True Blue Blooms
These refreshingly colorful flowers bring a welcome cool and calm to gardens (and gardeners)
At first glance, blue is everywhere in our Pacific Northwest corner of the natural world—bluebird skies, rivers, lakes, and saltwater surround us. However, in the world of flowering plants, fewer than 10 percent produce truly blue blooms. And even then, most “blue” flowers are a simply a variation on lavender. Please, don’t get me started on (dyed) blue carnations tarted up for a national holiday.
Visually receding in a landscape, blue flowers cultivate spaciousness and calm, as well as a sense of cooling relief when temperatures climb. The following blooms are true blue and promise to refresh the garden and hot cranky gardeners alike. Most of these plants are annuals but I’ve included related perennials should you desire a more lasting relationship.
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