Pulmonaria angustifolia

Pulmonaria angustifolia, the narrow-leaved lungwort or blue cowslip, is a species of flowering plant in the family Boraginaceae, native to central and north eastern Europe. Growing to 30 cm (12 in) tall by 45 cm (18 in) broad, it is an herbaceous perennial with hairy oval leaves and masses of bright blue flowers in spring. The subspecies azureus has brighter blue flowers.^[1]

Pulmonaria angustifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Boraginales
Family:	Boraginaceae
Genus:	Pulmonaria
Species:	P. angustifolia
Binomial name
Pulmonaria angustifolia L.

The botanical Latin specific epithet angustifolia means "narrow-leaved".^[2] Despite the common name "blue cowslip" it is not closely related to the true cowslip (Primula veris).

In cultivation it prefers moist soil with dappled shade.^[3]