Sunday, November 15, 2009

This is June. Is there a plant with blue flowers year round that I can plant now?

I mean, for my flowers beds, outside my front window. Not trees.

This is June. Is there a plant with blue flowers year round that I can plant now?
It depends on where you live, if you are in a mild climate there are several flowers that are beautifully-blue. One of my favorite is flax (linum) It is a perennial and flowers profusely. It has flowers that are periwinkle-blue and also make good cut flowers. Being a perennial it will flower all year with the exception of its -rest period in which all flowers have.Flax will live in almost all climates but its life is shortened by harsh weather.


Other blue flower perennials:


bachelor buttons (centaurea)(anoth favorite)


delphinium


larkspur(more of a purple-blue)


blue morning glories


blue petunias


monkshood (aconite)


muscari (grape hyacinth) blue-purple


Hope this is helpful


god bless, grandma
Reply:There is a variety of hydrangea called endless summer. It blooms pink naturally, but if you plant them in acidic soil (treat with something like Muracid), they bloom a beautiful romantic blue color. Just search "endless summer hydrangea" online to see a photo. I love them.
Reply:I just planted a blue columbine with a mounding habit, but I live in zone 9 where most annuals behave like perennials and bloom year round. It is a perennial plant, however, and depending on your zone it will continue blooming long after the hang tag says it does.
Reply:yes
Reply:In a warmer climate you could plant plumeria. It is a shrub that gets a blue bloom all year. It is low maintenance and good in dry weather.


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