Erect ephemeral perennial of moist or wet woods which usually grows in clumps
12-24 inches
Flowers are borne
in nodding clusters corolla is trumpet-shaped,
about 1 inch long, with a purple tube and blue
limb.
Early spring
Alternate, basal
leaves elliptic to 8 inches long and 2-3 inches wide,
long stalked stem leaves are smaller and nearly
sessile. All leaves are glabrous and have an
entire margin.
Mertensia is named for Franz
Carl Mertens, a 19th century botanist.
