BLUE BLUE BLUE FLOWERS

by Cathy D.
(Grey County, Ontario)

I found these blue wonders along our long farm driveway. Anybody know their name?

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BLUE BLUE BLUE FLOWERS

viper's bugloss
by: Anonymous

something makes me think "bugles" in relation to the word bugloss. i had a magnificent blue field of them for about one season, give or take, as they were part of a forest succession that "began" when a sloped wooded area was disturbed to plant christmas trees but then abandoned. i thought i would have this visual treat every year not realizing that in subsequent years they would be replaced by the next stage of forest growth. it was an exquisite blue field in the morning light, and ultimately a benchmark in my education about plants. they always bring to mind wonderful memories because they are attached to the time when i was just newly married.

I remember
by: Anonymous

When I was a child I remember these flowers growing along side of the road in a ditch. They were covered in small butterflies. It has been years since I seen them, and just last year they started growing along the dirt and gravel in front of my garage. I leave them for my children to enjoy and see the butterflies aswell.

Invasive thistle
by: Anonymous

Trust me, you don't want these in your garden. They are invasive and turn an ugly grey when summer is over

blue blue flowers
by: Anonymous

the blue flowers you describe--which have been identified as being in the echium family--are related to some other spectacular flowers such as the Tower of Jewels which grows in the Mediterranean region, for example.

In the eastern Ontario region where I live, there is a stretch of the blue echium vulgare flowers that blooms annually in the Narrows Locks Road area, covering the surrounding rocky landscape. It is beautiful and should be pointed out to tourists more often.

Personally, I prefer to call these lovely flowers by the name of "bluespires".

WHOA!!!
by: Sapphi

That's the bluest blue flower I've ever seen!!!!

One of my favorite colors
by: Jane

Viper's Bugloss (Echium vulgare) is also known as blueweed, blue devil, blue thistle, snake flower or viper's-grass.

These wildflowers grow along the roadsides and in fields. Folklore states that Viper's Bugloss was a remedy for snake bites.

beautiful
by: Anonymous

What a beautiful picture! I'm not sure what those are, I had similar flowers that were yellow, and bloomed in July/August... maybe Mallow?

Glorious blue
by: Anonymous

Sorry, I don't know them, but would love to have some in my garden. Intersting photo--part clear, part fuzzy.

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