Virginia Bluebell
Mertensia virginica

• Flower: Loose nodding clusters of 5 lobed trumpet-shaped flowers, pink initially then blue/violet. about 1" (2.5 cm) long; corolla 5-lobed.
• Leaves: Basal leaves 2-8" (5-20 cm) long; stem leaves smaller, alternate, oval, untoothed.
• Height: Bushy, to 36"
• Habitat: Moist woods, floodplains, river banks.
• Blooms: March-June.

Tall (12 to 36 inch) bushy plants are plentiful on sandy riverbanks and floodplains. Flowers are ocassionally pink or white.

Virginia Bluebells, which often have a pink color before fully open, occasionally retain it... white flowers are also rarely seen.