noun

• A plant of a genus that includes lungwort.

  Genus Pulmonaria, family Boraginaceae

  ‘Ferns, hellebores, pulmonarias, and wild gingers are also nice companion plants.’

  More example sentences

  • ‘There are plump, pink buds on the bergenias, and small, white flowers coming on the pulmonarias.’
  • ‘In kinder climates such as hers, she says, pulmonarias, cyclamen, and primroses bloom early enough to pair nicely.’
  • ‘MY pulmonarias have been lovely this year, clumps of frosted leaves and pink and lilac flowers throughout the garden hiding the dying foliage of snowdrops and mingling with forget-me-nots.’
  • ‘Snowdrops are fading and their place is being taken by early daffodils, pulmonaria and primroses.’