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Spring
Virginia Bluebells
Mertensia virginica
Family: Boraginaceae
Green & Freshfaintfresh
SeasonSpring
OriginEastern North America
IntensityVery Faint
LifespanPerennial
About This Flower
Green & Fresh · Spring bloomer
Virginia bluebells opens its clusters of sky-blue trumpet flowers in spring, covering the forest floor with a haze of the clearest blue, then disappearing entirely underground by early summer.
Symbolism & Meaning
blue promise, renewal
In the Victorian language of flowers, virginia bluebells means “Blue promise”.
Habitat & Environment
Eastern North America
Virginia Bluebells is native to Eastern North America.
Quick Reference
- Scientific NameMertensia virginica
- FamilyBoraginaceae
- Native ToEastern North America
- Bloom SeasonSpring
- LifespanPerennial
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