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Boraginaceae
Roanoke-bells
Mertensia virginica
Also known as Mertensia, Virginia bluebells, Virginia cowslip, Pneumaria virginica
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Woodland · Wildflower · Spring Ephemeral · Shade Garden · Native · Blue Flowers · Perennial · Pollinator · Eastern Us
Virginia bluebells thrive in moist, humus-rich soil under dappled shade, making them ideal for woodland gardens. Plant them in fall or early spring and keep the soil consistently moist during their brief spring blooming season. They are ephemeral perennials that die back by summer, so pair them with later-emerging plants to fill the gap.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 3 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply to keep soil consistently moist but not waterlogged · Every 5-7 days during active growth; reduce after dormancy
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 4.5–8
- Temperature
- -25°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 4b-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 4 ft
- Spread
- 3 ft
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Blue
- Foliage
- Green · Coarse
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District Of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Masachusettes, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Sources: trefle, usda
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