Chumasande MatiwaneThe colour blue is all around us, in the sky, in the water, and even in your favourite pair of jeans. However, blue is a very rare colour in the garden world. Fewer gardeners plant blue flowers, because plants have difficulty synthesising the pigments to make them look blue. Blue symbolises peace and tranquillity, and adding blue flowers to your garden can bring a sense of calm to your world. Let’s look at some of the blue flowers you can opt for in your garden.
Blue Columbine
Also known as Granny’s Bonnet, these are easy-to-grow perennial wildflowers. The blue columbine flowers grow well in your garden with a mix of sun and shade around them. Their blooms are delicate, white and blue and nectar-rich, making columbines attractive to pollinators like hummingbirds, bees, and butterflies. Blue columbine makes for a lovely cut flower, and frequent harvesting will encourage more blooms to pop up in your garden. However, growing blue columbines does take some time and patience. It is slow to germinate and slow to bloom, but once it is established, you will have lovely flowers for years to come.
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Forget Me Nots
Forget-me-nots are characterised by their tiny blue flowers. You may, however, come across a couple of different varieties, like the woodland Forget Me Not or the Chinese Forget Me Not, also known as Blue Showers. These flowers are perennial in warmer climates but can be grown as annuals in cooler regions. The delicate, tiny flowers attract pollinators and make a lovely cut flower. Forget Me Nots prefer cooler weather and re-seed easily.
Sweet Pea
Known as the Lord Nelson Sweet Pea, it is a variety of sweet pea flowers known for their deep blue, fragrant flowers. These blue flowers are known as an English heirloom named for the British admiral. The annual flowering plant has a climbing habit that is perfect for fences or trellises. The intense blue flowers are attractive to bees, making for a nice fragrant addition to cut flower arrangements. Ensure these plants are planted in a location inaccessible to children and pets, as they can be toxic.
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So, when choosing to add colours in your garden, why not add one of the rarest colours, blue? Blue flowers have evolved to attract bees and butterflies that see in the ultraviolet spectrum. This will help your whole garden thrive, and the true blue beauty of these blooms will bring a sense of peace and tranquillity to your garden.
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