''Pulmonaria angustifolia'', the narrow-leaved lungwort or blue cowslip, is a species of flowering plant in the family Boraginaceae,

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to central and north eastern Europe. Growing to tall by broad, it is an

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perennial with hairy oval leaves and masses of bright blue flowers in spring. The subspecies ''azureus'' has brighter blue flowers. The

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''angustifolia'' means "narrow-leaved". 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.

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q948789 Flora of Europe angustifolia Plants described in 1753 Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus