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Plant Picture Guide

Acanthus - Akebia
Allium - Apios
Aquilegia - Asarum
Asclepias - Asimina
Aster - Atrichum
Bambusa - Campsis
Camptosorus - Chamaemelum
Chasmanthium - Coptis
Coreopsis - Dianthus
Dicentra - Erigeron
Eriophorum - Fragaria
Gaillardia - Hedyotis
Helianthus - Indocalamus
Iris - Lamium
Laportea - Lobelia
Lonicera - Maianthemum
Manfreda - Mimulus
Miscanthus
Mitchella - Onoclea
Ophiopogon - Osmunda
Pachysandra - Petasites
Phalaris - Philadelphus
Phlox
Phragmites
Phyllostachys
Physostegia - Polygonum
Polypodium - Potentilla
Prunus - Rhododendron
Rosa - Sasa
Sasaella - Scirpus
Sedum - Senecio
Shibataea - Stachys
Stokesia - Uvularia
Vaccinium - Vetiveria
Viburnum - Vinca
Viola - Zizia


Catalog as of February 04, 2010

Mertensia

(Borigaceae - borage family)
About 150 species of annual and perennial herbs and shrubs which bloom in the spring and summer.

virginica peren • ht 1-2' • zones 3-8

Virginia bluebells


native, part shade - shade
south-eastern U.S.

An erect, clump-forming perennial with loose, nodding clusters of large phlox-like, 1-2" blue flowers which bloom in early spring. Flower buds are pink and flowers emerge with a pinkish cast before turning blue. The flower cluster is multicolored with bright pink and true blue occurring together. A spring ephemeral, foliage dies to the ground by mid-summer as the plant goes dormant. Prefers moist, well-drained soil and mildly acid soil.

cat # 6E1W
$8.95 each / 3+, $8.50 ea