Virginia Blue Bells or Viginia Cowslip

Mertensia virginica

Produces lovely pink buds that open to sapphire blue bell flowers in March - May
Excellent in woodland setting and waterside plantings
Natural habitat: floodplains, slope forests
Pollinated by long- tongued bees, but supports many other early pollinators
Best in organic-rich, well drained soils with even moisture
Pt.shade/ shade
This species is ephemeral, which means that its foliage dies back in summer
Interplant with other perennials and ferns
Reseeds freely
great massed