Mertensia maritima

• perennial

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Blue-green ovate leaves are formed on flowering stems emanating from a modest rosette of leaves. Stems lie close to the ground in 15-inch mounds, and from spring to early summer bear small bluebell-like flowers in the leaf axils. The foliage is the more important feature of this plant.

Plant Type: perennial

Plant Form or Habit: low and trailing

Plant Use: Rock garden, front of the border, along foundation plantings.

Flower Color:

light blue

Bloom Period:

late spring
early summer
mid-summer

Width: Minimum: 4 inches     Maximum: 8 inches

Foliage Texture: coarse

USDA Hardiness Zone: 4

Water Requirements: low

Additional Comments: Prefers well-drained soil. Sow seed in spring; divide in fall. Root cuttings planted in fall may be transplanted in spring. Susceptible to slug damage. Our planting bloomed from June into August. Seed obtained from Jelitto.

Source: Texas A&M

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