Mertensia virginica
Virginia Bluebells
How You Say It:
In March and April, pink flower buds open to sky blue on this spring ephemeral. Ephemeral plants are those whose foliage goes dormant in summer. The foliage of this plant is blue-green. Virginia Bluebells naturalize well making it a great choice for the shade or woodland garden.
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USDA Hardiness Zone 3-8
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Good Companions
Celandine Poppy
(Stylophorum diphyllum),
Maidenhair Fern
(Adiantum pedatum),
Christmas Fern
(Polystichum acrostichoides),
Red Buckeye
(Aesculus pavia),
Wild Hydrangea
(Hydrangea arborescens)
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