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Pulmonaria
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Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Lamiales
Family: Boraginaceae
Genus: Pulmonaria
Taken in forest of Mountain Fruska gora,in march whrere they grew abundant in half shade,there were also a lot of bee flies feeding on it.
The scientific name Pulmonaria is derived from Latin pulmo (the lung). In the times of sympathetic magic, the spotted oval leaves of P. officinalis were thought to symbolize diseased, ulcerated lungs, and so were used to treat pulmonary infections. The common name in many languages also refers to lungs, as in English "lungwort" and German "lungenkraut". In some East European languages, the common name is derived from a word for honey, e.g. Russian "medunitza" and Polish "miodunka".English colloquial names include Lungwort, Soldiers and Sailors, Spotted dog, Joseph and Mary, Jerusalem Cowslip, Bethlehem Sage.
Pulmonaria are perennial herbs that form clumps or rosettes. They are covered in hairs of varied length and stiffness, and sometimes also bear glands. The underground parts consist of a slowly creeping rhizome with adventitious roots. Flowering stems are unbranched, rough, covered with bristly hairs.All leaves are covered with hairs that are usually bristly, or occasionally soft. The leaves are often prominently spotted in silvery-white, or sometimes in pale green, or unspotted.
Because of its atractive foliage and flowers ability to change color from pink to blue and purple as they get older, this plant is often grown in gardens.In the garden, Pulmonaria is hardy to hardiness zone 5. It prefers light shade and shade. Can be grown on very heavy clay soil. |
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Bonjour Tanja
C'est un merveilleux macro et les couleurs de cette fleur sont très jolies ,les détails et la composition sont supers.
Merci et au revoir ....JP
Hi Tanja, lovely flowers composition with splendid colors, very well done, happy Easter to you, ciao Silvio
- Alex99
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Hi Tanja.
What a nice artistic shot with beautiful subject, amazing backlight, wonderful colours and excellent details. This is really a first-class macro. Bravo and my best regards.
Alexei.
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