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Diane Clare Lungwort

Pulmonaria longifolia 'Diana Clare'

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Diane Clare Lungwort (Pulmonaria longifolia 'Diana Clare') at Dammann's Garden Company

Diane Clare Lungwort flowers

Diane Clare Lungwort flowers

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Diane Clare Lungwort (Pulmonaria longifolia 'Diana Clare') at Dammann's Garden Company

Diane Clare Lungwort

Diane Clare Lungwort

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Height:  12 inches

Spacing:  15 inches

Sunlight:  partial shade  full shade 

Hardiness Zone:  3b

Other Names:  Blue Lungwort; Cowslip Lungwort

Ornamental Features

Diane Clare Lungwort features delicate clusters of violet bell-shaped flowers with blue overtones at the ends of the stems from mid to late spring, which emerge from distinctive purple flower buds. Its attractive tomentose narrow leaves remain silver in color with distinctive green spots throughout the season.

Landscape Attributes

Diane Clare Lungwort is an herbaceous perennial with a mounded form. Its medium texture blends into the garden, but can always be balanced by a couple of finer or coarser plants for an effective composition.

This is a relatively low maintenance plant, and should be cut back in late fall in preparation for winter. It is a good choice for attracting hummingbirds to your yard, but is not particularly attractive to deer who tend to leave it alone in favor of tastier treats. It has no significant negative characteristics.

Diane Clare Lungwort is recommended for the following landscape applications;

  • Mass Planting
  • Rock/Alpine Gardens
  • General Garden Use
  • Container Planting

Planting & Growing

Diane Clare Lungwort will grow to be about 12 inches tall at maturity, with a spread of 18 inches. When grown in masses or used as a bedding plant, individual plants should be spaced approximately 15 inches apart. Its foliage tends to remain dense right to the ground, not requiring facer plants in front. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 10 years. As an herbaceous perennial, this plant will usually die back to the crown each winter, and will regrow from the base each spring. Be careful not to disturb the crown in late winter when it may not be readily seen!

This plant does best in partial shade to shade. It prefers to grow in average to moist conditions, and shouldn't be allowed to dry out. It is not particular as to soil pH, but grows best in rich soils. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America. It can be propagated by division; however, as a cultivated variety, be aware that it may be subject to certain restrictions or prohibitions on propagation.

Diane Clare Lungwort is a fine choice for the garden, but it is also a good selection for planting in outdoor pots and containers. It is often used as a 'filler' in the 'spiller-thriller-filler' container combination, providing a mass of flowers and foliage against which the thriller plants stand out. Note that when growing plants in outdoor containers and baskets, they may require more frequent waterings than they would in the yard or garden.

 
 
Hardiness Zone Plant Height Minimum Sunlight
Characteristics
Massing  Rock  Garden  Container 
Applications
Flowers  Foliage Color  Attracts Wildlife 
Ornamental Features

This tool is an online resource representing many of the varieties that we carry over the course of the season, and is intended for informational purposes only. Inventory varies seasonally, so we cannot guarantee that every plant will be in stock at all times - please contact the store directly for current availability. It does not include our entire selection of plants, so be sure to visit our store to see varieties that may not be represented on this list.