CHUXAY GARDEN Virginia Bluebells Seed 100 Seeds Great Mertensia Virginica Flower Lovely Blue Flowers Ornamental Flowering Plant Wonderful Choice for Garden

Virginia bluebells is a native wildflower.Mertensia virginica is one of about 40 species in this genus of herbaceous perennials with blue, bell-shaped flowers. Other common names include eastern bluebells, Virginia cowslip, and lungwort oysterleaf. This ephemeral perennial plant comes up early in the spring. The emerging foliage is deep purple but quickly turns green. Plants have smooth, oval, blue- to gray-green leaves with prominent veins. The erect clumps grow up to 2 feet tall and about a foot wide but die back to the ground by early summer as the plant goes dormant shortly after flowering and setting seed. Many novice gardeners mistakenly think their plants have died, only to be surprised the following year when the bluebells emerge in early spring more vigorous than before. Virginia bluebells can be used in borders or other beds but the dying foliage and blank spaces when dormant need to be addressed.