Are Mertensia and Centranthus types of flowering plants?
Mertensia Mertensia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Boraginaceae. They are perennial herbaceous plants with blue or sometimes white flowers that open from pink-tinged buds. Such a change in flower color is common in Boraginaceae and is caused by an increase of pH in the flower tissue. "Mertensia" is one of several plants that are commonly called "bluebell". In spite of their common name, the flowers are usually salverform (trumpet-shaped) rather than campanulate (bell-shaped).
Catharanthus Catharanthus is a genus of flowering plants in the dogbane family, Apocynaceae. Like genus "Vinca", they are known commonly as periwinkles. There are eight known species. Seven are endemic to Madagascar, though one, "C. roseus", is widely naturalized around the world. The eighth species, "C. pusillus", is native to India and Sri Lanka. The name "Catharanthus" comes from the Greek for "pure flower".