Mertensia virginica syn. Mertensia pulmonarioides
Virginia Bluebells
Mertensia are herbaceous perennials with usually grey-green or blue-green leaves and nodding, blue, tubular or narrowly bell-shaped flowers. M. virginica is a compact herbaceous perennial with branched stems to 45cm in height, with oval, greyish leaves and terminal clusters of nodding, funnel-shaped violet-blue flowers 2cm in length
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Partial shade
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Occasional watering
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Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Free draining and fertile
Common name
Virginia Bluebells
Latin name
Mertensia virginica syn. Mertensia pulmonarioides
type
Herbaceous Perennials
family
Boraginaceae
ph
5.5 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Partial shade
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Frost
Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Soil
Free draining and fertile
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
0.25 M
0.45 M
Mertensia virginica syn. Mertensia pulmonarioides
Mertensia are herbaceous perennials with usually grey-green or blue-green leaves and nodding, blue, tubular or narrowly bell-shaped flowers. M. virginica is a compact herbaceous perennial with branched stems to 45cm in height, with oval, greyish leaves and terminal clusters of nodding, funnel-shaped violet-blue flowers 2cm in length
Flowering
From Early Spring TO Late Spring
Blue bell-shaped flowers appear in Spring, opening from pink buds
Planting
From Early Spring TO Late Spring
Plant in moist, humus-rich, but free-draining soil in a partly shady site. Look best if planted in drifts or groups
Propagating by division
From Early Spring TO Late Spring
Divide clumps in Spring, and re-plant the divisions as required
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