Types of Blue Flowers

Blue is a color which is hard to be disliked by anyone. The beauty of our oceans and the sky looks phenomenal in blue. One of the exquisite creations of nature are flowers. As they come in some gorgeous colors, shapes and sizes, they are pleasant and peaceful to look at. When you combine the color blue and flowers, it gives you another miracle of nature called the blue flower. They are a rare species but found in abundance where ever they are located. Take a look at list of blue flowers types found across the world.

Types of Blue Flowers
Blue flowers symbolize intellect and spirituality, which is mysterious, yet important. Given below are the different types of blue flowers which are very impressive and can be used on various occasions according to personal choice.

Alphabet	Flower Names
A	Agastache, Ajuga, Alcea, Allium, Alstroemeria, Amsonia
B	Baptisia, Bergenia, Brunnera, Buddleia
C	Cirsium, Clematis, Codonopsis, Convolvulus, Corydalis, Cymbalaria
D	Delosperma, Delphinium, Dianthus, Digitalis, Dracocephalum
E	Erinus, Erodium, Eryngium, Erysimum, Eucomis
F	Fuchsia
G	Geum, Glechoma, Globularia
H	Hemerocallis, Hesperis, Horminum, Hosta, Houstonia
I	Iris Isotoma
J	Jasione
L	Lathyrus, Lavandula, Liatris, Lilium, Limonium, Linaria, Linum
M	Molinia, Monarda, Myosotidium, Myosotis
N	Nectaroscordum, Nepeta
O	Omphalodes, Origanum
P	Polemonium, Pratia, Primula, Pulmonaria, Pulsatilla
R	Rosmarinus, Roscoea
S	Sesleria, Sisyrinchium, Stachys, Stokesia, Symphytum
T	Teucrium, Thymus, Tradescantia, Tricyrtis
V	Vernonia, Veronica, Veronicastrum, Vinca, Viola

Those were some blue flowers types which are quite rare in nature and if you want to purchase these for special occasions, the best market would be the Internet. Another fact about blue flowers is that most of the flowers with blue in their names are never blue in color, they are either purple or some other shade of violet. As these flowers have such striking colors, they can be used as a decorative adornment on a bed or a center table or the balcony. Some blue flowers used for this purpose are agetarium, verbena, delphinium and larkspur. Recently another rare modification in the blue petunia was introduced and named the "Sky Blue".

Blue flowers can also be used as a ground cover in a garden or a yard. It would look stunning and breathtaking to see a whole backyard full of rich blue colored flowers. You can use flowers like the vinca, iris cristata, blue emerald and blue bugleweed for this purpose, as they will definitely make your neighbors want to visit you more often.

There are some shrubs which have blue colored flowers and can be used as ornamental plants in your garden or porch. If you have a pathway that goes to your garden, it would be a great idea to plant some of these blue flower shrubs on the edges. These shrubs would be, bluebeard, Russian sage, rose of Sharon, mahonia and butterfly bush. Another exotic blue flower plant is the Morning glory, which is a vine that has blue flowers on it. This plant has long blooms which trail over absolutely any surface and look amazing but these flowers close in the afternoons.

Some more choices of blue flowers you can use to decorate your garden can be perennial flowers like columbine, astilbe, iris, Jacob's ladder, etc. These are more convenient than planting annuals as they survive for a longer period of time, if taken care of, but are slightly expensive. A garden full of blue and white flowers would look delightful as blue is the prettiest color among all the flowers.

So, if you are a blue flower fan, refer to the types of blue flowers mentioned above. You choose some of these, eye-catching flowers for your garden to make it look one of a kind.