Blue flowers, the names of which are well known or still unfamiliar, can take place in both shade and sunny places. They can be planted in the center of a flower arrangement or in the background. In a flowerbed, alpine hill or rock garden, they create an atmosphere of airiness, freshness and lightness. Among them there are small and tall flowers, shrubs and subshrubs, vines and hanging species.
Delicate lobelia
This is a plant that pale blue flowers, can be planted not only in a flower bed, but also in hanging baskets, balcony boxes, flower pots. Blooming lobelia resembles a blue ball. This flower looks good in a group, for example, with petunia, or in a separate planting.
Lobelia belongs to the bellflower family. Depending on the variety, lobelia can be:
- Bush - forms a dense, low, profusely flowering ball in which leaves are invisible.
- Ampelous - this species is more difficult to care for, flowering is not so abundant.
In mid-July, when the formation of new flowers stops, the bush should be trimmed, leaving 5-10 cm, after which the lobelia will bloom again.
To date garden plots, flower beds and window sills in apartments are decorated with a variety of ornamental plants. The abundance of colors, shapes and sizes of plants delights the eyes of gardeners and their guests. Plants with flowers of all shades of blue, from blue to dark blue, are gaining popularity. The blue shades of flowers are very reminiscent of the sky, and that is why they are gradually winning the love of flower growers.
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Thanks to the efforts of breeding scientists, today many new varieties have been developed plants with blue and blue flowers. As outside observers note, plants with blue and blue flowers amaze with the richness of their colors. In addition, blue and light blue go well with other colors.
So, The most popular colors of all shades of blue are:
- African lily or agapanthus;
- ageratum;
- wrestler or aconite;
- small periwinkle;
- oak speedwell;
- hyacinth;
- spring;
- garden hydrangea;
- blue tulips.
It should be remembered that in nature, pure blue flowers are extremely rare; most plants have shades of blue.
Blue flowers
Agapanthus or African lily is an indoor plant with blue flowers of extraordinary beauty (pictured). Belongs to the onion family, genus Agapanthus. Quite a low plant (no more than 70 cm in height). The leaves are large, fleshy, collected in fluffy rosettes. Flowers of various colors, including bluish and blue, are collected in umbrella-shaped inflorescences.
The plant blooms from summer to late autumn. Recently, the plant has been actively cultivated at home. Most popular among indoor plants Three types are considered:
- Agapanthus orientalis;
- Agapanthus bellflower;
- Agapanthus umbellata.
The plant is light-loving, feels good under sunlight. Optimal temperature cultivation is considered to be 15–25 degrees Celsius. Does not require painstaking care, watering must be regular, requires replanting.
Ageratum variety Blue Mink belongs to the aster family. This small size bush (no more than 60 cm in height), with triangular or diamond-shaped leaves, straight, pubescent stems, the number of stems is quite large. Ageratum bears fruit, the fruits are in the form of a pentagonal achene.
The blue flowers are fluffy, small, reminiscent of dandelions. Flower growers often plant entire flowery carpets; the bush is also popularly called a “dry stream.”
Wolfsbane or fighter
There has always been a trail of legends and traditions around this plant. According to one version, aconite appeared after the dog Cerberus, guardian of the entrance to Tartarus, appeared in Greece along with Hercules. From his poisonous saliva that fell on the ground, a plant appeared.
The wrestler (in the picture) is of small size (60–130 cm in height) perennial herbs
, with a straight, less often curly stem (up to 400 cm in length). The leaves are lobe-shaped, dark green in color, and arranged alternately. The blue flowers vaguely resemble a bell. It tolerates winter well, does not require painstaking care, and tolerates transplantation well. They are actively cultivated by flower growers in gardens and front gardens.
Fully poisonous plant. When working with flowers, all precautions must be taken. It is recommended to plant out of the reach of animals and small children.
Small - a small plant with blue flowers, surrounded by mystical stories. The height of periwinkle is about 40 cm, the stem is branched, straight, less often creeping. Flowering begins in May, pale blue or dark blue flowers appear on the stems. The flowers are solitary, the pedicels are long, about 3–4 cm in diameter.
The leaves of periwinkle are attached to the stem using short cuttings, are elliptical in shape, fleshy, dense to the touch, and shiny. The top of the leaf is juicy green, the bottom is paler, grayish green.
The plant bears fruit, the fruits begin to ripen in June. Famous for its healing properties.
Veronica dubravnaya
The plant belongs to the genus Veronica, the plantain family.. The herbaceous perennial has creeping pubescent stems, the length of which varies from 10 to 40 cm. The leaves of Speedwell are ovoid, the edges are slightly jagged, about 2-3 cm long. They are attached to the stems using short cuttings.
The inflorescence is racemose, the axillary flowers have a bluish tint (pictured). The flowers are four-five-leaved, sometimes have a white edge or dark veins across the petals. It has long been grown by flower growers as decorative decoration garden or vegetable garden, prefers dry and shady places to grow. Widely distributed in Russia and Ukraine.
Hyacinth is accompanied by a beautiful legend: once upon a time the son of the king of Sparta, a young man named Hyacinth, challenged the gods Apollo and Zephyr. The young man competed with God in discus throwing, in no way inferior to the deity. Zephyr couldn't let a mortal win, so a gust of wind changed the trajectory of the disc's fall. It hit Hyacinth right in the face. The young man died from a mortal wound, and in the place where drops of Hyacinth’s blood fell, a tender bud grew.
belongs to the lily family, This perennial with a tuberous root system. The leaves are dense, juicy green in color, as if superimposed on each other. The flowers come in a variety of colors, including blue tones. The inflorescences are racemose, with many bell-like flowers.
There can be about 45 flowers on one stem.
Gentian or gentiana
Gentian belongs to the perennial shrubby plants of the gentian family. It includes about 400 subspecies, small in stature, about 50-70 cm. In the natural environment, you can find specimens up to half a meter high.
The stem of gentian is erect, has basal leaves collected in a rosette. The leaves are mostly entire and can be ovoid or oblong. The flowers are solitary, less often collected in inflorescences, with straight vertical peduncles. They have the shape of a bell, blue, less often blue.
Gentiana has recently been cultivated in Russia, in areas where the climate is similar to the natural environment where the flower grows.
Garden hydrangea
Large-leaved is considered the most popular ornamental shrub (see picture). The bush is quite tall; there are specimens about 4 m high. This shrub is popularly called hydrania. Widely used in Russia to decorate gardens and parks.
Hydrangea leaves are quite large, juicy green tint, egg-shaped. The tips of the leaves are slightly pointed. The inflorescences are cluster-shaped, lush, of various colors, there are shades of blue. Vaguely reminiscent of lilac, the diameter of the inflorescence can reach 15 cm.
Flowering begins in June and ends in September - October. With the onset of cold weather, the leaves change color and become red-brown.
Blue and blue tulips were bred not so long ago by breeding scientists. Tulips are perennial bulbous plants and come in a wide variety of shades of blue. An ephemeroid herbaceous tulip, it goes through all stages of development in the spring: from the first leaves to death.
Tulips are quite popular among gardeners, special care does not require. He prefers regular watering; the soil for the tulip should have a loose surface.
Without being guided by the basic rules of color, you cannot correctly compose flower arrangements. Ornamental plants have many shades and varied textures, which is very important for the perception of the whole picture.
In living nature, color almost always contains a large number of nuances. It may change due to lighting or environment. Finding a pure color is almost impossible. The most widespread colors in the plant world are violet, blue, lilac, blue, and lilac.
Blue Color Meaning
Since time immemorial, people have associated various things or concepts with a certain color. White color- light, cleanliness. Black shade - evil, hatred, night, death.
Blue flowers became a symbol of the sky and sea. What do flowers mean different shades, you can find out from florists. Blue color can calm, create a feeling of comfort and tranquility, and help you fall asleep. This color also symbolizes contentment with life and stability, spirituality and intelligence.
The dark blue color inspires confidence, which is the reason for its use in business suits. Blue is the color of coolness, it calms and promotes better sleep. In nature, blue is less common than other colors.
The meaning of blue flowers
Blue flowers are one of the main signs of romance and infinity. The blue flower is meant to convey a message of desire and love to those who receive it. Therefore, knowing which blue flowers are used in which combinations will help in professional creation flower arrangements.
Shades of blue in the garden
Not a single modern garden can do without bells, irises, aconites, and lupins of various shades. However, since the blue range is heterogeneous, it makes sense to focus on each shade separately.
Bright blue flowers are rare in the plant world, and if they appear in the garden, they indicate nobility and great value. Gentian, Pushkinia, Muscari, Scylla, Chionodoxa ended up in our gardens, having migrated from forest glades and mountain meadows, where they are difficult to get, and therefore they are associated with something refined and expensive. Cornflowers with their blueness are akin to the sky.
Blue is a stricter color than blue. Dark blue flowers carry a stamp of mystery and royal nobility. True, so that the excessive use of cold blue flowers in gardens and flower beds does not lead to depression, experienced designers they strive to balance it with pastel colors. Traditionally, blue is well complemented by yellow and orange.
Every flower has its own season
Blue flowers are present in petunias, violets, and lobelias in the warm season. Blue flowers whose names are known to everyone are irises, cornflowers, and bluebells.
In March, blue hyacinths will be beautifully shaded by carnations, tulips, and red pelargoniums. Blue flowers look great against the snowy white background of daffodils. What do they mean different combinations flowers, explains floristry - one of the areas of aesthetics.
The greatest number of plants with dark blue flowers can be found in midsummer. These are the iris, anemone, delphinium, and gentian, revered by all. By the month of August, the baton of the blue leader is picked up by the bell.
Blue
Gardeners love to plant flowers in their gardens that have blue and blue shades. As a result, flower beds are stunning with rich colors. When you admire them, you gain more strength. The blue shade is refreshing and caressing, combining perfectly with the colors of the rainbow. In floral arrangements it highlights warm shades of red and orange. Traditional is the combination with blue pink or yellow color. This combination in the garden is achieved if blue and blue hyacinths are planted in the flowerbed. Pink colour, as well as snake knotweed with forget-me-nots. The Brunner inflorescences look amazing, rising above the gold of the variegated hybrids.
When sunlight is intense, the blue tones partially lose their saturation, but in the garden it is easy to find a shady corner in which you can plant scillas, lungwort, periwinkles, brunnera and forget-me-nots. Some plants have blue foliage. They are also able to diversify garden compositions. Such plants include blue fescue, mertensia, and grate. There are also some hosta varieties that have blue foliage.
Seasons of Blue
When early spring arrives, plants that have blue flowers, joyfully awaken the earth, tired of winter, with the cheerful blue blossoms of crocuses and scillas.
The beginning of May is heralded by the blue bloom of the spring navel, Siberian brunners, forget-me-nots. All year round The small periwinkle with its leathery foliage serves as a decoration for the garden, and in spring blue and dark blue flowers bloom on it. Summer relay race blue flowers The violet is in the garden.
In June, low-growing steppe irises and aquilegias begin to bloom. July is decorated with blue delphiniums. In the midst of summer, lavender blooms. All summer, bells and lobelias decorate flower beds and flower beds. In addition to all this, there are many varieties of blue petunias. Even more varieties have shades of ink or purple. The blue flowering of cicerbite ends the summer.
Monochrome blue gardens
Monochrome gardens have become a new trend in garden design recently. If you skillfully use numerous shades of blue-blue, the garden will acquire a particularly romantic coloring, successfully relieving the stress of everyday life and calming the nerves.
After all, when flowers of various shades of blue bloom simultaneously in the garden, the atmosphere of the garden becomes bewitching and mysterious. If you correctly select and correctly plant representatives of the blue-blue flora, the garden will become visually much more spacious.
Flowers are a powerful compositional tool. Therefore, they are often used to place emphasis on important planning components. If a flower garden appears in the garden, where flowers of blue shades predominate in various combinations, this makes the garden stand out from many others, giving it an unusual flavor.
Means for reviving blue compositions
The main task that florists solve when creating a monochrome flower garden is to prevent it from becoming monotonous. Blue flowers harmonize perfectly with coreopsis and yellow anemones, cream astilbe, gray-blue leaves and stems of carnation, light blue pushkinia and stachys. A composition of blue or blue with white, blue with silver-blue is associated with refreshing coolness and brings calm. A wonderful combination is obtained when combined with blue flowers of light roses and daylilies. The opposite calming effect is achieved by combinations with blue shades of yellow and orange.
Placement
The success of a composition containing a blue flower is largely determined by the chosen location for the flower garden and all the plants involved in it. When creating flower arrangements, it is necessary to take into account the shape of the plants, their growth rate, the texture of the leaves, and the requirements of agricultural technology. For example, anemones and delphiniums take root well in conditions where there is little moisture and fertilizer. You can find a wide variety of perennials that grow well in regular soil with good drainage and moderate moisture.
It is recommended to plant 3 seedlings representing each variety. This way they will grow faster, and you will achieve the desired result faster. If necessary, it is possible to reduce or increase the size of the flower garden by reducing or increasing the number of seedlings.
There is no need to expect stunning results right away. At first, the future beautiful corner will not make much of an impression. To disguise empty spaces in the gaps between seedlings, plant them ground cover plants- green or yellow lysimachia or blue awl-shaped phlox. Small stones make a good impression, which will be removed later.
When planning the composition of a flower garden, it is necessary to take into account that it will constantly undergo changes: each plant has its own flowering time, so in one bed there may be specimens that are just sprouting, that are in the flowering phase, and for which the time has come to wither. In order for the flower garden to look neat, fading plants must be removed in a timely manner.
For everyone who loves romance spring garden, you should like the blue muscari, crocuses, primroses, and scillas that bloom luxuriantly in the shade of the trees. In the summer, Veronica, wrestler, and aquilegia look wonderful in flower beds and garden beds. Their beauty can once again be emphasized by perennials and annuals: asters, lobelia, borage, viola.
Container plantings
A variety of garden accessories will fit well into the thoughtful atmosphere created by plants: tables, armchairs, blue flowerpots. Wooden wall, painted blue, will easily play the role of a bottomless sky and become a background for blue flowers planted in containers.
Such container plantings can refresh an existing garden design. It is optimal to plant bulbous plants at the beginning of spring, which will bring spring mood to the garden much earlier than other flowers. Flowerpots, tubs and baskets can serve as containers.
When creating a flower garden in blue, it is necessary to take into account that at dusk the blue color loses its expressiveness. Bright lighting, on the contrary, gives it saturation. To place blue plants, you should choose well-lit areas. If the garden is small, then it is better to plant blue flowers as a background for the white, red or yellow tones located in front. This will lead to a visual increase in the size of the garden.
In keeping with its surroundings, blue can create a sense of sophistication or be casual. If the landing site is successfully selected, it can deepen the space and create volume. In this case, it seems that he is “floating” in the air. If the blue color is located next to pink, it seems sophisticated and strikes with grace, and when close to the dark blue color that compacts the floral arrangement, the blue color is almost weightless.
These properties are widely used when creating color compositions. For example, placing richer tones at the bottom of a composition instills a sense of stability. If you place more there bright hues, then there is a feeling of uncertainty and instability.
For many thousands of years, bright flower crops have given people joy and good mood. Each flower is unique and unusual in its own way, and the combination of several types creates spectacular contrasts due to the variety of shapes, colors of the petals and their aroma. The garden looks very stylish, decorated in one color scheme. A flowerbed with blue and blue flowers has a calming effect, gives a feeling of lightness and spaciousness, reminiscent of the endless sea and clear sky.
Classification of flower plants
All flower crops grown in open ground, are divided according to biological characteristics: annual, biennial and perennial.
The group of annuals includes flowers that develop, bloom, produce seeds and die within one season. Beautifully flowering crops of this species are the most popular in gardening due to the richness of varieties and shades, as well as the ability to create new flower arrangements every year.
After flowering, the bed can be prepared for the next season, without fear of damaging the roots of the plants, plan new scheme landings. Typical annuals are asters, cornflowers, petunias, sweet peas, blue salvia and others.
Flowers in garden design
In the flower world, blue petals are quite rare. Most often they have various shades of lilac, lilac or violet. The saturation of colors in the flower bed depends on the companion flowers. The blue background creates the illusion of spaciousness, and the dark blue flowers further enhance the feeling of depth and vastness.
Blue and white shades
It will help to dilute the dark background smooth transition from light blue shades to blue. The same effect can be achieved by planting flowers with white centers or spots in the flowerbed.
Blue and white flowers for the garden:
Annual crops
Using a rich palette of blue-blue flowering plants, you can come up with many original landscape compositions. Full list annual crops are very voluminous. Particularly popular are early and cold-resistant varieties that bloom all summer.
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List of annual flowers in blue shades:
Flower garden of biennials
Today, experienced and novice gardeners are increasingly using biennial crops to decorate the garden. A sharp decline in popularity occurred due to the fact that the range of annual and perennial plants has significantly expanded, which in shape and color palette can easily replace bright biennials. However, some plants will never be forgotten or go out of fashion, still occupying pride of place in the garden. These include:
What flowers should not be kept at home and why
Not a single modern garden can manage with flower crops of various shades. Bright blue flowers are rare in the plant world, and if they appear in the garden, they testify to the nobility and aesthetic romanticism of the owners of the site. True, so that the excessive use of cold blue flowers in gardens and flower beds does not lead to depression, experienced designers strive to balance it with pastel colors.
Agapanthus
Agapanthus (or African lily) – herbaceous plant with bright blue lily flowers, which are collected in umbrella inflorescences. Moreover, their number on one long peduncle can reach 150 pieces. It blooms for a short time, from June to July, loves sunny places, in places with frosty winters it needs to be dug up, and plants in containers should be moved indoors for wintering. The African lily looks good along paths, near the walls of buildings, and will create the main accent in a flower bed.
Ageratum
These small, fragrant flowers look great against the backdrop of lush green leaves with jagged edges. Ageratum inflorescences can be blue, purple, white or pink. All these colors harmonize perfectly, so a monoflower from ageratum different colors looks very impressive.
Aconite
Wolfsbane (or wolfsbane) is a graceful herbaceous plant with flowers that resemble helmets. And this is not without reason. The bright blue “panicles” are best admired from a distance. All parts of aconite are highly poisonous. Suitable for small group or single plantings. Looks good in mixborders. It blooms from July to the end of September and is quite winter-hardy.
Periwinkle
This evergreen creeping plant blooms in April. It is ideal for growing on rocky slopes, in shady gardens and in the foreground of mixed borders.
Mountain cornflower
Unusually persistent, despite its external fragility, the flower, which has received the “status” of a mountain flower for its endurance, will be an excellent addition to a ridge or rockery. Mountain cornflower does not bloom for long, but early, already in May. The flowers are slightly larger than those of blue cornflower.
Veronica dubravnaya
The simple blue flowers of Veronica will add charm and grace to your garden. No wonder the flower was given female name. Veronica is unpretentious, undemanding to the composition and moisture of the soil, and is not afraid of the shade. Although under its rays it looks brighter and more elegant. A modest flower will decorate a border, a rock garden, will become a wonderful frame for a pond, and will look good at the foot of trees and next to even such luxurious flowers as roses.
Heliotrope
Heliotrope peduncles with small blue-violet flowers collected in corymbose inflorescences are always facing the sun. Therefore, the name of this plant comes from Greek words"helios" - sun and "tropos" - turn. Heliotrope looks great in borders and mixborders next to salvia, tuberous begonia and petunia.
Hyacinth
In early spring, green pointed tubes hatch from the ground, from which dense inflorescences with numerous flowers (up to 30 pieces) tubular, bell-shaped or funnel-shaped appear. Hyacinths exude a rich, pleasant aroma. These plants are planted in picturesque mono- or multi-colored groups next to trees and shrubs or along the garden path.
Gentian
It is among the gentians that there are specimens with such an intense shade of blue-blue petals that you can imagine. Most species are listed in the Red Book, so when planting gentian on your site, make sure that it is not protected by law. The flower is unpretentious, has little demands on the composition of the soil, except that it loves the sun and moist soil, but it will not cause trouble to the gardener. Depending on the species, it blooms from mid-May to late autumn. Used in borders, rock gardens, rockeries.
Garden hydrangea
Of all the varieties of hydrangea, only garden hydrangea is capable of changing the color of its inflorescences: from deep pink to sky blue. The color change can be controlled, but you should take care of this in advance (in the spring), because when the flowers bloom, it will be too late - hydrangea reaches full flowering in August. Petals acquire blue color in an acidic environment when watering alkaline soil with a solution of iron salts.
Delphinium
This plant is often called larkspur, or spur. Delphinium prefers sunny and windless areas with light soil where water does not stagnate.
Creeping tenacious
The name of this plant literally “speaks” for itself. The tenacious plant (sometimes called ayuga) is frost- and drought-resistant, undemanding to the type of soil, and also grows very actively. So it will quickly cover any bald spots on the site with a pleasant decorative “carpet”. The plant is also good to use in border planting, on an alpine hill in combination with delphinium or irises. Blooms in late spring - early summer. Flowering lasts only 2-3 weeks, but the charming blue “panicles” of the tenacious plant will create bright color accents in the flowerbeds.
morning glory
This climbing vine with beautiful heart-shaped leaves and large funnel-shaped flowers, decorates the garden from the beginning of summer until frost. Morning glory is an ideal plant for arches and pergolas.
Iris
The unusual shape of the irises flower resembles an orchid. IN middle lane flowering occurs in May-June. At the same time, iris has no less spectacular leaves: sword-shaped, fleshy, dark green.
Karyopteris
A low-growing bush of karyopteris (or nutwing) with erect branches and blue flowers that attract bees with their aroma. Blooms in the year of planting. Externally flowering plant resembles the fluffy bright tail of a peacock. Karyopteris is not particularly frost-resistant; in cold winters it can freeze, so it needs shelter. Looks good in the foreground of flower arrangements, in borders and rock gardens. A feature of the plant (pleasant for some, but not so much for others) is its abundant self-seeding.
Clematis
Charming clematis is quite picky. It needs regular watering (at least 1-2 times a week), loosening the soil, timely removal of weeds, organic fertilizing 2 times a month throughout the growing season, pruning and covering for the winter. In addition, this plant loves light, nutritious and loose soil, and does not tolerate strong winds and stagnant water. But if these requirements are met, the plant will delight with abundant flowering.
Bell
Delicate bells bloom from 15 to 90 days. They prefer well-lit areas, but can also grow in partial shade. Only a few varietal plants need shelter, and most species develop well without special care.
Crocus
Or saffron. This low-growing (about 10 cm high) small-bulbous primrose with attractive glass-shaped flowers looks most impressive in rock gardens, among grass under the canopy of trees and in group plantings in combination with other spring plants.
Lavender
Graceful lavender fills the garden with a pleasant aroma. Small blue-violet flowers go well with pink and yellow plants. However, residents of areas with an unstable climate will have to make a lot of effort to grow lavender in their area: this plant is quite heat-loving.
Linen blue
From flax you can not only make natural fabric, it will decorate a flower bed, garden bed, rock garden or mixborder. Flowers ornamental plant can be of different colors (yellow, purple, red), but traditional blue linen is especially popular. It is easily propagated by seeds, prefers well-lit areas, and requires regular weeding and treatment against pests (flax flea beetle).
Lobelia
This unassuming plant is most often grown in gardens as an annual. Lobelia has thin, branching stems covered with green leaves. The two-lipped flowers, located on short stalks, appear in all their glory from June to September. Depending on the variety, they are white, purple, dark blue, violet or light blue.
Meconopsis alphabetifolia
The second name of this plant is Himalayan blue poppy. Growing this flower with delicate petals in the middle zone is a real test even for experienced gardeners– this “sissy” cannot tolerate dry air and little rain in the summer. It blooms from mid-June to the end of August (if faded flowers are removed in a timely manner). Looks good on monoflower beds. Combines with aquilegia, hosta, low grasses, and ferns.
Ball-headed Echinops
This plant received its Latin name (echinops - similar to a hedgehog) for its unusual appearance. Single pale blue flowers on a long (up to 170 cm) erect stem truly resemble hedgehogs studded with needles. Mordovnik is very unpretentious, loves sunny and dry places, blooms from July to August. In the garden it will be a decoration for a two-tiered shed and will look nice along the walls. When dried, it is suitable for creating floral arrangements.
Muscari
Thin and graceful mouse hyacinths with a slight musk scent look great in a mixborder, garden bed, and small clearing in front of the house. Muscari are unpretentious, but cannot tolerate stagnant water in the soil, so it is not recommended to plant them in lowlands.
Forget-me-not
This low-growing perennial with small blue flowers decorates the garden in spring and summer. Forget-me-not looks best in group plantings near bodies of water.
Nemophila
It will not be possible to grow nemophila a lot of work. The plant is unpretentious, only very sensitive to watering, it looks good in a monoflower bed, where it will create a luxurious continuous carpet the color of the sky in the clouds. Perfectly shades conifers, will become a picturesque frame of a reservoir, and in a rock garden it will itself resemble a blue stream winding among the stones.
borage
Or borage. This is one of the few herbaceous plants, all parts of which are edible. Bright blue “stars” with cucumber flavor are truly exotic! They can be candied, and then they become a delicacy, or canned and served as an unusual snack. Borage likes soil that is not too wet, grows well in partial shade, and blooms from June to September. And in the flowerbed it is simply beautiful in its own right.
Pimpernel
Or Anagallis. Such a deep blue color as these flowers have is not found in any known plant. Even eyes don't have such a rich color. The vibrant color will create a feeling of freshness and coolness in the garden. The plant is planted in borders and rockeries; flowering begins in May and does not stop until the first frost.
Pericallis
Or cineraria. An annual herbaceous plant with flowers of various bright colors, reminiscent of daisies. Flowers collected in baskets will look good framed along paths, in borders and mixborders. Loves moist air, prefers warm and well-lit places, but not directly sun rays. You can grow pericallis in pots, which are good for decorating the veranda in summer.
Petunia
In flower beds and on the balcony, petunia is usually grown as an annual. This plant amazes with the variety of shades of flowers. The most commonly seen petunias are blue, purple, pink, white and bicolor. They perfectly decorate flower beds, ridges and borders.
Scilla
Or Scylla. Tiny blueberries are blooming in early spring(in the middle zone - in April) for 15-20 days, which is why they are often mistakenly called snowdrops. Scylla prefers loose and well-moistened soil, is undemanding to lighting and unpretentious in care.
Spring umbilicalus
Externally, the umbilical cord resembles a forget-me-not, only its pale blue flowers are slightly larger. It blooms throughout May, covering the flowerbed with an azure carpet. At the beginning of summer, creeping shoots form on the plant, which is why the umbilical cord is also called “creeping forget-me-not.” It tolerates adverse weather conditions well, such as frost, drought, etc., and resists diseases and pests.
Pushkinia
Pushkinia is a relative of hyacinth. And it is often called dwarf hyacinth. Blue or white bell-shaped flowers, collected in racemes, bloom in the spring at the same time as other primroses.
Pig
Or plumbago. This shrub is an evergreen vine whose drooping shoots need support. Delicate blue flowers bloom on them all summer. In the conditions of the middle zone, it is risky to grow pigweed in the garden - it looks beautiful in front gardens, but may not survive the frosty winter, but in an indoor culture the plant will feel good - it is unpretentious and calmly tolerates dry air.
Eryngium flatifolia
This perennial plant, up to 1 m high, is popularly called “blue thorn”. The eryngium is unusual in that it is completely blue - from the stem with rosettes of thin prickly leaves to the umbrella-shaped silver-blue inflorescences. Honey plant, blooms in June-July, used in folk medicine. Looks good in the garden natural style, creates color accent in discounts, suitable for making dry bouquets.
Common bruise
Bruise loves to grow where even the most unpretentious wild plants“they run away in panic” - in ditches, on vacant lots, on slopes, on sun-drenched forest edges. Distinctive feature plants - long stems (100-180 cm), densely strewn with bright blue flowers, similar to bells. Common blueberry is an excellent honey plant that blooms from June until almost September. Has medicinal properties.
Phlox
This is an ideal plant for rocky hills and flower beds located in a well-lit area. In May-June, loose phlox bushes (up to 30 cm high) with branching stems “flare up” with the lights of their small bluish-lilac flowers, collected in corymbose inflorescences.
Chionodoxa Lucilia
"Twin sister" scilla. However, the difference between the two plants is clearly visible. The shape of Chionodoxa flowers resembles blue stars, while those of Scilla have drooping bells. Blooms in March-April. Loves sunny lawns, but feels good in light shade, except that it blooms later. Flowering lasts about a month. Delicate flowers look good in flower beds and alpine roller coaster, combined with other ephemeroids (early flowering plants), especially contrasting in color.
Ceratostigma Wilmott
Small (no higher than 1 m) perennial shrub blooms in August. The peak of ceratostigma flowering occurs in autumn. Then, against the background of gradually reddening leaves, its electric blue flowers look especially impressive. The plant prefers well-lit, sunny areas and light soil with drainage.
Chicory
Chicory – wild medicinal plant with beautiful pale blue flowers. It grows everywhere - along roads, in forest clearings, meadows. In cultivation it is grown in the same way as table beets. A natural coffee substitute is prepared from the bitter-sweet roots of varietal chicory.
Damascus nigella
Or nigella. Nigella looks very good in dry bouquets - its baskets with seeds resemble poppy seeds. By the way, the seeds of the plant are black cumin, widely used in oriental cuisine. Nigella loves bright sun and nutritious soil and does not tolerate waterlogging. Pale blue double flowers will transform even the most inconspicuous wall of a building or a monotonous fence along which they will be planted. Plus, the plant has medicinal properties.
Sage
Or salvia. This healing subshrub (up to 75 cm high) with two-lipped blue-violet, pink or white flowers emitting a tart aroma blooms from late May to July. Sage is a heat-loving plant, so in the middle zone it needs to be well covered for the winter.
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