Mertensia virginica

Also called Cowslip, Roanoke Bells

AKA Mertensia pulmonarioides
Nodding trumpet-shaped sapphire-blue flowers
New buds emerge pink and change to blue as they mature
Bluish-green basal elliptic to ovate leaves, 15 cm long
Spring ephemeral: foliage goes dormant after flowering
Bloom Time: April to May
Flower Height: 60 cm
Foliage Height: 45 cm

ZONE:
3

COLOUR:
Blue

HEIGHT:
40-45 cm

SPREAD:
40-45 cm

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Growing and Maintenance Tips:

Thrives in light shade in a moist area in a rich loamy soil. Natural habit is a woodland setting and can form sizeable colonies along rivers and streams.

Additional Notes about Virginia Bluebells:

Native to Ontario

Characteristics & Attributes

Partial Sun/Shade

Full Shade

Native to Ontario

SOIL MOISTURE:
Moist to Average
Well-drained

GROWTH RATE:
Medium

ATTRIBUTES:
Juglan Tolerant

FLOWERING TIME:
Early Spring

HABIT:
Clumping

FOLIAGE COLOR:
Green

LANDSCAPE USES:
Naturalizing
Woodland/woods edge
Border/edging