2024 Author: Gavin MacAdam | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 13:38
The unpretentious Medunitsa dismisses its pink-lilac-blue bells in early spring, as soon as the remnants of the snow disappear. You pull out such a bell from a tubular whisk, bite a little white tip and feel the honey taste in your mouth. The plant justifies its name
Genus Medunitsa or Pulmonaria
Perennial rhizome herbaceous plants of the genus Medunitsa bloom in forests, on forest edges and clearings in early spring, attracting bees with a honey aroma.
The Latin name of the genus, Pulmonaria, is associated with the healing properties of the plant. Since ancient times, it has been used in the treatment of lung diseases.
The leaves of the lungwort are covered with hard hairs, have a linear-lanceolate or lanceolate shape. The apical curls of the inflorescences are collected from five-lobed tubular corollas, from which bell-shaped pink-blue calyxes of flowers with a delicate honey aroma peep out.
Varieties
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Lungwort medicinal (Pulmonaria officinalis) - most often we meet in the forests of medicinal lungwort, the bushes of which rise to a height of 40 cm. The surface of its broad-lanceolate leaves is covered with white spots, and the flowers in the process of growth change their color from dark pink to lilac-blue. Leaves can be added to salads and soups for a savory flavor.
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Narrow-leaved lungwort (Pulmonaria angustifolia) - slightly shorter, grows up to 30 cm. Its green lanceolate leaves are covered with hard hairs, and the color of the flowers varies from carmine to lilac-blue.
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Red lungwort (Pulmonaria rubra) is a short herbaceous plant (25-30 cm high) with uniformly colored leaves and flowers that change their color from brick red to purple.
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Sugar or white-spotted lungwort (Pulmonaria saccharata) - differs in hair, which covers all aerial parts of the plant. The rest is very similar to medicinal lungwort, only ten centimeters lower in height. Broad-lanceolate leaves are also covered with white spots, and the color of the flowers varies from pink to purple.
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Unclear lungwort or
Lungwort dark (Pulmonaria obscura) - an ornamental plant, which was previously considered a subspecies of the medicinal lungwort, from which it differs in the color of the leaves. The dark lungwort has no white spots on the leaves, they are uniformly colored green. The leaves are rich in ascorbic acid and can be a great addition to spring green salads. Good honey plant.
Growing
The lungwort is suitable for shaded areas of gardens, as well as for rockeries. Cold resistant.
Prefers soils well fertilized with organic matter, sandy loam, sufficiently moist, light. To maintain soil moisture, mulching with peat or other organic materials is used. Young plants require regular watering so that the soil is always slightly moist. Watering is also required during dry periods.
To maintain the appearance, it is necessary to rid the plant of yellowed leaves and wilted flowers.
Reproduction
The lungwort is propagated by dividing the rhizome, which is carried out in autumn or spring. When the cuttings take root and begin to grow, they are transplanted into open ground, seated at a distance of 30 cm from each other.
In stores, planting material is rare, since lungwort is easy to find in nature.
Healing properties
The main healing property of lungwort is expressed in its Latin name. Traditional medicine uses the plant as an anti-inflammatory and cough suppressant.
The lungwort helps to cope with inflammation not only of the respiratory tract, but also of inflammatory processes in the stomach and intestines.
In addition, it is used for anemia, diathesis, nose and hemorrhoidal bleeding.
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