“Flowering Blue Flower suggestions, anyone”
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Comments (6)If you go to www.bluestoneperennials.com and type blue flowers in the search bar---a whole bunch of blue flowers that they have will come up----2 pages full. They have a penstemon called Electric Blue that I have been drooling over for sometime for your electric blue. It is not on the blue flowers pages though---don't know why. Anyways----might give you a few more ideas. I ordered some of their anchusa for this spring. Beautiful blue!!! Best Wishes! aunt_lou...See MoreSeattle area blue flower suggestions
Comments (8)Blue's an uncommon color for flowers. You'd have a much easier time if your school colors were red and white! Poppies aren't blub plants. They're seeds, like in the muffin. They bloom later than spring bulb plants. I've never seen blue poppies. Sounds like they're pretty much the province of professional gardeners: "Meconopsis betonicifolia  Himalayan blue poppy Patience is required to germinate this graceful poppy, but it is well worth it to keep trying until successful. The ragged sky blue flowers bloom in June and July on stems from 90cm to 1m. A peaty, moist soil is required, in a sheltered location and sterile soil. (NOTE: Meconopsis species are especially susceptible to damping off so use a "No ÂDamp" solution and sterile soil. After germination, wait until the true leaves appear before pricking out the seedlings as the roots do not like to be disturbed. Grow seedlings at 8  10 oC until they are well developed.)" I don't think they are any truly white daffodils -- they usually have some pale yellow in the center, I think. Daffodils bloom in early March and tulips in early April. Maybe you could try planting alliums, which bloom around May? Allium azureum is a blue one; Allium Mount Everest is a white one. Do some research and look for varieties that will grow to be about the same height (some alliums are crazy big/tall). Even if they don't bloom at the exact same time, it should be close enough. Be aware that this could be a fairly pricy undertaking. Bulbs aren't cheap, and you'll need a whole lot of them to achieve the desired effect. If your plan works out, you must post a photo next spring. Good luck!...See MoreDoes anyone know what this blue flower is?
Comments (4)Looks like a Bachelor's Button or cornflower to me. Centaurea cyanus. I think it's a re-seeding annual. Some centaureas can be invasive, but I don't think this is one of them. It's not a wildflower, it's native to Europe....See Morewild flower with blue flowers and small thorns
Comments (4)The description of this blue flower was so intriguing that I kept checking back to see if anyone ID'd it so was glad to see David's answer. . A photo of Blue Waterleaf/Hydrolea ovata is on the Wildflower Center website. I can see a family resemblance to the native waterleaf I grew in Illinois (Hydrophyllum virginianum), but no spines grew out of that flower! Annie at the Transplantable Rose Here is a link that might be useful: Hydrolea ovata...See MoreGhibie19
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