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Adding A Baby Blue Flower To Your Yard

Adding the Baby Blue Flower to your garden can be a wonderful way to add some calming color to your yard. .

Blue and blue purple flowering plants of every shade are available as both perennials and annuals. Blue flowers go with all other colored flowers so spread them around in your garden for an interesting effect.

When planting your Baby Blue Flower be sure to get instructions for the care and maintenance of the plant. It is important to buy plants that are appropriate for the area in which they will be planted – not all flowers will grow in the full sun. A plant that needs full sun will not grow to your expectations if it is planted in the shade.

Be sure you water and fertilize your Baby Blue Flower according to the directions supplied at your garden shop and you will be sure to have big beautiful flowers. Pinching off the dead flowers will help the plant to grow fuller and produce more flowers.

Some other things to think about when planting your Baby Blue Flower plant include:

  • Bloom Time – what timeframe the plant will flower in – planting flowers in the same areas that have different blooming times will insure a succession of blooms throughout the growing season.
  • Size – make sure you plant the taller plants in the back so they don’t obscure the view of the shorter growing flowers.

    More blue and purple flowers below:

    Catmint - Walkers - This blue flowering perennial shows deep lavender blue flowers on long spikes. It graces us by blooming from June to September and grows to about 10" tall. It does best in a fully sunny spot but can withstand some afternoon shade. Attracts butterflies, hummingbirds and bees.

    Petunia, Blue Spark Cascadia - Lavender blue flowers adorn this long blooming plant that produces flowers from early spring until frost. Grows 6 to 8” but can have longer cascades when grown in planters. Will grow in partial shade or full sun.

    Penstemon, Blue Buckle - Tubular shaped blooms in blue to purple from mid summer to early fall. Plant grows 12” to 15” and prefers well drained soil with either full or partial sun.

    Hydrangea, Nikko Blue - Gigantic clumps of blue flowers burst from this plant all summer. An ornamental shrub, this can grow as large as you will let it. Flower clumps turn a golden color in the fall and are a favorite for dried flower arrangements. Prefers well drained humus rich soil and will grow in full shade, partial shade or full sun.

    Forget Me Nots - This low growing perennial has clusters of tiny blue flowers amid dark green foliage. It grows to about 6” and makes a great border plant that flowers from early spring to early summer. Prefers partial shade with a well drained soil.


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    Also:
    Blue Wedding Flower
    Blue Moon Flower
    Blue and Yellow Flower
    Blue Flax Flower
    Blue Daze Flower
    Blue Hydrangea Flower
    Light Blue Flower
    Sky Blue Flower
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