Franciscan Bluebells
Mertensia franciscana
Franciscan bluebells hang clusters of sky-blue, pink-budded trumpets over lush foliage in moist Southwestern mountain meadows and streamsides, a long-blooming pollinator favorite.
- Family
- Boraginaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 1–2.5 ft
- Spacing
- 1–1.5 ft apart
- Light
- part shade
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- neutral, acidic
- Bloom
- May, June, July, August
- Bloom colors
- blue, purple
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, hummingbirds, butterflies
- Landscape uses
- border, rain garden
- Native states
- AZ, CA, CO, NM, NV, UT