ON THIS PLANT
Pulmonaria saccharata, the Bethlehem lungwort or Bethlehem sage, is a species of flowering plant in the family Boraginaceae, native to France and Italy. It is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial which is closely related to the common lungwort (Pulmonaria officinalis). Growing to 10 cm (4 in) tall by 60 cm (24 in) wide, it has lance-shaped leaves with white confluent spots, and pink or white flowers in spring.The specific epithet saccharata means sugared, and refers to the spotted surface of the leaves.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Plant Type
- Herb
- Life Cycle
- Perennial
- Genus
- Pulmonaria
- Family
- Boraginaceae
- Hardiness Zone
- 4-8
- Mature Height
- 30 cm
- Mature Spread
- 30 cm
- Leaf Color
- Green, Silver
- Leaf Type
- Evergreen, Deciduous
- Flower Color
- Pink, Blue, Purple
- Flower Size
- 1.02 cm to 2.03 cm
- Bloom Time
- Late winter, Early spring, Mid spring
- Planting Time
- Summer
- Harvest Time
- Late spring, Early summer
- Native Area
- Italy, Belgium, France
ALSO KNOWN AS
Other names.
en Bethlehem lungwort en Bethlehem-sage en Jerusalem-sage en Plućnjak en Jesus Mary and Joseph
