Virginia Bluebell

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

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Read about Virginia Bluebell in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Mertensia virginica, DC. (M. pulmonarioides, Roth). Virginian Cowslip. Bluebells. Fig. 2363. Vol. Ill, pl. LIII. Very smooth and glabrous, 1-2 ft.: lvs. obovate or oblong, or the lowest large, rounded and long stalked; veins conspicuous: fls. at length more nodding than shown in Fig. 2363. Spring. N. Y. and westward to S. C. and Tenn., usually inhabiting low or moist grounds. B.M. 160 (as Pulmonaria). Gn. 23, p. 463, and 32, p. 173. J.H. III. 43:210. G. 6:115. Gn.M. 15:306. V. 3:181; 7:244; 11:180; 12:140. Mn. 4:33. Var. rubra, Hort., has pink-colored fls. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

Plant Characteristics

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Cultivation

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