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Blue flowers

Cornflower, gentian, bluebells, delphinium and the Himalayan poppy.

KindWildflowerGarden flowerCut flowerFlowering treeFlowering shrubBulb flowerClimberOrchidWater flowerCactus or succulentAlpine flowerTropical flowerHerb or useful flower
In flowerSpringSummerMonsoonAutumnWinter
ElderSambucus A group of shrubs and small trees with clusters of white flowers and dark berries Sambucus · Wildflower Rhododendron A vast group of shrubs and trees with showy blooms in many colours 🇳🇵 Nepal and 4 more · Wildflower HoneysuckleLonicera Twining vines and shrubs with sweet-scented tubular flowers and edible nectar Lonicera · Wildflower Hydrangea Flowering shrubs with large heads that change color with soil pH 🇯🇵 Japan and 2 more · Flowering shrub Iris A large group of perennial flowers with striking, six-lobed blooms Iris · Wildflower CornflowerCentaurea cyanus A bright blue wildflower once common in European grain fields 🇩🇪 Germany and 7 more · Wildflower Common sageSalvia officinalis A Mediterranean herb with grey-green leaves and blue to purple flowers 🇨🇳 China and 1 more · Herb or useful flower Anemone Perennial wildflowers with colorful, petal-like sepals known as windflowers Anemone · Wildflower Clematis A climbing vine with showy flowers, prized in gardens worldwide Clematis · Wildflower Wild PansyViola tricolor A small wildflower with purple, yellow, and white blooms found across Eurasia 🇨🇳 China and 3 more · Wildflower ColumbineAquilegia A perennial wildflower with spurred, often blue or multicoloured blooms Aquilegia · Wildflower Delphinium Tall garden flowers with spurred blooms in blue, purple, pink, and white Delphinium · Wildflower Field scabiousKnautia arvensis A wildflower with pale blue heads found in meadows and on roadsides Knautia arvensis · Wildflower HolywoodGuaiacum sanctum A slow-growing Caribbean tree with purplish blue flowers and famously hard wood 🇧🇸 Bahamas and 4 more · Flowering tree African lilyAgapanthus africanus Blue-flowered plant from South Africa’s winter rainfall fynbos 🇿🇦 South Africa and 1 more · Wildflower Bengal trumpetThunbergia grandiflora A climbing vine with large blue-violet trumpet flowers from Southeast Asia 🇮🇳 India and 7 more · Climber Gentiana scabra A blue-flowered gentian native to East Asia, valued in traditional medicine 🇨🇳 China and 1 more · Wildflower Ipomoea nil A twining annual vine with trumpet-shaped blooms in many colors 🇨🇳 China and 2 more · Garden flower Plains eryngoEryngium planum A spiky blue perennial with thistle-like flowerheads and silvery stems 🇨🇳 China · Wildflower CatmintNepeta A group of aromatic herbs with tubular flowers, famed for their effect on cats Nepeta · Wildflower Sea-hollyEryngium maritimum A spiny, blue-grey perennial of European and Mediterranean coasts 🇮🇪 Ireland and 6 more · Wildflower Perennial cornflowerCentaurea montana A blue-purple perennial flower of European mountain meadows 🇨🇦 Canada · Wildflower African violetSaintpaulia A small, velvety-leaved house plant with violet, blue or white flowers from East Africa 🇹🇿 Tanzania and 1 more · Wildflower Cape primroseStreptocarpus A houseplant with tubular blooms from African mountains and forests 🇿🇦 South Africa and 7 more · Wildflower ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris A nodding blue or purple wildflower with spurred petals, known as granny’s bonnet 🇫🇷 France and 5 more · Wildflower Aquilegia alpina A rare blue-flowered columbine from the Alps 🇫🇷 France and 3 more · Wildflower Doubtful knight's-spurConsolida ajacis Tall garden annual with spikes of blue, pink or white flowers 🇨🇳 China · Garden flower Schizanthus Ferny-leaved annuals with butterfly-like flowers from Chile and Argentina 🇨🇱 Chile and 4 more · Wildflower BlueminkAgeratum houstonianum A fluffy blue annual often grown in garden borders and balcony boxes 🇬🇹 Guatemala and 7 more · Wildflower Ageratum Fluffy blue, pink, or white flowers grown in gardens and containers Ageratum · Wildflower Phlox A North American genus with bright, fragrant blooms from spring to fall Phlox · Wildflower Love-in-a-mistNigella damascena A lacy blue annual with misty bracts and balloon-like seed pods 🇨🇳 China and 1 more · Garden flower Poppy Bright-petalled flowers grown for gardens, seeds, and remembrance 🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 7 more · Wildflower Moss phloxPhlox subulata A mat-forming groundcover with pink, blue, or white spring flowers 🇺🇸 United States and 1 more · Wildflower Cape leadwortPlumbago auriculata A climbing shrub with blue or white flowers from southern Africa 🇿🇦 South Africa and 2 more · Wildflower Favratia zoysii A rare alpine bellflower with a star-shaped mouth, found in the Alps 🇸🇮 Slovenia and 2 more · Wildflower Pride of MadeiraEchium candicans A tall blue-flowered shrub native to Madeira, grown in gardens worldwide 🇦🇺 Australia and 1 more · Wildflower Agapanthus Blue to white summer flowers from southern Africa, grown worldwide in gardens 🇿🇦 South Africa and 7 more · Garden flower Siberian irisIris sibirica A blue-flowered iris from Europe and Central Asia, grown in gardens worldwide 🇫🇷 France and 7 more · Wildflower Beachhead irisIris setosa A hardy iris with blue to violet flowers found across northern Asia and North America 🇯🇵 Japan and 4 more · Wildflower China asterCallistephus chinensis A showy garden flower from China with many colorful cultivated forms 🇨🇳 China and 2 more · Garden flower Fuchsia Shrubs and small trees with pendulous, colourful flowers from the Americas and Pacific 🇲🇽 Mexico and 7 more · Wildflower Mountain hydrangeaHydrangea serrata A compact shrub with blue or pink lacy flower clusters from Korea and Japan 🇯🇵 Japan · Flowering shrub Cattleya purpurata A Brazilian orchid with large, fragrant flowers in many color forms 🇧🇷 Brazil · Orchid Lesser PeriwinkleVinca minor A low, evergreen groundcover with violet or white star-shaped flowers 🇫🇷 France and 4 more · Wildflower Big Bend bluebonnetLupinus havardii A tall bluebonnet from the deserts and mountains of Texas and Chihuahua Lupinus havardii · Wildflower Salvia mexicana A tall, purple-flowered sage from central Mexico 🇲🇽 Mexico · Wildflower American wisteriaWisteria frutescens A climbing vine with blue-purple flower clusters from the southeastern United States 🇺🇸 United States · Wildflower
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