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Virginia bluebells

Mertensia virginica is a spring ephemeral plant in the Boraginaceae (borage) family with bell-shaped sky-blue flowers, native to eastern North America.

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Taxonomy

Scientific: Mertensia virginica
Family: Boraginaceae
Genus: Mertensia
Kingdom: Plantae
Order: Boraginales
Hardiness: Zone 4
Habit: herb
Bloom: Spring