Scientific Name
Mertensia virginica
Common Name
Virginia cowslip; Mertensia; Virginia bluebells
Wildflowers
Plant Fact Sheets
Consumer Hort
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Height:
1 to 2 feet
Flower/fruit:
Nodding, trumpet-like 1 inch light blue flowers with five petals; pink buds
Flowering Season:
Spring into early summer
Foliage:
2 to 8 inch oval, smooth, strongly veined, alternate gray-green basal leaves; smooth, succulent stems
Site:
Rich moist woods, bottom lands
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