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Pulmonaria saccharata
Bethlehem lungwort · Bethlehem-sage · Jerusalem-sage · Plućnjak · Jesus Mary and Joseph
Tier 2 Difficulty: medium Water: low Light: partial_sun
Temperature
5–32 °C
Soil pH
6–7
Hardiness
Zone 4–8
Click count
833
Observations
2,239
Description
Source: leafsnapPulmonaria 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.
Care Guide
💧 Water
☀️ Light Partial sun
Ideal: Partial sun
🌡️ Temperature 5–32.2°C
Ideal temperature: 5–32.2°C
💨 Humidity
Humidity:
🪴 Soil 6-7
Soil pH: 6-7
🌱 Fertilizer
🪴 Pot & Repot
✂️ Pruning
🌿 Propagating
🐛 Diseases & pets
☠️ Toxicity
Characteristics
- 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
Tags (7)
Common Names (5)
en Bethlehem lungwort
en Bethlehem-sage
en Jerusalem-sage
en Plućnjak
en Jesus Mary and Joseph