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Mertensia virginica
Virginia Bluebells
Virginia Bluebells are pink in bud and the nodding bells turn a bright lavender-blue as they open above blue-green foliage; flowering for about 3 weeks in early spring. The leaves usually turn yellow and disappear by mid summer, so it is best to use these with other, later, shade perennials. In a moist setting they will slowly colonize a large area. Mertensia virginica is native to eastern Canada and the central and eastern United States, typically found in nutrient-rich, moist soils of floodplain forests.
- Category: Perennials
- Hardiness Zone: 4
- Height: 24 Inches
- Spread: 36 Inches
- Bloom Color: Blue, Pink
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