The color blue is rare in nature and because of that, blue flowering plants are very popular in gardens. The amount of blue-ness varies from a saturated royal blue, to sky blue, to a more purple tinted lavender blue.
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Aconitum carmichaelii 'Autumn Indigo'
Item #: 6999
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 60" tall
Culture: Sun to Light Shade
Origin: China
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $24.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Aconitum carmichaelii 'Fansi Pansi'
Item #: 10055
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 54" tall
Culture: Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Vietnam
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $24.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Agapanthus 'Blue Yonder'
Item #: 15717
Zones: 5b to 10b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 36" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $27.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Agapanthus 'Ellamae'
Item #: 3514
Zones: 7b to 10b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 66" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $27.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Agapanthus 'Navy Blue'
Item #: 12996
Zones: 6a to 10b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 48" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $27.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Agapanthus 'Stevie's Wonder'
Item #: 8250
Zones: 7b to 10b, at least
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 36" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $27.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Agapanthus 'Storm Cloud'
Item #: 1342
Zones: 7b to 10b, at least
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 48" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $27.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Agastache 'Blue Fortune'
Item #: 3209
Zones: 3a to 9b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 36" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: United States Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $20.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Agastache 'Crazy Fortune' PP 31,364
Item #: 17170
Zones: 3a to 9b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 36" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: United States Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Ajuga pyramidalis 'Metallica Crispa Purpurea'
Item #: 39
Zones: 3a to 8b, at least
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 3" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Europe
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Ajuga reptans 'Black Scallop' PP 15,815
Item #: 13515
Zones: 3a to 8b, at least
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 3" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Europe
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $19.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Amsonia glaberrima 'Hardin's Gem'
Item #: 16876
Zones: 5a to 8b, guessing
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 30" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $23.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Amsonia hubrichtii
Item #: 759
Zones: 5a to 9b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 36" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $22.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Amsonia hubrichtii 'String Theory' PP 34,419
Item #: 16722
Zones: 5a to 9b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 36" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $22.00Regular priceUnit price per -
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Amsonia montana 'Short Stack'
Item #: 4653
Zones: 5a to 9b, at least
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 10" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $23.00Regular priceUnit price perNext crop available: 01/24/2025Sold out -
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Amsonia orientalis 'Blue Ice'
Item #: 4225
Zones: 4a to 9b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 15" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Greece, Turkey
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $22.00Regular priceUnit price perNext crop available: 10/04/2024Sold out -
Amsonia rigida 'Black's Dwarf'
Item #: 17144
Zones: 6a to 9b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 15" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $25.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Amsonia tabernaemontana 'Storm Cloud'
Item #: 12043
Zones: 5a to 8b, at least
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 24" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $22.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Aphyllanthes monspeliensis
Item #: 17449
Zones: 7b to 9b, guessing
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 12" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Africa, France, Italy, Mediterranean Europe, Mediterranean Islands, Spain
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $20.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Baptisia 'Aspiring'
Item #: 14277
Zones: 4a to 9b, at least
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 48" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: United States Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Baptisia australis
Item #: 1182
Zones: 4a to 9b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 36" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $23.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Baptisia 'Blue Bunchkin'
Item #: 11848
Zones: 4a to 9b, at least
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 42" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: United States Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $24.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Baptisia 'Blue Towers' PP 27,088
Item #: 8338
Zones: 4a to 9b, at least
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 54" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: United States Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Baptisia 'Blueberry Sundae' PP 23,891
Item #: 9455
Zones: 4a to 9b, at least
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 36" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: United States Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $24.00Regular priceUnit price per
More Information About Blue Flowering Plants
Feeling blue? Let blue flowering plants cheer you up. The color blue is rare in nature and because of that, blue flowering plants are very popular in gardens. The amount of blue-ness varies from genus to genus from a saturated royal blue, to sky blue, to a more purple tinted lavender blue. No matter which blue you want, we probably have it. When you are ready to buy blue flowering plants for your garden, check out our online list of blue flowering plants for sale.
The Best Perennials with Blue Flowers
Here are a few of our favorite genera that are known to have blue flowering perennial plants.
- Gentiana (Gentian) - The undisputed king of the blue flowers. Deeply saturated and wonderful to look at.
- Agapanthus (Lily-of-the-Nile) - Blue and white summer flowering perennials.
- Brunnera (Bugloss) - Great blue flowering perennials for part shade and shade. Deer resistant, beautifully patterned foliage.
- Pulmonaria (Lungwort) - Late winter, early spring flowering.
- Agastache (Anise Hyssop) - Agastache hybrids bloom all summer and have blue, orange, and pink varieties.
- Myosotis (Forget-Me-Not) - Cool weather, brunnera relatives with light blue, pink, and white varieties.
- Aster (Japanese Aster) - Drought-tolerant late blooming, full sun, blue perennials.
- Campanula (Bellflower) - Late spring, summer flowering, partial sun perennials.
- Stokesia (Stokes' Aster) - Great butterfly attractant, usually blue, white, or lilac in the wild.
- Lavandula (Lavender) - Famous for the color and the essential oil.
- Veronica (Speedwell) - Wide ranging, great for attracting hummingbirds.
- Ajuga (Bugleweed) - Evergreen groundcover with variegated foliage and blue flowers.
- Iris - Beautiful flowers with many blue varieties.
- Buddleia (Butterfly Bush) - Many blue varieties of the popular butterfly bush.
- Hepatica - Part of the buttercup family, blooms in purple, blue, pink or white.
- Dentaria - Woodland garden plant that blooms in early to mid-spring with purple, pink, blue, or white flowers.
- Amsonia (Blue Star) - Perennial wildflowers, great for attracting pollinators.
- Baptisia (False Indigo) - US Native with many blue flowering varieties to choose from.
- Caryopteris (Bluebeard) - Long lasting blue-lavender flowers and deer-resistant foliage.
- Ceratostigma - Small genus of perennial wildflowers.
- Cynara (Cardoon) - Tennis ball sized electric blue flowers.
- Hydrangea - Produce flowers that turn blue in acidic soil.
- Ipheion (Starflower) - South American perennial wildflowers that produce blue or white spring-blooming flowers.
This list of blue flowering plants is just the beginning. Check out our entire catalog of blue flowering plants.
Additional Blue Flowering Plants
Still need ideas for finding the right blue flowering perennial? Read our many blog posts featuring blue flowering plants over at the Juniper Level Botanic Garden blog.