| Common Name | Virginia Bluebells |
| Scientific Name | Mertensia virginica |
| Height | 18" stems, 1" bell flower |
| Sun/Shade | Partial sun - shade |
| Bloom Season | Spring |
| Bloom Color | Blue |
| Soil | Moist in spring. Versatile - prefers humus rich loam, tolerates heavy clay. pH 4.5-8. |
| Disease Susceptibility | |
| Propagation | Divide rhizome, cover with 11/2-2" soil. Self sow if there is enough moisture. |
| Notes | Space at least 15-18" apart. Best moved in early fall - tubers can be broken up. Loose foilage, plant among other persistent plants. |
| Prairie Nursery | Heartland Restoration | Enders | Taylor Creek | Possibility Place | |
| Costs
from Spring 2001 catalog |
Not available | Not available | Native plant retail prices:
½ pint - 2.35, pint - 3.40, quart - 4.75, ½ gallon - 5.95, gallon - 7.50 & up. |
Not available | Not available |
Information on Mertensia virginica:
- USDA's PLANTS database. Plant Profile: http://plants.usda.gov/plants/cgi_bin/topics.cgi?earl=fact_sheet.cgi
- Wisconsin State Herbarium -http://wiscinfo.doit.wisc.edu/herbarium/scripts/detail.asp?SpCode=MERVIR
- Landscaping with Plants Native to Indiana. (pamphlet). November 1999.
- Cullina, Willaim. The New England Wild Flower Society Guide to
Growing and Propagating Wildflowers of the United States and Canada.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co, 2000.
- Harstad, Carolyn. Go Native! Gardening with Native Plants and
Wildflowers in the Lower Midwest. Bloomington: Indiana University
Press, 1999