True blue: Delphiniums, Gentiana asclepiada(not all), many alpine Gentianas, Brunnera, Scilla sibirica, Bellevalia forniculata, Commelina(for very mild climates), Omphalodes verna,Centaurea triumfetti,some Corydalis. There are some rare blue Penstemons, but nearly all are ungrowable here. Plants approaching true blue: some Tradescantias. Iris sibirica Big Blue has a true blue nerve in the middle of the falls. Have never seen a blue Campanula, and I had really many. Amsonias are pastel blue. None of Anemone nemorosa clones is true blue(I had them all).

Same post as in another thread.... I have severe Zone-Denial-Disorder and also am quite stubborn and hard headed enough to try do things like growing agapanthus or other SA bulbs in tropics (miami, fla 10B) despite what many experts say. It is generally agreeed that agapanthus can be grown from zones 7 - 10 but that doesn't mean you can just stick them in the ground and have success. I really find the smaller plants do best. Mine are grown from seed and kept in very large plastic pots on northern side of house...that way I can move them into decorative pots on sides of front porch when they are in bloom then put them back where they want to be! They get several hours of light both in morning and afternoon - shaded in mid day. You can duplicate under a small tree, I guess. I water them only once/day, every morning around 5:00 am, they have an inch of pearock at bottom of pot and a 50/50 mix of potting soil sand and I don't fertilize until after they finish blooming. And yes, they are just now getting ready to bloom again - just starting to show the tips... hopefully will take a pic to post for everyone to see next week. Wish I had as much success with clivia! lol!

There a number of cold hardy strains of Agapanthus available - the Headbourne Hybrids have been around for years and are listed to zone 6. Also a variety called 'Cold Hardy White', offered through High Country Gardens. And Xera Plants (located in Oregon) grows a variety of agapanthus they list to 0F. They are wholesale only but sell to a several Seattle area nurseries. 'Peter Pan' and 'White Profusion' are relatively common and are tough little dwarf plants that perform reliably in the PNW. I have a container planting of 'White Profusion' that I've grown for years and virtually ignore - it disappears totally over winter and then blooms like a maniac for several weeks in midsummer. Container growing may be a good option. IME, these appreciate being root bound, the soil heats up decently in summer to produce reliable blooming and you can move them easily into winter shelter if necessary. One of the primary advantages of growing them in this manner is the ability to control drainage. I think most are lost over winter in our climate by overly wet, cold soils. Avoid the species africanus - these are the most common evergreen forms seen inSoCal and tend to be the least hardy for northern gardeners. Most of the more hardy forms will be some type of hybrids or selections of campanulatus and are all totally herbaceous.

I am so sorry to hear this! Jim and I will be up for the plant swap and will come by and dig whatever is left and put in grass for you. We`re coming up on Thursday so I can pick up the grass on Friday, we`ll know how much we need at that point. I love iris and am putting in more after my recent successes with them. The first weekend in April I think. Let me know if I can bring you anything from the island. I`ll call the nursery and find out about pallet costs. Tally HO!