Royal Flowers Collection Pulmonaria (Polmonaria officinalis)

So called because the species was believed to be effective in curing lung diseases of cattle. The name dates back to the Middle Ages and derives from the Latin pulmo = lung, due to the shape of the white-spotted leaves that resembles that of the lungs. It is present in shady woods and on escarpments. Over time its flowers gathered in inflorescences change color: they are red just bloomed, then they become purple, purple and finally blue when they are old. Leaves and flowers develop before spring, from a branched rhizome.