Scientific Name
Mertensia virginica

Common Name
Virginia cowslip; Mertensia; Virginia bluebells
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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