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Common name Virginia bluebells Family boraginaceae Life cycle perennial Flowers blue-purple Size 1-2 ft Light part shade Cultural notes ordinary garden soil (not too dry) Tidy clumps of slightly bluish green foliage emerge in early spring, and sprout long bell-shaped blue flowers (with a little bit of the pulmonaria-like pink-tinging) in late May and June. Tends to go dormant in the heat of summer.

In our garden, this plant grows in the following area: side garden

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