Adding A Blue Flower Perennial To Your Garden Area
Adding a Blue Flower Perennial to your garden design can be a great way to add color and interest to your yard .
Blue flowers can range in shade from light blue to a deep purpleish blue. Planted alone or with other colored flowers, the plants look great!
When planting your Blue Flower Perennial be sure to get instructions for the care and maintenance of the plant. Not all plants love to be in the sun so it is vital that you buy plants that will grow under the conditions particular to your garden. A sun loving plant that is expected to grow in the shade will only turn out to be a disappointment.
During the growing season, take care to water and fertilize your Blue Flower Perennial 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.
Other things to think about when planting your Blue Flower Perennial plant include:
Flowering Times – try to plant flowers that bloom at different times near each other. This way, you’ll have continuous blooms in your garden all year.
Size – arrange your garden so that taller plants are in the back and shorter ones in the front.
Here’s a list of some popular blue and purple flowers:
Caspian, Blue Indigo - Blue pea shaped flowers bloom on stalks that grow up to 5 feet tall. The flowers that bloom in mid to late summer can last for several weeks. Plant in full sun or partial shade and sandy soil.
Delphinium - Butterfly Blue - Bright blue delicate flower petals adorn this plant that blossoms in early to mid summer. It will reach 10" tall and likes a sunny location with rich moist soil.
Campanula, Blue Carpet - Flowers in bright blue to lilac bloom for weeks in the middle of summer. A low growing perennial, this grows to 2 – 4” and prefers full sun and a well drained soil.
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.
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.
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Also:
Blue Hydrangea Flower
Blue White Flower
Blue Lotus Flower
Blue Moon Flower
Vine with Blue Flower
Ice Blue Flower
Dark Blue Flower
Blue Tropical Flower
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