mertensia

[ mer-ten-see-uh, -shee-uh, -shuh ]

/ mərˈtɛn si ə, -ʃi ə, -ʃə /

any of various plants belonging to the genus Mertensia, of the borage family, including the lungworts and the Virginia cowslip.

Words nearby mertensia

< New Latin (1797), after Franz Karl Mertens (died 1831), German botanist; see -ia

About the middle of the month the Virginian Cowslip (Mertensia virginica) begins to turn yellow before dying down.
Wood and Garden|Gertrude Jekyll
The old Pulmonaria (Mertensia virginica) is one of the loveliest spring flowers ever introduced.
The Wild Garden|William Robinson
The newer and more easily grown Mertensia sibirica is a lovely plant, taller and flowering longer.
The Wild Garden|William Robinson
After flowering, the forsythia hides the disrobing Mertensia with its heavy sheet of foliage.
Making a Garden of Perennials|W. C. Egan

I have found primroses, phlox, and mertensia on the summit of Long's Peak.
The Rocky Mountain Wonderland|Enos A. Mills