4605 Olive Street
Saint Louis, Missouri 63108

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Mertensia virginica

Bluebells

Clusters of pink buds open to blue nodding long tubular flowers borne at the end of stem. Foliage emerges deep blue-green mouse-ear shaped and matures large, wide and bright green.

Growing & Maintenance Tips
Grows best in shaded areas where the soil is cool and amply supplied with organic matter and water. Shaded rock garden or perennial border, rich woods, low wooded hillsides, wonderful naturalizer.

Interesting Information
Mertensia, for Franz Carl Mertens (1764-1831), a German botanist. Plant goes dormant in mid-summer.

Plant Type Perennial		Bloom Color Dusty Blue		Foliage Color Matte Blue-Green
Height 1-2 Feet		Spread 28-32 Inches
USDA Hardiness Zone 3-9		Patented No

Stylophorum diphyllum (Celandine Poppy )	Athyrium filix-femina (Lady Fern )
Phlox divaricata (Wild Sweet William )

Characteristics & Attributes

Bloom Color • Blue	Exposure • Shade	Soil Moisture Preference • Medium	Missouri Native • Missouri Native
Season of Interest (Flowering) • March • April	Attributes • Rock Garden • Cut Flower • Ephemeral