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Mertensia virginica subsp. var.

Virginia Bluebell

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Boraginaceae >

Mertensia

virginica

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Mertensia virginica, DC. (M. pulmonarioides, Roth). Virginian Cowslip. Bluebells. Very smooth and glabrous, 1-2 ft.: lvs. obovate or oblong, or the lowest large, rounded and long stalked; veins conspicuous: fls. at length more nodding. Spring. N. Y. and westward to S. C. and Tenn., usually inhabiting low or moist grounds. Var. rubra, Hort., has pink-colored fls. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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-Mertensia virginica, DC. (M. pulmonarioides, Roth). Virginian  Cowslip. Bluebells. Fig. 2363. Vol. Ill, pl. LIII. Very smooth and glabrous, 1-2 ft.: lvs. obovate or oblong, or the lowest large, rounded and long stalked; veins conspicuous: fls. at length more nodding than shown in Fig. 2363. Spring. N. Y. and westward to S. C. and Tenn., usually inhabiting low or moist grounds. B.M. 160 (as Pulmonaria). Gn. 23, p. 463, and 32, p. 173. J.H. III. 43:210. G. 6:115. Gn.M. 15:306. V. 3:181; 7:244; 11:180; 12:140. Mn. 4:33. Var. rubra, Hort., has pink-colored fls.
+Mertensia virginica, DC. (M. pulmonarioides, Roth). Virginian  Cowslip. Bluebells. Very smooth and glabrous, 1-2 ft.: lvs. obovate or oblong, or the lowest large, rounded and long stalked; veins conspicuous: fls. at length more nodding. Spring. N. Y. and westward to S. C. and Tenn., usually inhabiting low or moist grounds. Var. rubra, Hort., has pink-colored fls.
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