This native woodland perennial, which has blue-green leaves that appear in early spring, grows up to 18 inches tall in partial shade. Use it as a spring native plant or in the naturalistic garden. Clusters of pink flower buds turn to bluish purple and open to reveal true blue flowers in late April. By midsummer, its leaves turn yellow and disappear. One of the earliest perennials, Virginia bluebells bloom along with narcissus and other spring bulbs. This perennial naturalizes well under deciduous trees. Virginia bluebells is in the borage family, along with forget-me-nots and heliotrope.

This is a Budburst featured plant at the Garden.