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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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 $24.00Regular priceUnit price per -
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)
Regular price $21.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Sold outGeranium '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)
Regular price $21.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Gymnaster savatieri 'Edo Murasaki'
Item #: 9582
Zones: 5a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 15" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Japan
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $23.00Regular priceUnit price per -
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)
Regular price $29.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Ipheion peregrinans 'Rolf Fiedler'
Item #: 5268
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 $21.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Iris x ampliflora 'Ming Treasure'
Item #: 17217
Zones: 6b to 9b, at least
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 60" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: China
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $29.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Iris brevicaulis 'Yucca Do Blue'
Item #: 16866
Zones: 6a to 10b, at least
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 24" 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 -
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)
Regular price $25.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Iris cristata 'Mountain Girl'
Item #: 10784
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 6" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $23.00Regular priceUnit price per -
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 $23.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Iris cristata 'Vein Mountain'
Item #: 4073
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 12" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $23.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Iris japonica 'Eco Easter'
Item #: 5768
Zones: 7a to 10b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 12" tall
Culture: Light Shade to Shade
Origin: China, Japan
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $25.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Iris japonica 'Skirt Chaser'
Item #: 9991
Zones: 7a to 10b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 18" tall
Culture: Light Shade to Shade
Origin: China, Japan
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $23.00Regular priceUnit price per -
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 $0.00Regular priceUnit price perThis plant is available for JLBG Members only.
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Iris x louisiana 'Sinfonietta'
Item #: 8370
Zones: 6a to 10b, at least
Dormancy: Summer
Height: 48" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: United States Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $27.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Sold outIris tectorum 'Wolong'
Item #: 9142
Zones: 5a to 9b, at least
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 20" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: China
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $27.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Sold outIris unguicularis 'Dazzling Eyes'
Item #: 9823
Zones: 6b to 9b, at least
Dormancy: Summer
Height: 15" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: Mediterranean Europe, Northern Africa
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $29.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Isodon effusus
Item #: 5413
Zones: 6a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 36" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Japan
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $22.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Laurentia fluviatilis
Item #: 1355
Zones: 5a to 10b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 1" tall
Culture: Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Australia
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $20.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Sold outLinum lewisii
Item #: 14202
Zones: 4a to 9b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 24" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Canada, Mexico, United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $21.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Lycoris sprengeri 'Soft Cloud'
Item #: 18254
Zones: 5a to 9b
Dormancy: Summer
Height: 18" tall
Culture: Sun to Light Shade
Origin: China
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $35.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Lycoris sprengeri 'Sweetheart'
Item #: 16673
Zones: 5a to 9b
Dormancy: Summer
Height: 18" tall
Culture: Sun to Light Shade
Origin: China
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $32.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Myosotis palustris 'Southern Blues'
Item #: 1427
Zones: 4a to 8b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 6" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Europe
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $20.00Regular 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.