Mertensia virginica

Boraginaceae

Coastal Plain, Mountain, Piedmont

Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia

Herbaceous

1 - 2.5ft

- ft

Blue, Pink

Nut/Nut-like;

Partial Sun, Shade

Clay, Loamy

Moist, Wet

March - June

rich wooded slopes, forest floodplains

dormant in summer; flower color blue, pink, or white according to soil acidity; FACW