herbaceous layer
lungwort
pulmonaria angustifolia
one of the very first flowers — pink buds opening blue for the emerging queen bumblebees — over spotted leaves that carpet dry shade and smother weeds.
functions
pollinator forageground cover
field guide
light
shade tolerant
moisture
moderate
soil
humus-rich, moist shade
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relationships — grows well with
sweet woodruffgalium odoratum→lady's mantlealchemilla mollis→oregon grapemahonia aquifolium→ramsons (wild garlic)allium ursinum→
see lungwort on the relationship map →the takeaway
start a guild around lungwort
plant these together and the relationships on this page start working for you — feeders, protectors, and cover, layer by layer.
- herbaceous
- lungwort — the anchor
- groundcover
- sweet woodrufframsons (wild garlic)
- herbaceous
- lady's mantle
- shrub
- oregon grape