lungwort

Dwarf varieties of ferns are lovely neighbors to barrenwort, lungwort and small hostas.

And so walnuts were useful for brain ailments; St John's wort (Hypericum) for wounds (because the perforations in the leaves resemble the pores of the skin); lungwort (Pulmonaria) for respiratory problems, because their grey-mottled leaves resembled diseased lungs.

This woodland setting is perfect for growing shade-loving and ground-hugging plants, such bergenia, heuchera, epimedium, hosta, lamium, tiarella, violets, lungwort and vinca or periwinkle.

Lungwort (Pulmonaria sp) Lungwort grows in zones three to eight and prefers moist, shady soil.

4/14/11 on 1 voice : on 1 mignonette green this branchlet this blossom this instant of a teardrop in your eye this raining in your voice swept forth by spring this scent of white tears this scent of whiteness this white of spring of voice this little white bell of April (= Fratres) this whiteness of little bells = Fratres this whisper of voice this whisper from the vineyard ("April") these twigs little bells of April swept away trembling delphinium cress lungwort Bach's chorales of the Virgin &c.

Caption: Right: Max Ernst, Schichtgestein naturgabe aus gneis lava islandisch moos 2 sorten lungenkraut 2 sorten dammriss/herzgewachse b) dasselbe in fein poliertem kastchen etwas teurer (Stratified Rocks, Nature's Gift of Gneiss Lava Iceland Moss 2 kinds of lungwort 2 kinds of ruptures of the perinaeum growths of the heart b) the same thing in a well-polished little box somewhat more expensive), 1920, gouache and pencil on printed paper mounted on card stock, 7 1/2 x 9 1/2".

Un cen sy'n tyfu yma ydi llabed yr ysgyfaint (Lobaria pulmonaria; Tree lungwort).

I have planted many areas in different gardens specifically with pets in mind, and have been thrilled to see dogs lie in rosemary to relax, cats enjoying rolling in nepeta (the cousin of catnip), and even one old Lab with respiratory problems, choose Lungwort to self medicate with.

Because the shelled nut resembles the brain it was adopted by the practitioners of 'The Doctrine of Signatures' -- a theory that nature indicated some plants could cure certain ailments by the shape of the leaf or seed: ie Lungwort -- first established by Dioscorides and Galen, then further developed by Paracelcus until it reached its zenith in the 17 th century when it was embraced by puritan physicians that believed God had ordered it so.

(43) Favourite herbs include sow thistle, ribwort, clover flowers, and wild lettuce, in tea, salads or stews, and lungwort (Pulmonaria spp.) for short-term use during coughs or chest infection (although cautious not to overuse herbs, she sidesteps warnings about pyrrolizidine alkaloid content precluding all internal use).

Sissinghurst White is a classic lungwort - apt wherever it is placed.