Blue flowers. Blue flowers: the names of garden small beautiful plants. Spicy aromatic unpretentious perennials for summer cottages

In landscape design, it has recently become fashionable to create flower arrangements in one color scheme. Why not try to create islands of plants with blue or blue flowers on the site, because these are the colors of the sky and the sea, which soothe and create a feeling of coolness.

There are many blue-blue colors, whether they are annuals or perennials, and when creating monochromatic flower beds, there is something to choose from.

Agapanthus umbrella perennial thermophilic plant in open ground grows only in the south. In the conditions of central Russia, they are grown in a pot culture, from spring they are taken out to balconies or gardens.

Sun-loving - tolerates slight shading, moisture-loving and needs top dressing once every two weeks. In winter, while on the windowsill, watering is reduced to a minimum, top dressing is excluded. Transplanted as the pot is filled with roots and the bush grows.

long-flowering annual flower from the aster family. He loves well-lit places, is thermophilic, does not withstand even light frosts, so seedlings grown from seeds are planted in open ground in the second half of May.

Ageratum is grown on light, fertile soils with neutral acidity, avoiding waterlogging of the soil and fertilizing with fresh manure. In care, the flower is unpretentious, loves top dressing with complete mineral fertilizer 2-3 times per season. Propagated by seeds.

If the overgrown and elongated bushes of the ageratum are cut and fed, then the shoots grow rapidly, and a new wave of flowering begins.

evergreen creeping perennial the plant grows to form a continuous carpet. The height of the periwinkle flower does not exceed 30 cm. The flower is unpretentious, grows both in the sun and in the shade. After flowering, it needs pruning, otherwise it will crowd out all nearby neighbors.

With a periwinkle, it is good to close the near-trunk circles of trees.

Cheerful flower - mountain cornflower. unpretentious perennial up to 0.6 m high, photophilous, does not like the slightest shading and overdrying of the soil.

Winter-hardy, does not require shelter for the winter. In one place it can grow up to 10 years. The cornflower is propagated by seeds. The division of the bush.

Veronica - undersized fast growing plant, no more than 20 cm high. It can be used as a lawn, it is small and resistant to trampling, and as a ground cover. Prefers to grow on neutral or slightly acidic soils.

Bulbous early spring fragrant plant up to 40 cm high. It grows in open ground and is suitable for forcing in winter. Light-loving. Bulbs are planted in light, fertile soils in September-October.

With blue caps of flowers, this is a noble luxury in the garden.

deciduous shrub with lush hats of flowers, loving abundant watering and regular top dressing. Tolerates shade preferably in the midday hours.

For the winter, the soil under the hydrangeas should be well mulched, and the plant itself should be covered, bending down to the ground.

To maintain the blue color of the flowers, it is necessary to maintain the acidity of the soil pH at a level of no more than 5.5 and constantly apply aluminum sulfate.

As mulch, use sawdust, coniferous bark to acidify the earth.

Graceful perennial plant. Likes sunny places, drought and frost-resistant. Soils for growing need light, rich in organic matter.

Beautiful when planted in groups of 5-7 pieces. To form lush inflorescences, the delphinium must be fed at least three times per season. The plant is tall, so in order to avoid breaking off the stems, they must be tied to stakes.

The delphinium is propagated by seeds, dividing the bush.

Re-blooming is possible if faded flowers are removed.

bells

• Platycodon or broadbell

The bells are perennial frost-resistant plants, with flowers corresponding to the name. Height, depending on the type, bells are divided into:

• tall - 1-1.5m;
• medium height - 0.5-0.8m;
• low not more than 0.15 m.

Grow in sunny areas with fertile, well-permeable soils, tk. The bell does not tolerate stagnant water at the roots; moderate watering is needed. To increase the decorative effect, fading flowers must be removed. The flower is propagated by seeds, followed by division of the bush.

Lavender belongs to fragrant shrubs. It grows in open ground, in the conditions of central Russia, only English narrow-leaved lavender.

Loves open sunny areas. At air temperatures below -25 ºC, shelter for the winter is required.

After flowering, for decoration and maintaining the shape of the bush, it is necessary to cut the lavender. Propagated by seeds, division of the bush and cuttings.

Herbaceous thermophilic perennial loving sunny areas. After planting with seeds, like all perennials, it blooms the next year.

Moisture-loving and winter-hardy flax loves soils rich in organic matter and regular top dressing. Plant height 0.3-0.5 m.

Lobelia is blooming fluffy bush ampelous or bush form. The height of bush varieties is up to 0.2 m, ampelous ones form flower cascades up to 1-1.5 m.

For good flowering, lobelia needs sun, abundant watering, regular top dressing.

At the end of the first wave of flowering, the lobelia should be cut at a height of 5 cm from the soil, fed. Repeat flowering lasts until frost. Lobelia propagates by seeds.

“There are forget-me-not flowers in Russia - blue as the sky ...”

perennial unpretentious plant up to 0.2 m high. When grown in the sun, flowering is plentiful. Forget-me-not is demanding on watering.

Annual photophilous height 0.3-1.0 m self-seeding. Drought-resistant, but loving abundant watering.

Uncoarse leaves (before flowering) have a pronounced smell of fresh cucumber, they are used as food in the preparation of salads, okroshka.

perennial bulbous up to 0.5 m high, growing both in the sun and in partial shade. Winter-hardy, moisture-loving.

Perennial winter hardy plant growing on light calcareous, sandy soils. Sun-loving, up to 0.8 m high.

Cut flowers are used to create dry bouquets.

perennial flower with hard stems up to 1.5 m high. Prefers sunny places, with alkaline soils, moisture-loving.

Medicinal plant, crushed roots are used as a coffee substitute.

Nigella damask or nigella

Annual cold hardy herbaceous plant up to 0.5 m high. Grows in sunny areas, unpretentious. Propagated only by sowing seeds and immediately to a permanent place.

With insufficient watering, flowering stops.

Sage refers to perennial herbaceous winter-hardy plants up to 0.7 m high. Likes sunny places and fertile soils. Does not like waterlogged soil. Sow seeds with pre-germination.

Medicinal plant and used as a spice in cooking.

perennial undersized bulbous plant height 10-15 cm, winter-hardy. When planted in the sun, it blooms one of the first, flowering is delayed in partial shade. The soil prefers fertile and loose.

Sky blue and blue tones of flowers will bring a feeling of freshness and romance to the garden.

Not a single modern garden is able to do without flower crops of various shades. Bright blue flowers are rare in the plant world, and if they appear in the garden, they testify to the nobility and aesthetic romanticism of the owners of the site. True, so that the excessive use of cold blue flowers in gardens and flower beds does not lead to depression, experienced designers seek to balance it with pastel colors.

Agapanthus

Agapanthus (or African lily) is a herbaceous plant with bright blue lily flowers that are collected in umbrella inflorescences. Moreover, their number on one long peduncle can reach 150 pieces. It blooms for a short time, from June to July, loves sunny places, in places with frosty winters it needs to be dug up, plants in containers are transferred to wintering indoors. African lily looks good along the paths, near the walls of buildings, and in the flower bed will create the main focus.

Ageratum

These small fragrant flowers look great against the background of juicy green leaves, jagged along the edges. Ageratum inflorescences can be blue, purple, white or pink. All these colors harmonize perfectly, so a mono-flower from an ageratum of various colors looks very impressive.

Aconite

Aconite (or wrestler) is a graceful herbaceous plant with flowers resembling helmets. And this is no accident. Bright blue "panicles" are best admired from a distance. All parts of aconite are highly poisonous. Suitable for small group or single landings. Looks good in mixborders. It blooms from July to the end of September, it is quite winter-hardy.

periwinkle

This evergreen creeping plant blooms in April. It is ideal for growing on rocky slopes, in shady gardens and in the foreground of mixborders.

Cornflower mountain

Unusually persistent, despite the external fragility, the flower, which for its endurance received the "status" of the mountain, will be a wonderful addition to a rabatka or rockery. The mountain cornflower blooms for a short time, but early, already in May. The flowers are slightly larger than those of the blue cornflower.

Veronica oak

Unpretentious blue-blue veronica flowers will add charm and grace to your garden. No wonder the flower is given a female name. Veronica is unpretentious, undemanding to the composition and moisture of the soil, and she is not afraid of shade. Although under its rays it looks more bright and elegant. A modest flower will decorate a border, a rock garden, it will become a wonderful frame for a reservoir, it will look good at the foot of trees and in the neighborhood even with such luxurious flowers as roses.

Heliotrope

Heliotrope peduncles with small blue-violet flowers, collected in corymbose inflorescences, always facing the sun. Therefore, the name of this plant comes from the Greek words "helios" - the sun and "tropos" - turn. Heliotrope looks great in borders and mixborders next to salvia, tuberous begonia and petunias.

Hyacinth

In early spring, green pointed tubules hatch from the ground, from which dense inflorescences appear with numerous flowers (up to 30 pieces) of a tubular, bell-shaped or funnel-shaped form. Hyacinths exude a rich pleasant aroma. These plants are planted in picturesque mono- or multi-colored groups next to trees and shrubs or along a garden path.

Gentian

It is among the gentians that there are specimens with such an intense shade of blue-blue petals that you can only imagine. Most of the species are listed in the Red Book, so when planting gentian on your site, make sure that it is not protected by law. The flower is unpretentious, undemanding to the composition of the soil, except that it loves the sun and moist soil, but it will not cause trouble for the gardener. Depending on the species, it blooms from mid-May to late autumn. Used in borders, rock gardens, rockeries.

Hydrangea garden

Of all the varieties of hydrangea, only garden hydrangea is able to change the color of its inflorescences: from deep pink to sky blue. The color change can be controlled, but this should be taken care of in advance (in the spring), because when the flowers bloom, it will be too late - the hydrangea reaches full bloom in August. Petals turn blue in an acidic environment when alkaline soil is watered with a solution of iron salts.

Delphinium

This plant is often called larkspur, or spur. Delphinium prefers sunny and windless areas with light soil, where water does not stagnate.

tenacious creeping

The name of this plant literally "speaks" for itself. The tenacious (sometimes called ayuga) is frost- and drought-resistant, undemanding to the type of soil, and also grows very actively. So it will quickly cover any bald spots on the site with a pleasant decorative "carpet". It is also good to use the plant in a curb planting, on an alpine hill in combination with a delphinium or irises. Blooms in late spring - early summer. Flowering lasts only 2-3 weeks, but the charming blue "panicles" of the tenacity will create bright color accents in the flower beds.

Ipomoea

This climbing vine with beautiful heart-shaped leaves and large funnel-shaped flowers adorns the garden from early summer until frost. Ipomoea is an ideal plant for arches and pergolas.

Iris

With an unusual shape of a flower, irises resemble an orchid. In the middle lane, flowering occurs in May-June. At the same time, the iris has no less spectacular leaves: xiphoid, fleshy, dark green.

Caryopteris

A low-growing bush of Caryopteris (or Nutwing) with upright branches and blue flowers that attract bees with their fragrance. Blooms in the year of planting. Outwardly, the flowering plant resembles a fluffy bright tail of a peacock. Kariopteris does not have special frost resistance - it can freeze slightly in cold winters, therefore it needs shelter. Looks good in the foreground of flower arrangements, in the border and rock gardens. The peculiarity of the plant (for someone pleasant, but for someone not very much) is abundant self-seeding.

Clematis

Charming clematis is quite picky. It needs regular watering (at least 1-2 times a week), loosening the soil, timely removal of weeds, organic top dressing 2 times a month throughout the growing season, pruning and shelter for the winter. In addition, this plant loves light, nutritious and loose soil, does not tolerate strong winds and stagnant water. But when these requirements are met, the plant will delight with abundant flowering.

Bell

Delicate bluebells bloom from 15 to 90 days. They prefer well-lit areas, but can grow in partial shade. Only a few varietal plants need shelter, and most species grow well without much care.

Crocus

Or saffron. This undersized (about 10 cm high) small-bulbous primrose with attractive flowers in the form of a glass looks most impressive in rock gardens, among the grass under the canopy of trees and in group plantings in combination with other spring plants.

Lavender

Graceful lavender fills the garden with a pleasant aroma. Small blue-violet flowers go well with pink and yellow plants. However, residents of areas with an unstable climate will have to make a lot of efforts to grow lavender in their area: this plant is quite thermophilic.

Flax blue

Linen can not only be used to make natural fabric, it will decorate a flower bed, flower bed, rockery or mixborder. The flowers of an ornamental plant can be of various colors (yellow, purple, red), but the traditional blue flax is especially popular. It is easily propagated by seeds, prefers well-lit areas, needs regular weeding and pest control (flax flea).

Lobelia

This unpretentious plant in gardens is most often grown as an annual. Lobelia has thin, branching stems covered with green leaves. Two-lipped flowers, located on short pedicels, appear in all their glory from June to September. Depending on the variety, they are white, purple, dark blue, purple or blue.

Meconopsis letter-leaved

The second name of this plant is the Himalayan blue poppy. Growing this flower with delicate petals in the middle lane is a real test even for experienced gardeners - this "sissy" does not tolerate dry air and little rain in summer. It blooms from mid-June to the end of August (if wilted flowers are removed in a timely manner). Looks good on monocles. It is combined with aquilegia, hosta, low cereals, ferns.

Mordovnik ball-headed

This plant got its Latin name (echinops - similar to a hedgehog) for its unusual appearance. Single pale blue flowers on a long (up to 170 cm) erect stem, indeed, resemble hedgehogs studded with needles. Mordovnik is very unpretentious, loves sunny and dry places, blooms from July to August. In the garden, it will become a decoration for a two-tiered rabatka, it will look good along the walls. When dried, it is suitable for creating floral arrangements.

Muscari

Thin and graceful mouse hyacinths with a slight smell of musk look great in a mixborder, discount and in a small clearing in front of the house. Muscari are unpretentious, but they cannot stand stagnant water in the soil, so they are not recommended to be planted in the lowlands.

forget-me-not

This undersized perennial with small blue flowers adorns the garden in spring and summer. Forget-me-not looks best in group plantings near water bodies.

Nemophila

Growing a nemophila is not difficult. The plant is unpretentious, only very sensitive to watering, looks good on a mono-flower bed, where it will create a luxurious solid carpet of the color of the sky in the clouds. It will perfectly shade coniferous plants, become a picturesque frame for a reservoir, and in rockeries it will itself resemble a blue stream winding among the stones.

borage grass

Or borago. This is one of the few herbaceous plants, all parts of which are edible. Bright blue "stars" with the taste of cucumber - a real exotic! They can be candied - and then they become a delicacy or canned and served as an unusual snack. Borage loves soil that is not too wet, grows well in partial shade, blooms from June to September. And in the flowerbed, he is simply beautiful in himself.

Pimpernel

Or anagallis. Such a deep blue color, which these flowers possess, is not found in any of the known plants. Even the eyes of such a rich color does not happen. Full-time color will create a feeling of freshness and coolness in the garden. The plant is planted in borders and rockeries, flowering begins in May and does not stop until the first frost.

Pericallis

Or cineraria. Annual herbaceous plant with flowers of various bright colors, reminiscent of daisies. The flowers collected in baskets will look good framed in paths, in borders and mixborders. He loves moist air, prefers warm and lit places, but not in direct sunlight. You can grow pericallis in pots, with which it is good to decorate the veranda in summer.

Petunia

In flower beds and on the balcony, petunia is usually grown as an annual. This plant is striking in the variety of shades of flowers. The most commonly seen are blue, purple, pink, white and two-tone petunias. They perfectly decorate flower beds, borders and borders.

Scilla

Or Scylla. Tiny blueberries bloom in early spring (in the middle lane - in April) for 15-20 days, so they are often mistakenly called snowdrops. Scylla prefers loose and well-moistened soil, is undemanding to lighting and unpretentious in care.

Umbilical spring

Outwardly, the umbilicus resembles a forget-me-not, only its pale blue flowers are slightly larger. It blooms during May, covering the flower bed with an azure carpet. At the beginning of summer, creeping shoots form on the plant, which is why the umbilical is also called "creeping forget-me-not." It tolerates adverse weather conditions, such as frost, drought, etc., resists diseases and pests.

Pushkin

Pushkinia is a relative of hyacinth. And it is often called dwarf hyacinth. Blue or white bell-shaped flowers, collected in racemose inflorescences, bloom in spring along with other primroses.

mumps

Or plumbago. This shrub is an evergreen liana whose falling shoots need support. Delicate blue flowers bloom on them all summer. In the conditions of the middle zone, it is risky to grow a piglet in the garden - it looks beautiful in the front gardens, but may not survive the frosty winter, but in a room culture the plant will feel good - it is unpretentious and calmly tolerates dry air.

eryngium flat-leaved

This perennial plant up to 1 m high is popularly called "blue thorn". The eryngium is unusual in that it is completely blue - from the stem with rosettes of thin prickly leaves to umbellate silver-blue inflorescences. Honey plant, blooms in June-July, is used in folk medicine. It looks good in a natural style garden, creates a color accent in discounts, and is suitable for making dry bouquets.

Common bruise

The bruise loves to grow where even the most unpretentious wild plants "run away in panic" - in ditches, on wastelands, slopes, on sun-drenched forest edges. A distinctive feature of the plant is long stems (100-180 cm), densely strewn with bright blue flowers that look like bells. Common bruise is a wonderful honey plant, blooms from June until almost September. Has medicinal properties.

Phlox

This is an ideal plant for rocky hills and flower beds located in a well-lit area. In May-June, loose phlox bushes (up to 30 cm high) with branching stems "flash" with the lights of their small bluish-lilac flowers, collected in corymbose inflorescences.

Chionodox Lucilia

"Twin Sister" Scillas. However, the difference between the two plants is clearly visible. In shape, the flowers of chionodox resemble blue stars, and the bluebells have drooping bells. Blooms in March-April. He loves sunny lawns, but feels good in light shade, except that it blooms later. Flowering lasts about a month. Delicate flowers look good in flower beds and alpine slides, combined with other ephemeroids (early flowering plants), especially contrasting in color.

Ceratostigma Wilmott

A small (not higher than 1 m) perennial shrub blooms in August. The height of flowering of ceratostigma occurs in autumn. Then, against the background of gradually reddening leaves, its electric-colored flowers look especially impressive. The plant prefers well-lit, sunny sites and light soil with drainage.

Chicory

Chicory is a wild medicinal plant with beautiful pale blue flowers. It grows everywhere - along roads, in forest glades, meadows. In culture, it is grown in the same way as table beets. A natural coffee substitute is prepared from the sweetish, slightly bitter roots of varietal chicory.

Nigella damask

Or nigella. Nigella looks very good in dry bouquets - its baskets with seeds resemble poppy seeds. By the way, the seeds of the plant are black cumin, widely used in oriental cuisine. Nigella loves bright sun and nutritious soil, does not tolerate waterlogging. Pale blue double flowers will transform even the most nondescript wall of a building or a monotonous fence along which they will be planted. Plus, the plant has medicinal properties.

Sage

Or salvia. This healing semi-shrub (up to 75 cm high) with two-lipped blue-violet, pink or white flowers, exuding a tart aroma, blooms from late May to July. Sage is a heat-loving plant, so in the middle lane it needs to be well covered for the winter.

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Blue color is a rather rare guest in the garden farms of our country. This is primarily due to the fact that cold shades, which include blue and blue, attract insects worse, respectively, fewer insects sit on flowers of this color, and they pollinate worse. In this article you can find information about blue garden flowers, their photos and names.

Scilla

These blue flowers are sometimes mistakenly given names and Prolesnik, below in the photo you can evaluate their external parameters. This short one is very undemanding to growing conditions, reproduces well and is immune to diseases and pests.

Did you know? Scilla is used in folk medicine. Its dried flowers are included in the composition of infusions against colds and flu.

This plant is often confused with a snowdrop, as they break through almost simultaneously. It has long leaves with parallel venation, the root is an onion, and the flowers have radial symmetry, contain six petals and stamens and one pistil. The fruit is a capsule with many small seeds.

Clematis

There are many different types of this flower. There are bushes, herbaceous perennials, but the vast majority are climbing vines. Their color range is not limited to blues, but also includes yellows, reds, pinks and oranges.

The leaves of clematis are complex (including 3, 5 or 7 small leaves) or simple, usually green and paired. Flowers can be collected in inflorescences of various forms (scutellum, semi-umbrella, panicle), contain a rather variable number of petals: from 4 to 8, and in some forms up to 70.

In the center of the flower are many stamens and pistils. The aroma exuded by clematis is similar to primrose, and.

Hydrangea

In total, there are about 80 species of this flower: from vines and shrubs to small trees. can be a variety of colors: blue, white, pale pink, dark purple, red and cream.

This flower can be both deciduous and evergreen, but in our latitudes the first option is more common.

Did you know? The color of the hydrangea, if desired, can be changed by regulating the acidity of the soil and the amount of aluminum contained in it.

Hydrangea has rather large, oval-shaped leaves with sharp ends with slightly noticeable venation. It blooms over a fairly long period: from spring to late autumn.

The flowers are collected in inflorescences of various shapes: an umbrella, a ball or a panicle, have 4 petals, in the center are pistils and stamens. The fruit is a capsule with many small seeds.

Lobelia

Important! Aconite is a plant that is poisonous to humans, so you should take precautions when growing it.

It has alternate leaves of a round shape, less or more deeply digitiform. The stem is straight, 30–40 cm long. The inflorescences are an apical raceme, which consists of rather large flowers. The flowers are irregularly corolla-shaped, have a five-leaf calyx, which can be blue, white, lilac or yellow in color, in the center there are many stamens and one pistil. Fruit - from 3 to 7 prefabricated dry leaflets with a large number of seeds.

forget-me-not

This blue garden flower is well known to all residents of the post-Soviet space for the song of the same name by Vyacheslav Dobrynin. It is either a perennial rather medium-sized, often heavily pubescent.

Stems reach sizes from 10 to 40 cm, have a highly developed branched structure. Leaves lanceolate or spatulate, sessile, alternate.

The flowers are blue with a yellow spot in the center, usually form in an inflorescence (curl or brush), consist of a five-lobed calyx and a dish-shaped corolla, in the center there is one pistil and five stamens. The fruit is a coenobium, which breaks up after ripening into four parts that are not soldered together.

bells

This plant can mainly be found in latitudes with a temperate climate. Its Latin name - Campanula, as well as Russian, appeals to its shape and is translated as a bell. Extremely undemanding to the conditions of detention.

The stem is narrow, straight, up to 1.5 meters long. The leaves are arranged alternately, small, elongated, lanceolate in shape. Inflorescences are often racemose or paniculate, sometimes one-flowered.

The flowers, as the name implies, are bell-shaped, rather large (up to 7 cm), in the center there are three stamens and one pistil. The color varies from blue, purple and blue to white and lilac.

Geranium

Also known as pelargonium, there are about 400 different types of plants, usually represented by shrubs and herbs. These small blue flowers are also called cranes due to the shape of their fruits, which resemble the beak of a crane.

The stem is curved, up to 1 meter long. The leaves are located on petioles extending from the stem, dissected in a variety of ways, palmate-lobed or palmately divided, sometimes pinnate in shape with three to five leaves.

Some species have soft hairy leaves. The peduncle contains from one to three regular-shaped, rather large flowers, each of which consists of a five-leaf calyx and five round-shaped corolla petals, up to 10 stamens are located in the center, each with an anther.

Petunia

A plant from the nightshade family, the main habitat of which is South America. The hybrid forms, grown as potted annuals, are favored by gardeners for their variegated colors and fairly large, attractive flowers.

The stem is straight, from 20 to 70 cm long. The leaves are alternate, sessile, of different sizes and shapes, pubescent, entire. The flowers are very large, often solitary, as a rule, have a rather unpleasant odor; the calyx consists of five leaves, which are fused at the base by 1/6 of the length, the corolla is five-petal, regular or star-shaped.

There are four or five stamens in the center of the flower. The fruit is a bivalve capsule that opens after the flowering period.

knapweed

This flower is considered weedy and is often found in fields, forest edges, vegetable gardens and fields. - an annual or biennial plant, which is quite infrequently seen as cultivated in, so you can pretty surprise your guests by including it in one of your flower ensembles.

This flower has a straight, rough stem 20–100 cm long. The leaves are lanceolate, tightly seated on the stem, lowered. Flower baskets crown the top of the stem, large, solitary, have a fringed edge, the marginal flowers in the baskets are the brightest color, barren, the inner ones are less bright, contain several stamens and one pistil.

The fruit is an achene with a red tuft, which is almost equal in length to it.

All flower lovers try to create a constantly blooming garden, but if the land is not very large, then a chic flower bed is quite enough. For her, you can pick up decorative crops that bloom alternately during the warm period, from early spring to late autumn. The choice can be stopped both on annual and perennial crops, as well as textured conifers or unusual cereal plants.

Flowers for a bed of continuous flowering

The flower bed will be full of flowers already in early spring, if primroses are planted on it: blueberry, chionodox, muscari, fragrant hyacinths and a variety of crocuses, as well as bright hellebore. These first flowers will be very welcome after the winter and will decorate the first days of spring with their colors.

Primroses will be replaced by anemones, primroses and blue periwinkle.

As well as beautiful, diverse and very spectacular petunias and violas.

Not a single flower bed can do without daffodils and tulips, the choice of which is so great that it will satisfy the tastes of even the most picky grower.

daffodils

Recently, more and more free corners of the garden are decorated with miniature botanical tulips. The most popular varieties are Urumi, Heger "Little Princess", Tarda. It should be noted that the tulip is excellent, which produces 3 flowers of bright red color with pointed petals from one stem.

Be sure to provide a place for a bush of fragrant peony, root or tree. Both representatives are famous for their huge double flowers.

At the same time, imperial hazel grouse and bearded irises begin to show off.

lilies of the valley bearded irises

Closer to hot summer days, poppies, snapdragons and dicentra with its broken heart-flowers will bloom.

poppies Snapdragon

Neat islets of the Gargan bell, which can be planted at the very foot, near stones, a border or other fence of a flower oasis, will also look good on a flowering flower bed. For the same purposes, you can use all kinds of stonecrops, shaving, rocky alissum and awl-shaped phlox.

The flowering mats of these ground cover plants make a great backdrop for any large plant, giving the soil a fabulous look.

And, of course, you can not ignore the queen of flower beds - a rose. Decorating a limited plot of land, you can opt for standard representatives or spectacular climbing roses.

Roses

You can use a not so common shriveled rose, better known as a variety of large-fruited wild rose. Its flowers, up to 8 cm in diameter, are not only beautiful, but also have a wonderful aroma.

And in the fall, this bush will also please with huge fruits, up to 3 cm, very noticeable against the background of fading crimson foliage.

Lilies are no less original. Currently, breeders can please both complex specimens with huge fragrant flowers up to 20 cm in diameter, and completely unpretentious oriental or Asian hybrids.

lilies

The flower garden will not fade if phloxes, mattiola, are planted on it. Their rich colors and pleasant smells fill the air until autumn.

Fragrant tobacco

On cooler days, asters, autumn marigolds, dahlias and chrysanthemums, which bloom until the first frost, will begin to delight.

asters
Marigold
dahlias
chrysanthemums

Having planted several unusual plants in the flower garden, such as cylindrical emperor, Chinese miscanthus, evergreen oatmeal or sedge, in combination with juniper or western thuja, you can admire the flower bed in winter, when the first snow or frost decorates these plants.

Perennial spring flowers for flower beds

Snowdrop (Galanthus)

This flower is popular with flower growers due to flowering when there is still snow around. The plant is distinguished by a small height of 12-15 centimeters with two leaves. The wild species blooms early in April, as soon as the snow melts and even against the backdrop of snow. There are also garden species that can be successfully grown. The plant loves areas that do not receive direct sunlight.

It is not whimsical to soils, but does not like excessively moistened places. Since garden snowdrop species originated from wild plants, they are very hardy plants.

Reproduction occurs in two ways:

• Seeds that are sown in the summer without pre-treatment after they are collected from plants. But this path is long, due to the fact that the first shoots will appear only in the spring of next year. After strengthening the young plants, they are transplanted to a permanent place.
• Bulbs: they are dug up in the second half of summer, the baby is separated, dried and planted in a permanent place in early autumn. The distance when planting for large bulbs is 7-10 centimeters from each other, and small bulbs are planted at a distance of 3-5 centimeters from each other.

Scylla (blue snowdrop)

A plant of the lily family, for earlier flowering and blue flowers and got its name. The plant has bright green and wide leaves, which are arranged in rosettes of 3-4 pieces and several beautiful blue flowers.

Scylla

Flowers prefer loose and semi-dark soils. They tolerate winter well, multiply like a snowdrop (by seeds and bulbs). When sowing seeds, seedlings appear only in the 3-5th year. Excellent for forcing for early flowering in the middle of winter.

Muscari (Mouse Hyacinth)

A beautiful plant from the lily family. Flowers of different colors: blue, white, lilac-blue. Frost-resistant, grows in one place for 4-5 years. It propagates like all bulbous plants by a baby, less often by seeds, since seedlings appear only after a few years.

Muscari

Bulbs are planted at the end of summer, flowers appear on plants the next year. Widely used in distillation.

Crocus

It is one of the most common early flowering plants. There are crocuses that bloom in early spring, and there are those that bloom late in autumn. Plants are small up to 14 centimeters, flowers have a different color (from white to yellow).

Crocus

A rare feature of the plant is the leaves that grow only after flowering has ended. For propagation, corms, baby and seeds are used. It lends itself very well to distillation and blooms profusely in winter.

To obtain fresh and beautiful flowers in winter, late autumn into a prepared mixture consisting of two parts of soddy land and one part of leaf humus and river sand. After about two months, the crocus blooms.

daffodils

Widespread among flower lovers for early flowering and beautiful, pleasantly smelling flowers. For these flowers, a richly fertilized and well-loosened soil is prepared. Bulbs should be planted in autumn (September-October) at a shallow depth (about 10 cm) and mulched with humus. Bulbs overwinter and bloom profusely in spring.

daffodils

It mainly reproduces by baby (small bulbs), they are selected from large ones at the end of summer, dried and planted in September. Also, like crocuses, they are suitable for winter forcing, it is important not to forget to constantly keep the ground moist.

Tulip

Bulbous plant of the lily family. Currently, more than 120 wild flower species have been studied and several thousand varieties and hybrids have been bred as garden flowers. Tulips are divided into 4 groups: early-blooming, medium-blooming, late-blooming and wild-growing.

Propagated by seeds or vegetatively. But in practice, they use reproduction by bulbs and baby, for this, at the end of summer, when the leaves of the plant are already dry, they dig out the bulbs. They are well dried and separated small from large.

Bulbs larger than 2 centimeters in diameter can already be used for flowering, smaller ones require one or two years of growing.

Tulips love loose, well-fertilized soils with normal light. These flowers do not like dimly lit places and acidic soils, on which plants will develop poorly and often get sick.

Tulips are the best indoor forcing flowers. At the end of September, the best bulbs are taken and planted in pots, one bulb each. A soil mixture is prepared from soddy soil mixed with humus and sand.

The earth in pots is watered abundantly, and sprinkled with sawdust to preserve moisture. Then put for 1.5-2 months in a room with a temperature of no more than 3-7 degrees. After that, the pots are placed on a warm windowsill, and after 25-30 days the plants bloom. Cut flowers of tulips are stored in fresh cold water for a long time, for which they are especially popular in the flower industry.

These flowers for a flower bed are unpretentious both to the soil and to care, so even a novice amateur grower can handle their cultivation.

Iris perennial for flower beds

This flower has a special grace. It is impossible to look away from his regal beauty and amazingly refined form. Translated from Greek, "iris" means rainbow. According to legend, the goddess Irida descended to earth to people precisely by the rainbow. These flowers received this name back in the 4th century BC.

Iris perennial for flower beds

There is a very interesting legend about how the flower spread throughout the earth. Initially, irises grew only in ancient Asia, but the birds that inhabited the forests and gardens there spread the seeds of this plant all over the world.

The well-known city of Florence got its name only because all its borders were planted with blooming irises.

Today there are more than 250 types of irises. They grow on all continents. Only in the latitudes of modern Russia can be counted about 60 species of this flower. Iris distant, and more ancient relative of gladiolus.

Among the variety of irises, the most popular are: Siberian, bearded and Japanese species. Also very popular marsh species of iris bright yellow.

The bearded iris is a very interesting flower. Along the edge of its petal are delicate, colored hairs, which in their appearance are very reminiscent of a beard.

A feature of Siberian irises is their special resistance to low temperatures and unpretentiousness to growing conditions.

Japanese longest retain their decorative appearance and flowering. You can separate them once every seven years, in early autumn or spring.

Swamp iris is a wild plant, but it is very attractive to people with its bright yellow color. The swamp iris propagates by seeds, which, falling into the water, are easily localized in new places of growth.

Peony perennial for flower beds

This amazingly beautiful flower can rightfully be called the king among plants. In addition to its bright color, peony has a special, very delicate aroma. It cannot be confused with other colors.

Peony perennial

Few people know that the peony is endowed with a deep philosophical meaning. According to the oldest records of Chinese scientists, peonies symbolize the fundamental positions of any person - love and family.

These light, seemingly weightless plants attract with their bright and large flowers. Some types of poppy have different color buds. Shades range from pure white to rich tones of magenta and violet.

poppies

Feature poppy - quickly falling flower petals. Also, a poppy box produces the largest number of very small seeds. Their number can reach more than 300 thousand pieces in one flower.

Poppy is widely used both for medicinal purposes and in cooking. Therefore, poppies can often be seen in home gardens, gardens, orchards. Due to their unique beauty, poppies are planted in flowerbeds with a purely decorative function.

Poppies make wonderful compositions with other flowers. Flower arrangements of poppies of various color shades look interesting.

Poppy has become widespread not only due to its decorative, medicinal and practical properties. Poppies are very unpretentious in care. It can be planted in any soil, it will delight you with bright flowers for more than one year.

This perennial, herbaceous plant is not often found in flower beds or in the garden. However, with their colors they are able to decorate any area. Anemones look especially impressive against the background of stones in combination with other plants.

The anemone belongs to the buttercup family and has more than 120 different species. As a rule, this heat-loving plant grows well in the southern temperature zone.

The ancient Greeks called anemones the "daughter of the winds". They believed that the wind helps the flower bud open or close. But, of course, it is not. In fact, anemone flowers are so delicate that under the influence of the wind, large, but rather fragile petals fold.

Anemones are rather long plants. Thin stems reach up to 50 cm in height. Depending on the type of flower, the color of the petals and sepals of the plant changes.

Anemones gained popularity due to their long flowering. All summer and autumn they will delight with their color. Anemones make beautiful compositions with shrubs and trees.

Approaching creatively, with love and knowledge of the matter, you can turn any piece of land into a piece of paradise, which will delight with its unfading beauty, color change and lively texture. The main thing to remember is that you should not plant everything, choose only what is closer in spirit and mood.

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Photo gallery of flowers for flower beds

Currently, monochrome flower beds with blue flowers in the same range have become very popular, which look stylish and elegant and create a certain mood. The blue flower bed soothes, bewitches, has a calming effect on you. You can look at it for an infinitely long time, like at the sky or the sea. It is better to break a flower bed in a quiet, secluded corner of your garden. Sitting on a bench, you can dream, relax and forget about problems for a while.

What does blue color mean?

First of all, it gives a feeling of serenity, calmness and coolness. A flower with blue flowers is considered irresistible by both specialists and amateur gardeners. It is like the sky or water on a sunny day. Blue flowers are rare. Perhaps that is why they are so desired and loved, like everything unusual and rare.

Symbolism of flowers

A widespread symbol of young life is a blue flower. And because of the structure of the petals that create a star shape, it symbolizes the sun, the circle of the earth or the center. Flowers are not only innocent harbingers of spring, but also a symbol of carnal pleasure, vitality or the joy of life. They symbolize the end of winter and the celebration of victory over death.

A cup of a flower open up, in the symbolism of Christianity, indicates the acceptance of the gift of God and the delight of the child from the nature seen in paradise. For the Aztecs, flowers are a symbol of the joy of life and the frailty of being.

If you dreamed of blue flowers, what does it mean?

If you dreamed of a flower with blue flowers, mystical events await you. But they will not scare you, but will cause a lyrical mood. Blue flowers in a dream portend calmness in relationships and affairs in reality, they speak of the nobility of the deeds that you will perform. Such a dream promises the respect of the people around you. However, a flower with blue flowers speaks of depression associated with unrequited love. If a man has such a dream, in reality it portends an early meeting with an impregnable, but very beautiful woman. A blue rose in a dream is a good sign. Get ready for a new stage of life, there will be no return to the past.

Small blue flowers: forget-me-not

This group of horticultural crops includes: forget-me-not, ageratum, didiscus, limonium, amellus, lavender, veronica, hakelia and others.

Forget-me-not is a small flower with blue flowers that symbolizes fidelity and constancy. Poems, legends are composed about him, songs are sung. Pale blue petals and a bright yellow center make the forget-me-not irresistible. It is rightfully considered the best decoration of spring flora. A bouquet made up of forget-me-nots is very beautiful. To highlight the beauty of each flower, untie it and place the flowers in a bowl of water, arranged in a wreath. Constantly change the water and they will stay fresh and blooming for a long time.

Forget-me-not is beautiful only during flowering. And when this period passes, it becomes inconspicuous. Although, if you look closely, small hairy leaves look very touching. As soon as the buds begin to bloom, the glades and edges on which the forget-me-nots grow are transformed - they become sky blue. Amazing beauty!

Ageratum

This is the second name of the flower, and the first is Houston, as the name of the breeder who first discovered these magnificent little blue flowers in the 18th century. They are very small, collected in small inflorescences or baskets, which, in turn, form umbellate corymbs up to 10 cm in diameter, shaped like balls. They are very soft and fluffy to the touch.

Ageratum (Houston) blooms in early summer and pleases others with its beauty before the onset of frost, while emitting a stunning aroma. The bright blue flowers of this plant have medicinal properties. Ageratum juice relieves pain, and the leaves heal wounds. These flowers are grown with pleasure by gardeners on their plots.

Didiscus

This is a wonderful exotic plant that blooms in natural conditions in July-August, and in greenhouses from March to November. Romantic, openwork inflorescences-umbrellas, uniting a large number, are attached to thin velvet stems. This is clearly visible in the photo of blue flowers.

Flowers collected in lungs, as if inflorescences filled with air, emit a subtle pleasant aroma. Didiscus is widely used by florists for making wedding and anniversary bouquets and compositions.

Kermek

Kermek (limonium, statice) is a modest, charming and very beautiful plant with which are collected in the form of umbrellas or panicles. Kermek is a frost-resistant plant. Blooms in August-October. It is used by phyto-designers to create decorative compositions. This flower attracts attention in group plantings when decorating garden plots, perfectly retains its shape if it is dried. Dried flowers stand in vases for a long time, complementing the interior of your home, and do not lose their attractiveness.

Names of blue flowers. the Rose

There are a huge number of large blue flowers. The most popular are roses, asters, gladioli and cornflowers. Bells, anemones, balsam, bindweed, delphinium, bluebells and nasturtium are also widely known.

The blue color of a rose is not natural. In the natural environment, such a color in its pure form is practically not found. Many flowers, although considered blue, have a variety of shades. The blue rose is a different story. Breeders from different countries tried to get this color, but to no avail.

For the first time, a sky-colored rose was bred in the middle of the 19th century. The name of the blue flowers was conditional, since they had this shade only after they had faded.

At the beginning of the 20th century, a new attempt to develop a blue rose was again unsuccessful. At first, the petals then faded and became gray-lilac, and in hot weather they acquired a subtle blue tint.

Breeders made more and more attempts to bring out a blue flower, but all to no avail. And only now our contemporaries found out that the rose does not initially have a blue gene. She is unable to produce delphinidin. And without this pigment, it is impossible to obtain a blue tone in flowers under conditions of natural growth.

blue aster

Callistefus (blue aster) - the most popular garden flower with densely double, single or double petals 4-12 cm in diameter. In appearance, it is similar to peony, chrysanthemum, daisies and dahlias. Very bright, fast growing blue asters every time surprise gardeners with a variety of flower shapes, which can be tubular and reed.

They bloom all summer, capturing the first month of autumn. Blue asters grow in flower beds and flower beds, independently and with other plants, in the shade and in the sun, they make up bouquets and compositions.

knapweed

This flower has long become a resident of our country, a hallmark of Russian nature. Cornflower can be found everywhere: in fields, meadows, in cereal crops. As the main character, he is found in folk tales, parables, songs. Girls wove wreaths and made bouquets of cornflowers. In the people, these flowers are called bean, alarm and blue flower.

The blue color of the cornflower is its natural color. The flowers are double, tubular, collected in inflorescences and attached to a long stem. Cornflower is unpretentious and grows both in the field and in the garden, where flower beds are decorated in the style of a meadow. Often they are planted in an array or used as a border. Blue color goes well with yellow or white. Cornflowers remain cut for a long time if this is done in the morning and immediately pour boiling water over the stems, and then put in cold water.

Gladiolus (skewer)

He is considered the king of victory and an excellent duelist. In the photo of blue flowers, gladiolus is distinguished by a tall, slender stem and collected in a straight, pointed spike.

It is reminiscent of chivalry and victory. It is rarely given to women and girls. Gladiolus look good in bouquets and are intended for business partners. They are given to winners and laureates of various awards.

There are many legends associated with this flower. Shamans endowed it with magical properties. The ancient Romans used the gladiolus as an amulet and believed that such a talisman would bring victory over the enemy.

Despite the whimsical growth, these flowers are considered favorite and well known in our gardens. Blue gladioli look unusual and solemn. They grow independently and in compositions with other flowers, they decorate flower beds and flower beds. Cut gladioli, placed in vases, perfectly complement the interior of your home.