Mertensia virginica (Virginia Bluebells)
Mertensia virginica matures to 2' in height and has bell-shaped flowers that will transition from pink to purple and finally to blue.  The blooms will last for many weeks in early spring (April and May) and will go dormant by mid-summer.  Virginia Bluebells prefer soils typical of a woodland - a little on the wet side.  It attracts female Bumblebees that fly in early spring.

Seeds / Packet
: 90
Seeds / Ounce: 9,700

Dormant bare root plants ship each year during optimal transplanting seasons: Spring (April - May) and Fall (October).
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Catalog Number MER02F
Scientific Name Mertensia virginica
Common Name Virginia Bluebells
Germination Code C(60)
Seeds / Packet 90
Seeds / Ounce 9,700
Wetland Code FACW
Sun Exposure Savanna , Woodland
Soil Moisture Wet Mesic , Mesic
Height 2 feet
Bloom Color Blue
Bloom Time April , May
Plant Type Forbs (Wildflowers)
Availability Seeds , Bare Root Plants
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Mertensia virginica (Virginia Bluebells)
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Present in state Present in county, native to state Present in county, not native to state  
Not present in state Present historically, now extirpated    
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