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
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