{"id":22101,"date":"2025-03-26T11:10:59","date_gmt":"2025-03-26T15:10:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vnps.org\/jefferson\/?p=22101"},"modified":"2025-03-23T11:14:15","modified_gmt":"2025-03-23T15:14:15","slug":"plant-sale-2025-mertensia-virginica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vnps.org\/jefferson\/plant-sale-2025-mertensia-virginica\/","title":{"rendered":"Plant Sale 2025 &#8212; Mertensia virginica"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vnps.org\/jefferson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/03\/485147036_1057486123079633_3940154765874746864_n.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-22102 size-large lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/vnps.org\/jefferson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/03\/485147036_1057486123079633_3940154765874746864_n-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/vnps.org\/jefferson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/03\/485147036_1057486123079633_3940154765874746864_n-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vnps.org\/jefferson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/03\/485147036_1057486123079633_3940154765874746864_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vnps.org\/jefferson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/03\/485147036_1057486123079633_3940154765874746864_n-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vnps.org\/jefferson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/03\/485147036_1057486123079633_3940154765874746864_n-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vnps.org\/jefferson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2025\/03\/485147036_1057486123079633_3940154765874746864_n.jpg 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/768;\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left\">Mertensia virginica (Virginia Bluebells) is also known as Virginia-cowslip, Roanoke-bells, Lungwort, and Oysterleaf. Growing up to 2 feet, Mertensia virginica thrive in part shade to shade in moist, rich soil. The leaves are a lovely shade of purple as they break ground quickly turning a medium green. The showy nodding cluster of pink buds change to blue bell-shaped. Occasionally you might see pink or white flowers instead of blue. April blooms last about three weeks along stream banks, moist woodlands and floodplains. Mertensia virginica are spring ephemerals and disappear in early summer. Deer and rabbits usually don\u2019t bother it.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">Photo: E.M. Truax<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mertensia virginica (Virginia Bluebells) is also known as Virginia-cowslip, Roanoke-bells, Lungwort, and Oysterleaf. Growing up to 2 feet, Mertensia virginica thrive in part shade to shade in moist, rich soil. The leaves are a lovely shade of purple as they break ground quickly turning a medium green. 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