Heartwarming blue flowers to plant this spring ‎

ROSE OF SHARON
 

Blue Chiffon® Rose of Sharon — Buy now from Proven Winners
Hibiscus syriacus

Blue Chiffon gives you lacy blooms from summer to fall on soft, elegant stems. Its flowers attract birds and butterflies and have a delicate, lacy center. Heat and drought tolerant.

Plant Type / Zones: Shrub, Zones 5-9
Size: 8 to 12 feet tall, 4 to 6 feet wide
Bloom time: Early to late summer
Exposure: Full sun

Blue Cornflower, Centaurea Cyanus, Bachelor’s Buttons
American Meadows

CORNFLOWER

Also called “bachelor’s buttons

this old-fashioned favorite is popular in cutting gardens. The blue color is so distinctive, it has been replicated in a Crayola crayon.

Plant Type: Annual
Size: 1 to 3 feet tall, 10 inches wide
Bloom time: Peak bloom is early to midsummer, may be prolonged with frequent deadheading.
Exposure: Full to partial sun

Blue My Mind Evolvulus, Dwarf Morning Glory, Blue Flowers
Proven Winners
Sycamore, IL

LOBELIA

blue-flowered container plants, producing cascades of tiny soft-blue flowers from spring until the first frost. This heat-tolerant variety is also bred to withstand sultry summer temperatures.

Plant Type / Zones: Perennial in Zones 9-11; usually grown as an annual
Size: 6 to 12 inches tall, spreading up to 2 feet
Bloom time: Spring until frost
Exposure: Full sun to partial shade

DWARF MORNING GLORY

This non-vining cousin of morning glory produces dainty true-blue blooms from early summer until the first frost, but only spreads no more than 2 feet.

Plant Type / Zones: Perennial in Zones 10-11; usually grown as an annual
Size: 6 to 12 inches tall, trails up to 2 feet
Bloom time: Planting until frost
Exposure: Full sun
Blue Suede Shoes Iris, Iris Germanica, Blue Iris Flower
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