Virginia Bluebells
Mertensia virginica
Spring ephemeral; pink buds open to sky-blue bells, then dormant by summer.
- Family
- Boraginaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 1.5–2 ft
- Spacing
- 1–1.5 ft apart
- Light
- part shade, shade
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- March, April, May, June
- Bloom colors
- pink, blue, purple
- Wildlife value
- pollinators
- Landscape uses
- border, container
- Native states
- AL, AR, DC, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NY, OH, PA, SC, TN, VA, WI, WV