Probably if they'd looked they could have found one in Mertensia.    From Wordnik.com.  [Villains by Necessity]

Carol's Mertensia nestles where she would sit - on the south side.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mel Averner - NASA Watch] Reference

The Thieves 'Guild here in Mertensia was disguised of course, in this case as a bakery.    From Wordnik.com.  [Villains by Necessity]

(Mertensia) -- more could have been used with good effect, for they too disappear after awhile.    From Wordnik.com.  [Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916 Embracing the Transactions of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society,Volume 44, from December 1, 1915, to December 1, 1916, Including the Twelve Numbers of "The Minnesota Horticulturist" for 1916] Reference

But when it comes to flower color, I think the Virginia bluebell Mertensia virginicais in a class by itself.    From Wordnik.com.  [Virginia bluebells: a kaleidoscope of spring color « Sugar Creek Gardens’ Blog] Reference

For instance, the large leaves of Virginia bluebells (Mertensia virginica) completely disappear with no cleanup required.    From Wordnik.com.  [Plant native bulbs now for thriving Midwest gardens] Reference

Lance-leaved chiming bells (Mertensia lanceolata) are in the Forget-Me-Not family, and are also known as a prairie bluebells.    From Wordnik.com.  [Rich Wolf: Where Do All the Flowers Grow?] Reference

Virginia bluebells (Mertensia virginica) are budded up and ready to burst, and the celandine poppies (Stylophorum diphyllum) are showing.    From Wordnik.com.  [The big reveal « Sugar Creek Gardens’ Blog] Reference

A few that come to mind — Mertensia virginica Virginia bluebells, Ceratostigma plumbaginoides Perennial plumbago, and this little beauty.    From Wordnik.com.  [Now showing: Veronica ped. ‘Georgia Blue’ « Sugar Creek Gardens’ Blog] Reference

Here, as in Mertensia, the town where they had sought out the Gypsies, the subtle graffiti of thiefsigns scratched on walls and posts were faded or missing.    From Wordnik.com.  [Villains by Necessity]

On the alpine slopes or in sheltered ravines, Salix denticulata, Mertensia tibetica, Potentilla desertorum, Juniperus polycarpus, Polygonum viviparum, Berberis pachyacantha, Rosa webbiana, and Spiraea lycoides dominate.    From Wordnik.com.  [Karakoram-West Tibetan Plateau alpine steppe] Reference

Shown above are Virginia bluebells, Mertensia virginica overlaying Japanese maple ‘Peaches And Cream’, Acer palmatum ‘Peaches And Cream’The years trolled by, and each summer became drier until the last two years our area has been proclaimed to be in extreme drought, the worst level.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Sunny Woodland-GBDW* « Fairegarden] Reference

Certain breeds of the Mertensia are used for different purposes.    From Wordnik.com.  [CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]]

Mertensia is a taxonomic genus belonging to the Family Boraginaceae.    From Wordnik.com.  [CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]]

Mertensia paniculata (Tall Bluebell) was used medicinally in tea to treat the lungs and used as bandages for cuts.    From Wordnik.com.  [CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]]

(Mertensia virginicaTightly clasped buds unwind the spirals of petals.(.    From Wordnik.com.  [Spring Continues And A Rant*(Added) « Fairegarden] Reference

I want to apologize for that remark I made, back in the bar ... in Mertensia. ".    From Wordnik.com.  [Villains by Necessity]

I have some Mertensia virginica ordered, can’t wait to add them to the garden, and hope they’ll tolerate our dry soil.    From Wordnik.com.  [Spring Continues And A Rant*(Added) « Fairegarden] Reference

Some good choices might be: wild Columbine (Aguilegia canadensis), Jack-in-the-pulpit (Arisaema tripyllum), wild ginger (Asarum canadensis), Dutchman's breeches (Dicentra cucullaria), Virginia bluebells (Mertensia virginica), woodland phlox (Phlox divaricata,) or bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis).    From Wordnik.com. Reference

I love the Mertensia.    From Wordnik.com.  [Spring Continues And A Rant*(Added) « Fairegarden] Reference

Bluebells, Virginia Mertensia virginica 152.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Field Guide to Wildlife Habitats of the Eastern United States] Reference

Height, 2 ft. Mertensia.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gardening for the Million] Reference

Mertensia, Darwin's experiments on.    From Wordnik.com.  [More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 2] Reference

One line to thank you much about Mertensia.    From Wordnik.com.  [More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 2] Reference

POSTED BY KIM — Oooh, I love my Virginia Bluebells (Mertensia virginica).    From Wordnik.com.  [Virginia Bluebells are making their spring debut « Sugar Creek Gardens’ Blog] Reference

Genus: Mertensia.    From Wordnik.com.  [CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]]

Tall Bluebell - Mertensia paniculata.    From Wordnik.com.  [CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]]

Mertensia virginica - Virginia Bluebell.    From Wordnik.com.  [CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]]

Mertensia, 224.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers Describing the Most Desirable Plants, for Borders, Rockeries, and Shrubberies.] Reference

Above this scrub is the alpine meadow, comprising a diverse herb community that includes species of Doronicum, Delphinium, Gentiana, Meconopsis, Pedicularis, Anemone, Aster, Polygonum, Primula, and Mertensia, among others.    From Wordnik.com.  [Northwestern Himalayan alpine shrub and meadows] Reference