🌸 • Lungwort • 🌸
Latin name: Plumonaria
Translation: "plumo" means "lung"

🌱 About:
As one of the earliest flowering plants in spring, Lungwort provide a source of nectar for early foraging bees. The buds are pink and turn blue as they mature, giving it a gorgeous mix of colors. These plants love shade and are deer resistant.

💜 Benefits:
Humans used to take care of themselves with plants that resemble any body part, believing God put his signature into the plant to guide mankind Flowers and leaves are edible and also have been known to have medicinal properties. Supposedly it helps with respiratory issues, asthma, chronic bronchitis and lung diseases. Drinking infusions of the leaves made with boiling water have been known to help with recovery. Leaves are fuzzy and full of mucilage.
Short term or infrequent use of Lungwort is generally considered safe