Plant blue flowers perennially in your garden to give you a relaxing and cooling effect. It is perennially reborn every year, so you only need to buy it once. After two or three seasons you can divide and transplant perennials and increase the number of plants in your garden. Blue flowers in true are blue, and not purple, light or medium shade. Fragrant suggestions will add a new dimension of pleasure to your perennial garden.
Virginia Bluebells
Native to the eastern forests, Virginia Bluebells are a good addition to your spring perennial garden. Bluebells naturalize quickly in areas with shade to partial shade and ample soil moisture. Plants appear in early spring, growing from 1 to 2 feet tall. The first flowers appear as kidney-shaped buds and small flowers. As the flower clusters mature, they change to a clear blue, providing two to three weeks of color. Bluebell leaves die soon after the plant blooms, while the spring flowering bulbs really look like.
Clouds of scents Sylvester Phlox
perennial flowers loves the shade, try Clouds of Perfume Woodland Phlox. This plant grows 12″ to 15″ tall, and grows beautifully naturally. Plant near a window or in a shady patio so you can enjoy the pleasant smell. The northern part of the building is the best place for this phlox. Butterflies and hummingbirds gather around flowers to sip nectar This short version garden planting is a phlox, not a variety of rushes. Clouds of scented phlox in early spring. Blooms mid-late spring.
The Bell’s fault
Bluebells will fill your rooms and borders with blue, bellflowers beginning in early summer through midsummer and continuing into sunset. The heart-shaped leaves of this lovely foliage plant appear before. Flowers flowers, usually darkening, once the plants are in full bloom. One plant grows about 12″ tall and 12″ wide. Bellflowers like full sun to partial shade and spread quickly. Transplant Blue Clips either spring or fall.
Caryopteris, Ceruleus
This blueberry bush is another plant that you may want to place near a window, porch or living area. All parts of this plant have a heavenly scent that attracts bees and butterflies. It blooms from midsummer until frost, with clusters of mid-blue flowers at the end of each branch. Flowers form new growth every year. In the warmer southern regions, the bush is about half way into the spring for the best flowers. In the north, the entire top of the growth will die back in the winter. All new growth will appear each spring and pruning will not be necessary. The bush is small, only reaching 2 to 4 feet. It likes full to partial soil and fairly dry soil, but you need to water the new plant at least weekly until it is established. Transplant Blue Mist either in spring or fall.
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Look for these perennials at your local garden center or online:
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