Mountain Bluebells
Mertensia ciliata
Clusters of nodding, bell-shaped flowers open pink and turn sky-blue along mountain streams and seeps. A lush, cool-loving perennial for moist shade and bog gardens.
- Family
- Boraginaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 2–2 ft
- Spacing
- 1–2 ft apart
- Light
- part shade
- Soil moisture
- wet
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- June, July, August
- Bloom colors
- blue
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, hummingbirds
- Landscape uses
- border, rain garden
- Native states
- AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, OR, SD, UT, WY