Blue flowers
Cornflower, gentian, bluebells, delphinium and the Himalayan poppy.
Field scabiousKnautia arvensis
A wildflower with pale blue heads found in meadows and on roadsides
Knautia arvensis · Wildflower
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis
A blue-violet wildflower of damp meadows and heaths in Europe and western Asia
Succisa pratensis · 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
Iris reticulata
A small spring iris with blue or yellow flowers and a netted bulb
🇮🇷 Iran and 2 more · Wildflower
Iberian irisIris iberica
A rare, boldly veined iris from the Caucasus steppes
🇬🇪 Georgia and 4 more · Wildflower
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
HeliotropeHeliotropium
A genus of fragrant, sun-tracking garden flowers that are highly toxic
🇨🇱 Chile and 2 more · Herb or useful flower
Plains eryngoEryngium planum
A spiky blue perennial with thistle-like flowerheads and silvery stems
🇨🇳 China · Wildflower
Nemophila
Spring annuals with blue, purple, or white bell-shaped flowers from North America
🇺🇸 United States and 2 more · 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
Eryngium
A spiny-leaved plant with blue or white flower heads, grown in gardens and used in cooking
🇲🇽 Mexico and 7 more · Wildflower
Perennial cornflowerCentaurea montana
A blue-purple perennial flower of European mountain meadows
🇨🇦 Canada · Wildflower
Solanum laxum
A woody evergreen vine with clusters of white or pale blue flowers
🇧🇷 Brazil and 4 more · Garden flower
Lathyrus
A group of climbing and bushy legumes with colorful, often fragrant flowers
Lathyrus · Wildflower
Spring crocusCrocus vernus
A spring-flowering crocus grown for its large, colourful blooms
Crocus vernus · Wildflower
Plumbago
A group of shrubs and herbs with blue, white, or pink flowers
Plumbago · Wildflower
African violetSaintpaulia
A small, velvety-leaved house plant with violet, blue or white flowers from East Africa
🇹🇿 Tanzania and 1 more · Wildflower
Gentiana clusii
A blue gentian of European limestone mountains
Gentiana clusii · 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
Strelitzia
Tall South African plants with fan-shaped leaves and striking bird-like blooms
🇿🇦 South Africa · Garden flower
Hosta
Shade-loving perennial with bold leaves and summer flower spikes
🇯🇵 Japan and 2 more · Garden flower
Scilla
Bulb-forming perennials with blue to purple spring flowers
Scilla · Wildflower
Glory of the snowChionodoxa
Small spring bulbs with blue, pink or white star-shaped flowers
🇹🇷 Turkey and 4 more · Wildflower
Doubtful knight's-spurConsolida ajacis
Tall garden annual with spikes of blue, pink or white flowers
🇨🇳 China · Garden flower
Consolida
Annual larkspurs grown for their spurred flowers in pink, blue, purple and white
🇹🇷 Turkey and 6 more · Wildflower
Early spider-orchidOphrys sphegodes
A wild orchid with spider-like flowers found across Europe and the Middle East
🇪🇸 Spain and 6 more · Wildflower
Schizanthus
Ferny-leaved annuals with butterfly-like flowers from Chile and Argentina
🇨🇱 Chile and 4 more · Wildflower
Torenia
A group of colourful tropical flowers known as wishbone flowers or bluewings
Torenia · Wildflower
Browallia
A small genus of blue and violet-flowered plants from the Americas
🇨🇴 Colombia and 3 more · Wildflower
Scabiosa
Soft blue or cream flower heads known as pincushions, native to Africa, Europe and Asia
Scabiosa · Wildflower
Penstemon
A North American genus with tubular, often bearded flowers in many colors
🇨🇦 Canada and 4 more · Wildflower
Petunia × atkinsiana
The hybrid garden petunia grown for its colourful, trumpet-shaped blooms
🇨🇳 China · Garden flower
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
Blue water lilyNymphaea nouchali var. caerulea
The sky-blue water lily of ancient Egypt and African lakes
🇪🇬 Egypt and 5 more · Water flower
Ipomoea
A large group of twining plants known as morning glories and sweet potatoes
Ipomoea · Wildflower
Symphyotrichum
A large group of North American asters with daisy-like flowers in many colours
🇺🇸 United States and 3 more · Wildflower
Love-in-a-mistNigella damascena
A lacy blue annual with misty bracts and balloon-like seed pods
🇨🇳 China and 1 more · Garden flower
Tenweeks stockMatthiola incana
A fragrant garden flower in many colours, grown for beds and bouquets
🇪🇸 Spain and 4 more · Garden flower
Verbena
A genus of small, spiked flowers grown in gardens and linked to ancient rituals
Verbena · Wildflower
Poppy
Bright-petalled flowers grown for gardens, seeds, and remembrance
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 7 more · Wildflower
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Asteraceae: TeunSpaans, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Field scabious: chelo Vechek / talk, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Devil's-bit Scabious: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Holywood: Mangostar, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- African lily: Nick Helme, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Bengal trumpet: Don McCulley, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Iris reticulata: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Gentiana scabra: ~~, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Ipomoea nil: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Heliotrope: Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Plains eryngo: No machine-readable author provided. Bogdan assumed (based on copyrigh, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Nemophila: Miwasatoshi, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Catmint: Jon Sullivan, Public domain, source
- Sea-holly: Radomil ( talk · contribs ), CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Eryngium: The original uploader was Ramin Nakisa at English Wikipedia ., CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Perennial cornflower: User:Stemonitis, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Solanum laxum: RoyFocker, Public domain, source
- Lathyrus: Sannse, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Spring crocus: Bernd Haynold, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Plumbago: No machine-readable author provided. Calvin Teo assumed (based on copy, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- African violet: Kor!An (Корзун Андрей), CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Gentiana clusii: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Cape primrose: Nzfauna, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Columbine: Josep Gesti, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Aquilegia alpina: H. Zell, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Strelitzia: Scott Bauer, USDA, Public domain, source
- Hosta: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Scilla: Bernd Haynold, CC BY 2.5, source
- Glory of the snow: Teun Spaans, CC BY 3.0, source
- Doubtful knight's-spur: Alberto Salguero, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Consolida: Picture taken by BerndH, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Early spider-orchid: Velela, CC BY 2.5, source
- Schizanthus: Penarc, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Torenia: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, source
- Browallia: Photo by and (c)2006 Derek Ramsey ( Ram-Man ), GFDL 1.2, source
- Scabiosa: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Penstemon: Patrick Alexander https://www.inaturalist.org/people/aspidoscelis, CC0, source
- Petunia × atkinsiana: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Bluemink: Harry Alverson, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Ageratum: Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Phlox: Atilin, Public domain, source
- Blue water lily: Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Ipomoea: Tauʻolunga, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Love-in-a-mist: Kaldari, Public domain, source
- Tenweeks stock: Meneerke bloem, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Verbena: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Poppy: Vyacheslav Argenberg, CC BY 4.0, source