These low growing shade loving plants bloom in early spring with clusters of funnel shaped flowers. On several varieties the flowers open pink, and then turn blue, with both colors appearing at the same time. That's why a lot of old time gardeners call this plant the 'brother and sister' plant. Interestingly, in England they call this plant 'soldiers and sailors'. I always wonder whether it was the soldiers or the sailors who wore the pink uniforms. The foliage can be quite attractive as well. Many varieties of Pulmonaria feature silver spotted leaves. The leaves were thought to look like lungs, and that's why the common name is 'lungwort' Because of this, during the middle ages, anyone with lung problems was treated with medicine made out of the leaves. Studies have been carried out to see if it did any good. It did no good at all. Oh La La: Be glad you didn't live in the middle ages. Pulmonaria prefers a shady moist location. The leaves turn ratty after bloom, but if you cut the plant back to about 2 inches after bloom, the foliage will grow back fresh and attractive. Some varieties seed around, but you can easily remove the ones you don't want.