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Mertensia virginica (in bud)

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. 

Height

24 Inches

Spread

36 Inches

Bloom Color

Blue, Pink

USDA Hardiness Zone

4
Current Availability
Qty Avail Description Comments Future Crop Future Crop Ready Date
0 Mertensia virginica #1 (NATIVE-pink bud/blue flower) 600 Spring 2024
Characteristics & Attributes
Attributes
Full Shade
Native
Native - Straight Species
Self-Seeds
Soil Conditions
Average
Moist
Bloom Time
Spring
Exposure
Full Shade
Partial Shade/Shade Tolerant
Tolerance
Black Walnut Tolerant
Foliage Color
Blue/Blue-Gray/Blue-Green
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