Unpack bare roots or rhizomes on arrival and plant them within a week. Until then, keep them somewhere cool and ensure the roots remain slightly moist, never wet.
Out of season
Pulmonaria
'Little Star'
lungwort
The best things really do come in small packages, Pulmonaria 'Little Star' proves the point perfectly! This diminutive herbaceous lungwort is just the thing for squeezing into little gaps, tight corners and snug containers. Growing to just 20cm high and with a slightly spreading habit, it gradually fills the space it’s given with gorgeous greenery through most of the year plus a shock of cobalt-blue flowers in spring. The combination of blue blooms with silvery foliage is incredibly striking, and you can look forward to a repeat show of that from February every year. One of the first signs of spring, Pulmonaria 'Little Star' is sure to dispel the winter blues. You’ll also be keeping the wildlife happy with this early flowering perennial, which provides a much-needed boost for pollinators.
Pulmonaria 'Little Star' is a very useful garden plant, it’s no wonder it has an RHS Award of Garden Merit. It’s effective as a dainty groundcover, filling bare spaces with colour and texture and suppressing weeks in areas of shade or partial shade. Whilst it is a low-growing, ground cover plant, it is non-invasive and requires very little management. Skirting around shrubs, at the base of trees or in little spaces in north-facing borders, it’s always a pretty sight to see in spring.
The bare root Pulmonaria 'Little Star' plants will do best if potted up and grown on for a few months until it has established some growth before transplanting it out into a border. Like all bare roots, a little nurturing at first will pay dividends when you end up with a long-lasting, low maintenance plant which will thrive for years to come.
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Remove the packaging straight away, check the compost and water thoroughly if dry. Check the plant’s hardiness before placing it outdoors. Plant into a border or permanent container within a month, choosing the position recommended for the variety. Keep the top of the root ball level with the surrounding soil, firm gently and water well.
Soak the roots in water for three to six hours immediately before planting. Keep any crown, buds or emerging shoots above the water where possible.
Pot most bare roots into 15–20cm pots filled with peat-free multipurpose compost. Large or depth-sensitive roots, including peonies, are often best planted directly into borders.
Arrange the roots naturally without bending them. Cover the roots completely, positioning the crown and buds at the depth recommended for that particular perennial.
Keep pots in a sheltered outdoor position and water whenever the compost begins to dry. Grow on until roots hold the compost together when lifted from the pot.
Plant into a suitable border or permanent container once well rooted. Add a label and water regularly throughout the first growing season while the perennial establishes.
- Botanical name
- Pulmonaria 'Little Star'
- Flower colour
- Purple, blue
- Established height
- 15-25cm
- Established spread
- 20-30cm
- Growing skill
- Easy to grow
- Habit
-
Upright
Clump-forming - Hardiness
- Fully hardy
- Leaf colour
- Green, silver, white
- Mouse resistant
- Yes
- Plant size
- 1
- Plant spacing
- 9 plants per m2
- Pollinator friendly
- Yes
- Position
-
Sheltered
Exposed - Rabbit resistant
- Yes
- RHS Award (AGM)
- Yes
- Scented
- Yes
- Soil acidity
- Any
- Soil moisture
-
Free draining
Damp - Soil type
-
Loam
Sandy
Clay
Multipurpose compost - Suitable for
-
Borders
Coastal gardens
Cottage gardens
Cut flower gardens - Sunlight
-
Full shade
Partial shade
Dappled shade - Toxicity
- No report
- Years to establish
- 2-3 years
Good for cutting
Pollinator-friendly
Fragrant
Great for shade
RHS Recommended
Perennial
Fully hardy
Packed peat-free
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