Pulmonaria saccharata
Common Name: Lungwort
Family Name: Boraginaceae
This is an old plant used for medicinal purposes. It is relatively cold tolerant (zones 5-8). It is a nice spring shade perennial and likes moist spots. This plant also has spotted leaves; like most hybrids with the species saccharata, the leaves look like they've been sprinkled with sugar. And as is most plants in the Boraginaceae family, the flower petals start pink and turn blue.
Photo taken March 28, 2012 at Virginia Tech in the Hahn Horticulture Gardens.
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