Fawzia Ahmad's 15 Favorite Blue Plants

From the pages of Fine Gardening Magazine

Fawzia Ahmad's 15 Favorite Blue Plants

Plants with blue fruit, flowers, or foliage are difficult to find. Vancouver gardener Fawzia Ahmad suggests 15 that are worth tracking down.


	Campanula


	Delphinium


	Himalayan blue poppy

1. Blueberries (Vaccinium spp. and cvs., USDA Hardiness Zones 2-8)

2. Blue globe onion (Allium caeruleum, Zones 4-10)

3. Blue oat grass (Helictotrichon sempervirens, Zones 4-9)

4. Blue star creeper (Laurentia fluviatilis, Zones 5-10)

5. Borage (Borago officinalis, annual)

6. California lilac (Ceanothus spp. and cvs., Zones 9-10)

7. Campanulas (Campanula spp. and cvs., Zones 4-8)

8. Delphiniums (Delphinium spp. and cvs., Zones 3-7)

9. Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus spp., Zones 9-10)

10. Gentians (Gentiana spp. and cvs., Zones 4-9)

11. Himalayan blue poppy (Meconopsis betonicifolia, Zones 7-8)

12. Jacob's ladder (Polemonium caeruleum, Zones 4-8)

13. Lobelias (Lobelia erinus cvs., annual)

14. Monkshoods (Aconitum spp. and cvs., Zones 3-8)

15. 'Nikko Blue' hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla 'Nikko Blue') Zones 6-9)

Photos: Jennifer Benner, Jennifer Brown

From Fine Gardening #88, p. 24
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