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Homes & Gardens
Thomas Rutter

How to grow blue flowers – 7 of the best shrubs and perennials with true blue flora

Salvia uliginosa with blue flowers.

Blue flowers are a rarity in the plant world, long captivating gardeners and botanists with their elusive beauty. While it can be difficult for gardeners to find plants that produce blue flora, there are a small number of flowering shrubs and perennials that possess striking azure and cerulean blooms. 

For gardeners seeking to create a cool and understated planting scheme, true blue flowers will certainly help to create a calming atmosphere. In addition, for those considering flower bed ideas this year, or asking how to plant a cottage garden border, pairing blue blooms with white or purple flowering plants will help to create a refined but alluring flower garden aesthetic. 

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