Pulmonaria Plants

Pulmonaria plants are a reliable choice for shady areas, offering early colour and tidy ground cover with little effort. Hardy and easy to grow, our carefully selected varieties are delivered ready to plant and enjoy year after year.

Pulmonaria plants (often called lungwort) are a simple fix for shady spots that need a bit more life. They’re hardy perennials that come back every year, giving you early colour in spring and tidy foliage that helps borders look fuller for the rest of the season. If you’ve got areas under trees, along fences, or on the shady side of the garden, pulmonaria is a reliable choice that doesn’t demand much in return.

One of the big wins with pulmonaria is the timing. It flowers early, when the garden is just waking up, so you get a proper lift before many other perennials get going. It also makes a great ground cover plant, spreading into a neat clump that helps cover bare soil and reduce weeds ù handy if you want things to look looked-after without spending hours weeding.

Pulmonarias are versatile too. Use them at the front of borders, in woodland-style planting, or in mixed shade beds with ferns, hostas and heucheras. They’re also popular with pollinators, so you’ll often see bees making the most of those early flowers.

We’ve hand-picked our pulmonaria range to include proven favourites for UK gardens, chosen for dependable growth and great value. Your plants are carefully selected and packed for safe delivery, so they arrive in good condition and ready to plant.

If you want early colour, better ground cover and less hassle in shady areas, pulmonaria is a great place to start.

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