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Pulmonaria Blue Ensign

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  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    A good question. Which colour is most popular?
  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    Fire said:
    Hmm, I might just have to take a trip to Norwell Nurseries when they reopen in the spring. It's a bit further than I normally go for plant shopping, but it looks as though it might be worth the effort!
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • AnniDAnniD Posts: 12,585
    Definitely a lot of bees around my Blue Ensign every Spring  :)
  • And mine.   :)
    Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    Ensign and Redstart have arrived. I'm very much looking forward to seeing them bloom in the spring. My brunnera are getting slugged in the shade. I hope these don't go the same way.
  • Pulmonaria Mary Mottram is named after Plantswoman Mary Mottram who was a friend of Joan Grout. Joan introduced Geranium Mary Mottram. A plant that I have grown for many years. It is very slow to bulk up.
    I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    The pulmonarias are blooming lovely. Thank you for everyone's comments.





  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    Blue Ensign is looking particularly good. Mine have taken a couple of years to get settled in, but they're flowering well this year. I think they like the wet weather.
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    The bees are visiting my old fashioned bog standard ones already. I've no idea,what they're called but they go from blue to pink. The bees even go after the ones that ,at the end of their attractive life, get chucked on the compost heap.
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • Paul B3Paul B3 Posts: 3,154
    For what my opinion may be worth , I think P. 'Blue Ensign' is one of the best .
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