Raspberry Splash Lungwort (Pulmonaria 'Raspberry Splash')
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Deciduous Perennial Low, Mounded, Clump-Forming in the Boraginaceae Family
Raspberry Splash Lungwort boasts striking silver-blotched foliage paired with eye-catching raspberry-colored flowers. The blossoms transition from pink and red at first bloom to a stunning blue with purple veins as they age.
Pulmonaria 'Raspberry Splash' is a longifolia-hybrid lungwort bred by Dan M. Heims of Terra Nova Nurseries (Canby, Oregon), introduced in 2001 and patented under US Plant Patent 12,138. It was created by crossing the narrow-leaved P. longifolia 'Bertram Anderson' with P. 'Leopard', combining the long, silver-spotted foliage of one parent with richly colored flowers from the other. In early spring, clusters of dusky raspberry-coral buds open and shift through pink and red tones before aging to blue with purple veins, giving the plant several color phases in a single bloom season. The narrow, deep green leaves are heavily splashed with silvery-white spots and stay attractive as a shade-garden groundcover well after bloom. Like other longifolia-derived lungworts, it forms a low, mounded clump and spreads slowly by creeping roots. Terra Nova reports good resistance to powdery mildew, a common Pulmonaria complaint, making this a sturdier choice for humid summers than many older cultivars.

Pros

  • Dusky raspberry-coral flowers age through pink, red, and blue-purple phases
  • Narrow foliage densely splashed with silvery-white spots
  • Better-than-average resistance to powdery mildew
  • Low, slow-spreading habit suited to shaded borders

Cons

  • Foliage can scorch or go dormant early in hot, dry summers
  • Needs consistently moist, humusy soil to perform well
  • Spreads slowly by roots and may need occasional dividing
Highlights
  • Multi-stage raspberry-coral-to-blue flowers
  • Silver-splashed foliage
  • Good powdery mildew resistance
 

Plant Data

Mature Size 8 - 14 inches tall. 12 - 16 inches wide.
Sun Exposure Partial Shade - Full Sun
Moisture Tolerance Medium : Do not allow to dry out
Zones 4a - 9b (Usually hardy to -30° F)
Tags Colorful Foliage, Deciduous, For a Shady Spot, Full Sun, Good for Borders, Good for Rock Garden, Groundcover, Grown For Attractive Foliage, Low Maintenance, Medium, Mounded, Non-Allergenic, Partial Shade, Partial Sun, Perennial, Showy Flowers, Tolerant of Moist Soil, Variegated Foliage, Woodland Garden
Bloom Period Early to Mid-Spring
Flower Color Raspberry-Coral to Blue-Purple
 

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2025 : 04/03 - 10/04
2024 : 05/01 - 10/05
2023 : 05/04 - 09/30

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