The softer and paler the pulmonaria leaf, the more the variety will prefer shade and moist soil.

There are evergreen, deciduous and annual grasses; some thrive in sun, others prefer shade; and there are varieties for both damp and dry conditions.

The yellow-flowered ones are planted in fall (autumn) and prefer shade.

They are understory plants, so they prefer shade (at least 60%).

It basks with its wings half open, but prefers shade to sun and jungle or undergrowth to open areas.