Blue flowers, that is. Blue flowers in any season have an air of rarity to them, but a blue flower against fall color is a truly special sight! I love gentians, aconitum, and my favorite clear shade of light blue, blue sage (salvia azurea). I didn’t whack my salvia back this summer to make a more compact bloomer, so it’s a bit of a floppy octopus, but I can’t get enough of the crisp blue, regardless. Do you have blue fall flowers or foliage you can recommend?
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I am loving my Blue Bottle Gentian which I planted in my rain garden for late summer/fall color. Its dark blue flowers contrast nicely with shiny green foliage.
Oh yes! Such a beauty. Between the late bloom and the unusual color and flower shape, bottle gentian always looks extra special. Your rain garden must be getting quite the influx lately!
my cranesbill geraniums always perk up in the fall and put on a great show!
I love that color. I mean to add those to my garden.
Must have blue! I weave it through the garden with perennials and annuals. Currently have reseeded Blue Horizon ageratum, perennial platycodon, and annual lobelia.
Thank you for the pictures! I love the annual lobelia. It's my favorite filler and seems to look good with everything. I moved fairly recently and haven't started the re-seeding ageratum train going in my garden yet. Next year!