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What are your favourite blue flowers?

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Shinyandnew1 · 05/05/2022 16:56

I love blue flowers and am trying to squeeze some more into the garden this year! I have forget me nots, borage, salvia, Felicia, brunnera, Alkanet (I know it’s a thug, but I have a little patch of it as I love the flowers!).

Can anyone recommend me some more to try to find? The more blue (not purple!), the better!

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TheQuern · 09/05/2022 14:10

Thank you @Runningupthecurtains.
i might buy some from Suttons next year if Im feeling confident.

Runningupthecurtains · 09/05/2022 14:18

TheQuern · 09/05/2022 14:10

Thank you @Runningupthecurtains.
i might buy some from Suttons next year if Im feeling confident.

I will try to remember to pop back here and update if I manage to keep them alive/get them to flower. They like shady but shady equals slug paradise in this garden. That said I have a reasonable level of success with various other poppies so fingers crossed they will not be favourite slug food.

CointreauVersial · 09/05/2022 16:51

I bought the most heavenly blue Corydalis earlier in the year - the most extraordinary bright wedgwood blue colour flowers above deep grey-green lacy leaves. There was a display of them at the local garden centre, with everyone pointing and going "ooh, look at the colour of those!"

I wish I'd bought a few....my mum saw mine and wants one, but of course they've all sold out.

Runningupthecurtains · 09/05/2022 17:36

CointreauVersial · 09/05/2022 16:51

I bought the most heavenly blue Corydalis earlier in the year - the most extraordinary bright wedgwood blue colour flowers above deep grey-green lacy leaves. There was a display of them at the local garden centre, with everyone pointing and going "ooh, look at the colour of those!"

I wish I'd bought a few....my mum saw mine and wants one, but of course they've all sold out.

If it is the 'porcelain blue' they are on offer on line from Thompson & Morgan.

Namechangeforthis88 · 09/05/2022 17:40

We saw lovely blue flowers at an open garden, forget-me-not like but beautiful variegated leaves, a volunteer advised me they were brunnera "Jack Frost", bought two the next day, hope they self seed all over the place. The foliage will be pretty even after they've finished flowering.

Chasingsquirrels · 09/05/2022 17:46

I picked up this at the weekend, 35% off the £6.

What are your favourite blue flowers?
Harrysmummy246 · 09/05/2022 19:27

Centaurea montana (perennial). Nepeta is more blue than purple to me. I too like alkanet flowers but it's got fart too much of a hold in the garden.
Some Iris are more blue than purple

Harrysmummy246 · 09/05/2022 19:28

Namechangeforthis88 · 09/05/2022 17:40

We saw lovely blue flowers at an open garden, forget-me-not like but beautiful variegated leaves, a volunteer advised me they were brunnera "Jack Frost", bought two the next day, hope they self seed all over the place. The foliage will be pretty even after they've finished flowering.

Not sure if they self seed but they are very easy to divide once they bulk up- think I got 17 from one clump!

Harrysmummy246 · 09/05/2022 19:29

Shinyandnew1 · 07/05/2022 18:54

Thank you so much for all of the replies! I already had lithodora (love this blue) and Nigella (not in flower yet) as well as echinops, hydrangea and Festuca Glauca but have bought a blue lobelia and some Anchusa seeds. I like the sound of Cornflower and Angallas-can I buy those from anywhere as plants or do I need to grow from seed? I don’t seem to have much luck growing from seed!

Brilliant suggestions though-I really appreciate it!

Oh yes, eryngium as well as Echinops

Ferngreen · 10/05/2022 18:42

There's a campanula which is a rock plant
And Geranium Rozanne is great for flopping over steps and flowers all summer

What are your favourite blue flowers?
What are your favourite blue flowers?
Ferngreen · 10/05/2022 18:48

Has someone said ceratostigma - small shrub, deep blue flowers
Possibly best in the south of the country.

What are your favourite blue flowers?
AndSoTonight · 10/05/2022 18:49

Thejugglestruggle · 05/05/2022 18:41

Blue hydrangeas!

Mine too

ICannotRememberAThing · 10/05/2022 18:51

My garden is swamped with bluebells at the moment! They spread like mad but I don’t mind. They’re gorgeous!

Eddielizzard · 10/05/2022 20:25

Yes I have ceratostigma, it's gorgeous!

CointreauVersial · 11/05/2022 16:46

@Runningupthecurtains well spotted! Yes, it was the "Porcelain Blue". I might have to place a swift order.....

Runningupthecurtains · 11/05/2022 16:49

@CointreauVersial I might get far too many notifications from on line plant companies tempting me to buy more plants (yes I did order one).

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