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Blue Flower

Could you tell me the name of this beautiful blue plant? Photo is from a friend but I don't know if it is Missouri or if she vacationed somewhere, I forgot to ask her. It looks like a container plant, in which case it would be an annual in Ohio. The color just took my breath away.
Thanks so much for any help you can give. I love your gardening NL and your website. Keep up the great work you do.
Gerry

Blue Mystery

by Donna
(Newport, NY)

Small creeping plant, red stems, blue flower.

blue flower in Michigan

by Doug
(Galesburg, MI)

This grows in full soon right next to my plumbago.

blue flower, 18-24 inches tall

by ordie
(Grand junction, colorado)

I really love how this has come up the second year and do wish I could remember what it is.
Anyone know?
I have it on the edge of my shade bed so it gets dappled sun at best.

Blue Corm Flower

by Cyndi
(Beaverton, Ontario)

Can someone help me identify this one. My mother received some Corms in error with her spring bulb order. We are in zone 5a and this was planted in full sun ... they have all just finished blooming (mid June).

blue flowering perennial

by Elllie
(Plymouth, MA)

This mystery plant appears in my zone 6 garden (Plymouth, MA) each spring and produces bright blue flowers in early to mid-June. It grows in well-drained, somewhat sandy soil and gets shade early in the day and full sun from about noon until sunset. It grows in a neat little clup that expands outward each year and averages about 18 to 24 inches in height. Could this be some kind of wildflower? I've looked at many perennial websites and can't find anything like it there. I'd really like to know what this is.

Kinds of Blue Flower

by Ellie
(Plymouth, MA)

This mystery plant appear every year in my zone 6 garden and blooms in June with bright blue flowers. It grows in a neat little clump that expands outward each year and is about 18 to 24 inches tall. Could it be some kind of wildflower? I've checked perennial websites and can't locate anything there. I'd really love to know what this is.

Identify This Little Blue Flower

by Dave
(Grand Rapids, MI)

This small wild flower is growing in the woods behind my house in West Michigan (Zone 5). The very center of pollen is yellow, surrounded by white and purplish pedals.

large lavender flower on shrub

by Betty Hamilton
(Redding, CA 96003)

Large, round, lavender flower.

blue flower brought from Washington state

by Laura
(Benton, AR)

In zone 7b needs mostly shade w/filtered sun. Dies back completely but will come back in spring. Low-growing, very shallow rooted, prolific flowerer.

Violet Blue Flower Prickle Seed Pod

by April
(Santa Cruz, CA USA)

This flowering plant or weed grew very large within a month period. Presently it is approximately 5 feet tall. It is growing from the crawl space leading under my house. The plant receives direct sun most of the day, with unknown water source. The flower color is light violet/blue, with the shape similar to morning glory. The flower is 3 inches long, opens when shaded and closes during sunlight. When the flower falls off it turns into a prickly pear shaped pod with white seeds inside, similar to a bell pepper. It continues to grow rapidly, approx 6 inches a week. It is a mystery as to how it started to grow. I have resided in this house for 20 years, and have never seen this plant before. I greatly appreciate your time and effort in solving the unknown. I am anxious to know what this mystery plant is. Thank you

perennial blue flower

by linda blair
(port hawkesbury, nova scotia,canada)

tall plant with light blue flowes, it blossoms in june and now by july 30th, it is starting to look scraggly looking. other people would like to know what it is.

lavender flower spotted leaves

I have a large yard with lots of trees, and a creek at the back of the property. I was picking up broken branches near the far edge of the property and found this little plant. It's in part shade, and we've had a TON of rain/snow recently so the ground is very wet and almost spongy in spots. The flowers are lavender, the leaves are spotted with purple and green. I live in Texas, just south of Dallas...I think it's Zone 7?

blue flower spreading

by AD
(Framingham, MA, USA)

New to gardening and managing a perennial garden left by previous home owner. I've tried to identify this fast-growing plant but haven't gotten much luck. Any help? (Caveat: I'm new so, again, apologies if this is not as interesting a question)

Identity of blue flowered perennial?

by Jen
(Bethel, CT)

Plant started blooming a few weeks ago here in Bethel, CT. They're growing in clumps, in a part sun garden. I almost pulled it as a weed last fall, before I saw it blooming (haven't been in the house a full year yet) It's about a foot tall, maybe a little higher. Any idea what this is?

blue flower

This flower blooms in my Harrisburg PA garden in late spring to summer. The leaves are smooth edged and somewhat fuzzy. The seeds remind me of bachelors buttons, but the flowers are bigger and it is a perennial. It grows in an area that is mostly sun, and good moisture retentive soil. It is 12-18 inches tall.

Blue tall flower

by Bonnie
(Mikado, Michigan)

It is tall on a thin stem. The plant has about 6 or more stems that have pink, blue or white flowers coming off of each stem. They last a long time..They sought of look like a scarbia. Thanks for your help

blue flowered

by otto
(va.)

tall about 3 ft. overwinters zone 7

Tiny blue spring flowers with hairy leaves

by Karen
(Indianapolis, IN)

Leaves get the size of my hand by summer's end.
Grows in part sun.
Spreads each year, but is very controllable.

Blue Flowering Perennial

by Judy
(Canada)

Hello,
This plant is in my perrenial garden and it is a mid - late summer bloomer. I hope someone can tell me what it is. I thought penstemon digitalis, but not so sure now.

blue spike flowers

by Denise
(Coal Valley, Ill)

I planted these last fall, but for the life of me, I can't remember the name. I have had many people ask me what they are because they are so pretty. Thank You

bluish daisy mystery flower

by beth
(Chicago, IL)

popped up in my garden this year. Leaves look like a carrot. Blue/purple daisy like flowers that close in the evening. Very beautiful! I live in the Chicago area. It is blooming now (late May) any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

blue bulb

(Toronto, Ontario)

This is a bulb I planted last year, and I can't remember the name of it now. It is flowering right now, late May.

This is a blue Hardy Bush

by Shady Gardener
(SE Iowa)

Nice medium-green leaves all summer, but unlike its burning bush neighbors, this bush turns kind of a luminescent gray/bluish/purple color. I really like it, but I don't know what it is. And I can't answer any questions about it. (Besides having to trim dead wood, I don't have to provide any other care.)

blue Unknown plant

by Judy
(Bay Shore, New York, USA)

I grew this from seeds. I thought that it was a weed since I always write the name of the flower that I am trying to grow. This one had no label. After looking at the flower, I thought that it might be a primrose. However I didn't plant any primrose seeds.

blue perennial help

by Norman
(Alberta, Canada)

Plant to 30" high, blooms late June, leaves in semi-circle with three leaves per whirl, growing in a mostly sunny location, located 200 miles nothwest of Edmonton, Alberta. Closer pics of flowers and leaves are available

blue and white flowers

by Jo-Ann
(Shelburne County Nova Scotia Canada)

This is growing in a fairly shaded area in front of the house. I did not plant it, in fact, this is the first year I've seen it. It's very pretty and I would like to a)move it and b) hopefully propagate it.

Fast growing weed with blue flowers

by Amy
(Tennessee)

I have these VERY fast growing weeds that can grow a foot or more in a matter of days. They are tubal like stems with joints such as bamboo, but soft. Green leaves take over the entire thing but lately they've began blooming small blue flowers at the end. These blue flowers only bloom in the mornings and are gone by the afternoon. I hope you can help me... they're taking over everything! Thanks! :)

blue flower, grey-green leaves

by Ferne
(Kamloops, B.C. (Semi-desert))

My turn to wonder what it is I've found. I don't often have this much trouble identifying a flowering plant.

FLOWERS:
Almost an inch across the opening and about the same deep; a very intense deep blue as shown.

LEAVES:
On the grey-green side as shown; Vaguely maple shaped with a thick fuzzy texture. Both characteristics suggesting it originates from a hot and dry climate. Largest leaves at the bottom are just under three inches long and about two and one-half wide. They get progressively much smaller towards the top.

PLANT FORM:
At the end of May, many branched with reddish stems now fading towards green. The larger of the two about a foot high and approaching two feet wide now. Covered with flowers. Flowers start from half way up the branches and run intermittently to the top. The first plant has been flowering for a few weeks now (end of May).

There are only two of these plants in my new inherited garden. The second one is in the same area but much smaller and that one is only beginning to bloom now. At this point I am guessing that it isn't a local wild flower, it just seems to showy for that.

This mystery plant was found early this spring tight against the south side of the house in my semi-desert, Zone 5 garden in B.C. When it started to bloom it was in the full blast of the sun all day but is now in filtered shade from a golden locust tree for much of that time. I didn't recognize the plant early this spring and luckily decided to wait and see what it turned out to be instead of pulling it. My jaw literally dropped when I saw the first blossoms. Whatever it is, it is not a common plant in this area. It could be something that has managed to survive in a warmer micro-zone than where it would normally be found.

My first thought, as is usual with something this intense shade of blue, was some form of gentian but if so, I sure haven't been able to find a picture remotely matching the leaves.

Hope there are some good plant detectives out there!

tall blue flowering

by Judy
(Ontario)

Hello,
I have had this plant in my garden for about 3 years, and I have forgotten what it is. I hope that the picture is clear enought for someone to id. Thank you.

blue wildflower

by ROB MELTON
(PORTLAND, OR)

delicate branching foliage, small blue flower, star-shaped.

curved blue petals emerging directly from the ground

by Merilyn

Hi, I wonder if you could help identify this plant?

We came across these curved blue petals emerging directly from the ground with no foliage visible. They were in clumps up to 2 feet across. Each petal was around an inch long. They were in leaf litter in dappled light beneath tall trees in a wooded area away from towns. There were several clumps, with petals in various blue and purple tones.

We would greatly appreciate help in identifying this intriguing plant.

Blue Spring Flower

by Sharon
(Asheville, NC)

Blooming mid-April in WNC, about 20" tall now, and grows to about 2' each summer. Doesn't not really spread... the same patch is about 3' in diameter and has not spread further in 20 years.

what type of blue flower

by Arika Hernandez
(henderson nv)

just want to know the name of this flower

big blue flower

by Pam
(Gibsons BC)

Heart shaped leaves with taller stems and purple bell shaped flowers.....I finally get to see what it looks like as the deer have been enjoying it for the last two years.

blue-purple bell-like flowers

I have a plant with stalks of blue/purple bell-like flowers (no leaves on the stalks) - the leaves are long & thin, in a large clump - it is end of May in northern New York and they are in full bloom

Groundcover vine with Blue/Violet flowers

by jojoma
(Buena Park, California USA)

Hi all!
Need help identifying this random groundcover vine with small beautiful blue/violet flowers that is growing all over in the garden of our home. It grows very fast and seems to spread by sending out roots wherever the vine hits the dirt. Doesn't need much water at all since it grew on its one without us ever watering it. Seems to grow in sun or partial shade.

We removed it all when we first moved into our home 2 years ago because it was all dried out then and we didn't know what it was. Since then time its come back very well and is beautiful. I'd like to propagate it throughout the yard, but wanted to identify it to figure out how to care for it.

Any help is much appreciated!