders under trees.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat it looks like\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSmall, drooping, funnel-shaped flowers about half an inch long, held in nodding clusters at the tips of short stems; pink buds and medium sky-blue open flowers appear together in the same cluster. Flower stems rise 8 to 12 inches above a basal clump of foliage. Leaves are long, narrow and lance-shaped, 8 to 12 inches long, dark green with many scattered round silver spots and a slightly bristly surface. After bloom the foliage forms a dense, spreading mound 16 to 18 inches tall and about 2 feet wide. At peak bloom the plant looks like a low carpet of spotted leaves topped with clusters of pink and blue bells.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGrowing it with lavender\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLungwort needs shade and soil that stays moist, so plant it away from the lavender in a shaded bed under trees, along a north wall, or beside hostas and ferns.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eCare\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlant in part to full shade in humus-rich soil that stays evenly moist; it tolerates dry spells poorly in sun. Hardy in zones 3-9; after flowering, cut off the old flower stems so fresh leaves fill in, and divide crowded clumps in early fall if needed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAt a glance\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBotanical name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pulmonaria\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower color:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pink buds opening to medium blue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dark green with silver spots\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth habit:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spreading, clump-forming mound\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMature size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 16–18 in tall × 22–24 in wide\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUSDA hardiness zones:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3–9\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e part sun to part shade, full shade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloom start:\u003c\/strong\u003e Late-April\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePeak bloom:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mid-May\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloom pattern:\u003c\/strong\u003e Single Flush\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDeer resistance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Resistant\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePollinator value:\u003c\/strong\u003e Good\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSizes and shipping\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne full 72-cell plug tray: 72 young starter plugs of this variety (cells about 1⅓ in. wide × 2½ in. deep), rooted and ready to pot up into quarts or gallons. Best for growers and nurseries. Potted plants and plug trays ship during our live-plant seasons, March 1–May 31 and October 1–November 30; June through September is local pickup only. Plugs, potted plants and trays do not ship to AZ, CA, HI, ID, NV, OR, UT or WA.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Great Lakes Lavender Farm","offers":[{"title":"72-Cell Plug Tray","offer_id":67724113805608,"sku":"GLLF-PER-A705353A-72","price":1061.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/0736\/9768\/files\/pink-a-blue-lungwort.jpg?v=1790864970","url":"https:\/\/greatlakeslavenderfarm.com\/products\/pink-a-blue-lungwort-72-cell-plug-tray","provider":"Great Lakes Lavender Farm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}