January 15, 2016
41 Types of Blue Flowers
This traditional symbol of love is perfect for adding brightness to your garden. Luckily, many flowers bloom in a variation of red. Scroll through to find the shade your heart desires.
We researched sun and soil needs plus growing tips to make your garden a little easier to manage. Read through the options below and learn how to grow bold florals with our guide.
Types of Blue Flowers
Cornflower Centaurea cyanus
Cornflowers are annuals with ruffled, bright blue blooms that attract bees and butterflies.
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Globe Thistle Echinops ritro
Named after its globe-like shape, this perennial had prickly green leaves with round violet blue flower heads.
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Iris Iris sibirica
Iris flowers grow atop attractive, grass-like leaves. The showy blooms appear in May and thrive well into June.
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Hydrangea Hydrangea macrophylla
These big, sky blue blooms will definitely brighten up your garden. They have large heads composed of many smaller flowers.
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Empire Blue' Butterfly Bush Buddleia davidii
The Butterfly Bush had lance-shaped leaves with arching branches. This variety had scented pale blue flowers that lure wildlife.
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Oxford Blue Eryngium bourgatii
Oxford Blue forms clumps of thin leaves with prominent, white veins and cone-shaped flowers. The Flower heads are dark blue with spiny bracts
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Blue Delphiniums Delphinium
Delphiniums are a hardy perennial with soaring floral spires. They are popular for cottage-style gardens and make great cutting flowers!
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Periwinkle Corydalis flexuosa
Periwinkle produces foliage reminiscent of ferns with fragrant, periwinkle blue flowers.
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Forget-Me-Nots Myosotis scorpioides
These tiny, sky-blue flowers grow above bright green foliage in the summer. Forget-Me-Nots have either white, pink or yellow centers.
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Gentians Gentiana verna
Gentiana Verna is an alpine flower that blooms in an intense, bright blue with white centers.
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Perennial Geranium Geranium
These perennial blue flowers produces a seemingly endless supply of flowers ranging from white to deep blue and bloom from June to frost.
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Brunnera Brunnera macrophylla
This shady garden plant blossoms with pale blue flowers in the spring.
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Grape Hyacinth Muscari
Hyacinths grow from spring-flowering bulbs and produce small bundles of blue blossoms.
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Clematis Clematis
These vines bloom in a variety of colors and can often be found climbing up a trellis or small tree.
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Bluestar Amsonia tabernaemontana
The Bluestar plant produces clusters of star-shaped flowers in late spring. Towards the end of the season, the foliage turns yellow.
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Salvia Salvia
While this flower comes in different shades, opt for Savlia azurea or Salvia patens for a true blue variety.
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Bellflower Campanula
True to its name, Bellflower has bell-shaped blooms that come in blue, violet, pink and white.
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Morning Glory Ipomoea tricolor
This beloved vine grows easily and produces round sky blue flowers. Morning Glory varieties can also come in pink, red, purple and white.
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Blue False Indigo Baptisia australis
The flowers of the Baptisia are so blue they were once used for making blue dye by Native Americans.
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Harvestbells Gentiana saponaria
This low-growing perennial, has blue-violet petals with a green or red central stem. The notable fragrance can attract wildlife.
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Georgia Blue Veronica umbrosa
Georgia Blue has sky blue petals that attract butterflies. It is low maintenance and works well as a companion ground cover to spring bulbs.
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Agapanthus Agapanthus africanus
Known as the Lily of the Nile, the African Lily grows large clusters of blue or white flowers. The blooms hold above their grass-like foliage throughout most of the summer.
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The Blue Mist Shrub Caryopteris clandonensis
As its name states, this flowering shrub creates a mist of blue blooms in late summer. It attracts bees who love its rich nectar.
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Himalayan Blue Poppy Meconopsis betonicifolia
This rich true blue flower is a garden treasure. Himalayan Poppies are heavily sought after and can be very tempermental.
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Love in Mist Nigella damascena
The name Love in Mist is derived from the airy foliage that surrounds the gentle, blue blooms. Grow these in your garden for a unique cut flower.
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Lungwart Pulmonaria officinalis
Lungwort is one of the earliest to bloom in springtime. They come in several colors. The green-leaved variety has the most brilliant blue.
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Siberian Squill Scilla sibirica
Named for the environment they grow best in, Siberian Squill create small blue blossoms that can naturalize in your lawn. Transform your yard into a sea of blue.
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Columbine Aquilegia
Columbines bloom in the springtime from dark green foliage that turn maroon in the fall. The bell-shaped flowers come in a variety of colors and are a favorite of hummingbirds.
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Flax Linum usitatissimum
Flax is a food and fiber crop, popular in cooler regions. Linen is produced from flax as is linseed oil.
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Lobelia Lobelia
Lobelia is an annual herb that blooms in the summertime until the first frost. Most varieties are compact and can be found in many different color. Violet-blue is the most commonly seen variety.
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Lupine Lupinus
Lupine comes in a wide array of colors and appears similar to sweet peas with floral spikes that emerge from a tall green stem.
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Sweet pea Lathyrus odoratus
Sweet peas come in many lovely colors and give off a fragile fragrance that is commonly used in perfumes.
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Veronica Veronica
Veronica, also known as Speedwell, is a perennial with long spikes of small petals. It will grow up to 3 feet tall and bloom from spring to fall.
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Glory-of-the-snow Chionodoxa
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Poorman's Weatherglass Anagallis arvensis
This plant is said to predict the weather as it opens on sunny days and closes when it is overcast or rain is approaching.
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Birdbill Dayflower Commelina dianthifolia
This beautiful, intensely blue flower blooms one by one from green bracts that appear similar to a cocoon. Each flower has three blue petals and yellow stamens.
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Mountain Larkspur Delphinium scaposum
The richly blue flowers are loosely clustered on a tall, slender stalk. All parts of the plant are poisonous so be careful!
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Bluecrown Passionflower Passiflora caerulea
The Bluecrown Passionflower is native to South America and is a vigorous, tendril vine that can grow 33 feet or more. This complicated flower has several layers of petals that can range in color.
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Desert Bluebells Phacelia campanularia
Desert Bluebells are aptly named. They are a rich blue-violet with oblong, bell-shaped leaves.
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Stiff Blue-eyed Grass Sisyrinchium demissum
This perennial is a member of the Iris family and not a grass at all. Stiff Blue-eyed Grass can be grown in almost any soil and will attract wild birds.
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Scabiosa Scabiosa
Also known as pincushion flowers, Scabiosa is an interesting flower with a pincushion-like center and an outer layer of petals.This summer bloomer can be found most often in shades of blue, white and purple.
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Explore ALL COLORS and ALL FLOWERS
Photo Credit: Empire Blue’ Butterfly Bush via Ptelea, Oxford Blue via Magnus Manske, Periwinkle via Ryan Kaldari, Forget-Me-Nots via Rude, Brunnera via Kor!An (Андрей Корзун), Bluestar via Topjabot, Blue False Indigo via Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, Harvestbells via Yel D’ohan, Georgia Blue via TeunSpaans, The Blue Mist Shrub via CTHOE, Himalayan Blue Poppy via Pimpinellus, Love in Mist via LoopZilla, Lungwart via Hectonichus, Siberian Squill via Pudelek, Flax via Magnus Manske, Glory-of-the-snow via Audrey, Poorman’s Weatherglass via Hans Hillewaert, Birdbill Dayflower via peganum, Mountain Larkspur via S. Zenner, Bluecrown Passionflower via Petar Milošević, Desert Bluebells via Miwasatoshi, Stiff Blue-eyed Grass via Dcrjsr, Scabiosa via Leonora (Ellie) Enking.
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