Many gardeners, both beginners and the most experienced, find blue flowers irresistible. Blue is the color of water and sky on a clear day, it brings a feeling of coolness, tranquility and serenity. These flowers are not found so often, but it is known that a person is inclined to desire and love what is rare or unusual.
In general, of course, it is very difficult to find blue flowers of pure color. Most of them have lavender, mauve, purple hues. In any case, you should call the elegant forget-me-not forest, iris, cornflower, hyacinth, ageratum, blue or royal onion, perennial flax, large-leaved hydrangea, dolphinium, brunner.
Forget-me-not forest has always remained one of the most popular flowers. It is quite unpretentious and takes root in almost any locality, even in the distant northern regions. For a long time, it was grown as an ornamental plant in castles, rich houses, around religious buildings. It spread naturally in neighboring groves and forests, along the banks of rivers and lakes. The charming blue forget-me-not flowers in many European cultures symbolize spring, love and desire.
Large-leaved hydrangea is one of the most favorite decorative shrubs by flower growers. Particular admiration is caused by large spherical inflorescences that bloom from late spring to late autumn, depending on the variety. Hydrangea prefers uniformly moist, well-drained, humus-rich soil. It grows in both the sunny and half-shaded areas. Pruning should be done after it has faded. Before planting it is better to make sure which varieties are adapted for growing in your climate, otherwise plants that are too sensitive to cold can die. A wonderful shrub adorns the landscapes wonderfully. Hydrangea is very popular among florists.
A tall blue flower with graceful stems, perennial flax - a perennial plant especially loved by gardeners for sunny places. It has thin shoots and small green or bluish leaves. On this plant for many weeks in a row many flowers bloom. Flax should be cut in the middle of summer to stimulate its repeated flowering in the fall.
Easy to grow royal onions. This perennial plant prefers drained soil and grows in sunlit areas. It tends to root shallowly in clay soils, which leads to problems with survival in the winter. Royal onions are easy to grow from seeds, and some plants bloom in the first year.
If the blue color is your favorite, then you can grow a kind of thematic garden by planting plants of only such shades in it. After careful selection and thoughtful design, there is no doubt: blue flowers will delight their beauty from spring to mid-autumn. Natural gifts such as wildflowers, which are unpretentious but very colorful, should be used to their advantage. Their seeds will be enough to involuntarily disperse around trees or bushes. Such a garden, of course, will be wonderfully complemented by blue flowers. The names of some of them: common comedian (or blue eye), lobelia erinus, meconopsis.
Lobelia erinus is an extremely popular plant for decorating the garden. It has a long flowering period - from mid-spring to early fall. The plant is adapted to the subtropical climate, but it is often grown as an annual in colder areas. However, in the event that there is a chance of frost, it would be better to bring it into the room. Lobelia erinus is known for many cultivars that have other shades besides blue - white, pink, red.