The Lungworts are a nice group of Plants for the semi shady garden. They like moist soil but do very well in average garden soil too. Most are fast growers, producing multiply offset each year.
Leaves are large, low growing with hairy tops and undersides.
The early spring blooming flowers resemble Virginia blue- bell's. The leaves are simple, large, hairy, and green with a few species spotted. Some species are evergreen but most are deciduous with attractive rosettes of leaves and flowers emerging from the ground in very early spring . Flowering stems rise from the top of the plant which many times may still have green leaves after winter. The flowering stems have small leaves and flowers are in clustered cymes.