Of all the blue flowers out there, the blue rose is the most elusive. Instead, they combine other pigments with minerals and shift the pH to create a blue hue. This is because plants can’t produce a true blue pigment. Most of the blue plants you see come in shades of purple or green. Only 10% of all flowering plants on earth can be found in the shade blue. Witnessing a blue plant in nature is rare. There’s even more to discover! Click here to learn more about symbolism in flowers. While we say we’re feeling blue, the colour itself actually helps to show support and calm the spirits.
The deep tones of blue flowering plants have a sense of serenity to them. If red means romance and white means purity, what does a blue flower have to say? Blue has always been known for its calming nature. And colours that have a category all to themselves: the gray/green/blue of eucalyptus. The happy, bright, cornflower blue of hydrangeas (or cornflowers), the deep moody blue-black of blueberries. You can choose so many different shades of the brilliant colour. It certainly wouldn’t be a boring garden. Imagine deep blue lobelia spilling across the ground while Sea Holly grows in spikes that look like they are made of cool blue ice. Wouldn’t that look both serene and striking all at once?īlue flowers popping up from blue-hued foliage would take your breath away. I mean, imagine a garden that is filled with blue flowers, blue foliage, and even blue fruit. Combine that with the fact that I’ve been on the hunt for true blue plants and I’m obsessed with blue gardens. I’m taken with the idea of a monochromatic garden these days. If you’re on the hunt for more blue flowers, this list is the perfect place to start in order to grow a wave of blue flowering plants. The rarest colour in nature, the bold pop of blue plants in the garden demands to be marveled at.
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