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Mertensia pterocarpa |
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| Common name |
Japanese bluebells |
| Family |
boraginaceae |
| Life cycle |
perennial (Z4) |
| Flowers |
blue |
| Size |
6-12" |
| Light |
part-full shade |
| Cultural notes |
well-drained soil |
Small relative of the Virginia bluebell, which doesn't go dormant over summer. The leaves look like those of miniature blue hostas.
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This plant used to grow in our garden, but it slipped away... About my plant portraits
PlantLinks to other web pages about Mertensia pterocarpa
- Seed from '07 trade. Baggy 70F (35%G, 6-10d). Also Baggy 35F (4w) - 70F (45%G, 2-12d)
- Seed from '07 trade. Baggy 35F (32d) - 70F (22%G, 2-7d)
The cold treatment may have been moderately helpful - not enough information to know for sure. Loses viability after a year.
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