Virginia Bluebells (Mertensia virginica) Southern Living Perfect For Hanging Baskets

Perfect For Hanging Baskets

Tassel Fern works well in shaded containers

and you’ll be rewarded with more blooms and stronger growth

which fits the way many homeowners use dwarf flowering shrubs in mixed pot designs

remove seed heads before they mature and avoid planting near natural areas where seedlings could escape the maintained landscape

Virginia Bluebells (Mertensia virginica) Southern Living Perfect For Hanging BasketsA Springtime Show Of Pink Buds Turning True Blue Virginia Bluebells are the kind of plant that makes you stop mid walk in early spring. The buds open in soft pink, then shift to a clear, luminous blueso you get a whole color story in one bloom cycle. Planted in drifts, they look like a wash of sky dropped into the garden, especially under flowering trees or along a shady path. If youre building a landscape that feels seasonal and alive, bluebells are