FoliageVirginia Bluebells
Mertensia virginica
Virginia Bluebells (Mertensia virginica) is a perennial, hardy in USDA zones 3-8, that matures to about 1.5-2 ft × 1-1.5 ft. It does best in part shade and full shade with medium water needs in well-drained and moist soil. Expect blue and pink blooms in spring. It attracts bees, hummingbirds and pollinators, stands up well to black walnut and rabbits.
- USDA zones
- 3-8
- Sun
- Part shade, Full shade
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 1.5-2 ft × 1-1.5 ft
- Maintenance
- Medium
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist
- Bloom color
- Blue, Pink
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Attracts
- Bees, Hummingbirds, Pollinators
- Tough against
- Black walnut, Rabbits
- Native to
- North America
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Virginia Bluebells is hardy to about -40°F (estimated from USDA zone 3), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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