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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Bletilla striata 'Soryu'
Item #: 8131
Zones: 6a to 9b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 24" tall
Culture: Part Sun
Origin: Burma/Myanmar, China, Japan, Korea
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Brunnera macrophylla 'Alexander's Great' PP 25,789
Item #: 6251
Zones: 3a to 7b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 15" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Mediterranean Europe
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $22.00Regular priceUnit price perSale price $22.00Next crop available: 07/10/2026Sold out -
Brunnera macrophylla 'Jack Frost'
Item #: 3367
Zones: 3a to 7b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 12" tall
Culture: Light Shade to Shade
Origin: Mediterranean Europe
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Brunnera macrophylla 'Queen of Hearts' PP 32,737
Item #: 15741
Zones: 3a to 8a
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 18" tall
Culture: Light Shade to Shade
Origin: Mediterranean Europe
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Buddleia 'Ellen's Blue'
Item #: 4260
Zones: 5a to 9b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 48" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3 qt. (2.8 L)
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Campanula poscharskyana 'Camgood'
Item #: 8037
Zones: 4a to 8b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 8" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Balkans
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $16.80Regular priceUnit price per$21.00Sale price $16.80Sale -
Campanula poscharskyana 'Essex Blue'
Item #: 18371
Zones: 4a to 8b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 10" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Balkans
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $17.60Regular priceUnit price per$22.00Sale price $17.60Sale -
Campanula 'Sarastro'
Item #: 5547
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 18" tall
Culture: Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $16.80Regular priceUnit price per$21.00Sale price $16.80Sale -
Caryopteris x clandonensis 'Blue Empire' PP 30,494
Item #: 17594
Zones: 5a to 9b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 72" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $18.40Regular priceUnit price per$23.00Sale price $18.40Sale -
Caryopteris divaricata 'Snow Fairy'
Item #: 4807
Zones: 5a to 9b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 24" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: Himalayan Mountains
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $17.60Regular priceUnit price per$22.00Sale price $17.60Sale -
Clematis integrifolia 'Lake Baikal'
Item #: 5937
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 24" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Russia
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $21.60Regular priceUnit price per$27.00Sale price $21.60Sale -
Clematis 'Stand by Me' PP 30,556
Item #: 13500
Zones: 3b to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 36" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Cynara cardunculus
Item #: 4949
Zones: 7b to 9b
Dormancy: Summer
Height: 36" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Morocco
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Cypella coelestis
Item #: 3735
Zones: 6b to 9b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 24" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $18.40Regular priceUnit price per$23.00Sale price $18.40Sale -
Eryngium ravenelii 'Charleston Blues'
Item #: 13008
Zones: 6a to 9b, 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)
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Gentiana 'True Blue' PP 20,433
Item #: 8505
Zones: 4a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 18" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $19.20Regular priceUnit price per$24.00Sale price $19.20Sale -
Geranium 'Azure Rush' PP 22,684
Item #: 2988
Zones: 5a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 18" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Geranium 'Rozanne'
Item #: 5111
Zones: 5a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 15" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Hydrangea macrophylla 'Inspire' PP 26,824
Item #: 18557
Zones: 6a to 9b, guessing
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 48" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Japan
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $0.00Regular priceUnit price perSale price $0.00Sold outThis plant is available for JLBG Members only.
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Hydrangea macrophylla 'Maculata'
Item #: 294
Zones: 6a to 9b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 36" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Japan
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Ipheion peregrinans 'Jessie'
Item #: 18462
Zones: 7a to 10b
Dormancy: Summer, Fall
Height: 5" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: Uruguay
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $16.80Regular priceUnit price per$21.00Sale price $16.80Sale -
Iris cristata 'Eco Orchid Giant'
Item #: 17856
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 5" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Shade
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Iris cristata 'Powder Blue Giant'
Item #: 2592
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 12" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Shade
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $20.00Regular priceUnit price per$25.00Sale price $20.00Sale -
Iris lazica
Item #: 2523
Zones: 7b to 9b, possibly colder
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 12" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Caucasus Mountains, Mediterranean Europe, Turkey
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $27.00Regular priceUnit price perSale price $27.00
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.
























