Virginia Bluebells

Mertensia virginica (L.) Pers. ex Link

Borage family

Plant Type

Forb/herb

Life Cycle

Perennial

Mature Height

24 inches

Flower Color

Pink, Blue, Purple

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Mid Spring, Late Spring

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Tolerant

Water

Water Use High

Soil

CaCO3 Tolerance Medium

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Moths; Butterflies; Monarchs; Larval Host (Moth); Hummingbirds

Larval Host Gnophaela latipennis

Native Range

USA: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
CAN: Ontario, Québec

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.