Blue Flowers For The Garden
Some of the Best Blue Perennials & Annuals

Morning Glory vine in a vivid blue

Blue flowers are one of the prettiest colors in a garden. Perhaps it is because blue is a soothing color, or maybe it's due to the fact that other colors look so pretty with it.

For example, imagine blue perennials with pale yellow flowers nearby. Blue garden flowers also makes a pretty picture when mixed with pinks, or even white. A garden of blues, purples and whites is lovely also.

Yet, blue flowering plants are not that common...not as much as pink or purple perennials or annuals. Yet they are a delight in the garden.

Below you will find not only some outstanding blue flowering perennials and annuals, but also plants that are beautiful. Some are easy to grow flowers, like 'Johnson's Blue' Geranium, while others might be a bit more of a challenge, like Delphinium.

Blue Perennials

These blue perennials should not be too difficult to find.

Campanula

This perennial with its beautiful blue blooms comes in different varieties. You can find those that stay quite low, like 'Blue Clips' or taller kinds.

Campanula will grow in full sun and also partial shady conditions.

Campanula is also know as Bellflower.

Milky Bellflower, a taller variety than Blue Clips, won an Award of Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society.

Delphinium

You can find Delphinium with both dark blue flowers and pretty pale blue colors. There

Geranium 'Johnson's Blue'

This is the perennial Geranium, not the annual which is better known. It's an excellent variety with lovely blue blooms.

Annual Blue Flowers

Lobelia

As I write this, I have the most beautiful Lobelia sitting on my porch. I might even say that it is one of the most beautiful annuals I have ever had. I bought it large, but it continues to flourish with lots and lots of tiny blue petals, happily hanging over its flower pot.

Pansy

Pansies come in all shades of blue and the flowers are typically numerous. They like some shade and can get leggy in the heat of the summer. However, when in bloom they are such happy little flowers.

Morning Glory

The old fashioned Morning Glory Vine is the prettiest shade of blue and comes into its prime in late summer. The blue colored flowers open in the morning and close up as the day goes on. This plant, although an annual, often re-seeds and returns the following year.

As you can see, there are quite a few types of blue flowers! If you like the color blue in the garden, there are lots to choose from.

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