What are the best blue flowers for pots?
Great blue-flowering annual flowers include ageratum (in photo), browallia, annual salvia, lobelia, verbena, evolvulus, scaevola, angelonia, and torenia. Use them in pots, planters, hanging baskets, window boxes or directly in the garden bed. Moonbeam’ Tickseed. With blooms that form in early summer and last all the way until the end of fall, ‘Moonbeam’ is the definition of a long blooming perennial.Geranium. Probably one of the longest flowering garden plants, hardy geraniums start flowering around May, and continue to October, depending on the variety. One of the longest flowering varieties is Geranium ‘Johnson’s blue’ (illustrated) which is also attractive to bees.
What is the first blue plant?
Caryopteris ‘First Blue’ is a fantastic low-growing hardy shrub for the late summer garden. It produces large clusters of azure blue flowers from August through October and often beyond. The flowers appear over the stems, which are covered in aromatic, grey-green leaves. LOBELIA. One of the best blue-flowered container plants, producing cascades of tiny soft-blue flowers from spring until the first frost. This heat-tolerant variety is also bred to withstand sultry summer temperatures. Learn more about growing lobelia.
What is a blue mist plant?
Blooms for Butterflies Blue Mistflower (Conoclinium coelestinum) is a butterfly magnet, drawing Monarchs, Swallowtails, Pearly Crescents and many other species to its soft, fuzzy blooms. Bursting into vibrant color in late summer and fall, it provides essential nectar for migrating butterflies until the first frost. Blue Mistflower attracts bees and butterflies. However, this wildflower spreads quickly and can become a pest.