Lily-of-the-Nile Agapanthus hybrid Bulb |
Blue potato bush Solanum rantonetti Perennial |
As promised, a bonus post of photos of my favorite blues, in no particular order. (I included some of the lavender-blues and the violet blues, too.) Click on the pictures to make them larger, okay?
Lithodora 'Grace Ward' Perennial |
Ipheion uniflorum 'Jessie' Star flower Bulb |
'Blue Pacific' juniper (prostrate shrub) & Dianthus gratianopolitanus 'Baths Pink' Perennial groundcover |
False indigo Baptisia minor Perennial |
Globe thistle Echinops ritro Perennial |
'Elijah Blue' fescue Festuca glauca Ornamental grass |
Golden Dew Drop Duranta erecta 'Sapphire Showers' Tender perennial |
Glory vine Thunbergia grandiflora Tender perennial vine |
Southern monkshood Aconitum carmichaelii Perennial |
Brown's yew two-toned berries Podocarpus macrophylla 'Maki' Shrub |
The pictures are starting to do weird things. It's like the machine has a mind of its own, which is a little scary to one who grew up with Rod Serling. Think I'll just let them place themselves. Wish me luck.
Sea holly Eryngium planum Perennial |
Blue butterfly vine Clitoria ternata Annual vine |
Bluebeard Caryopteris clandonensis 'Blue Mist' Shrub |
Cape plumbago Plumbago auriculata Perennial |
Since things seem to go a bit more smoothly when there's text, I'll natter on here before trying to insert some of the last 11 photos.
What? I told you I love blue flowers.
Spiderwort Tradescantia virginiana Perennial |
Japanese roof iris Iris tectorum Perennial |
Stokes aster Stokesia laevis 'Blue Danube' Perennial |
Bellflower Campanula sp. (but I don't remember which one) Perennial |
Siberian iris Iris sibirica 'Caesar's Brother' Perennial |
Grape hyacinth & catmint Muscari armeniacum & Nepeta x faassenii 'Walkers Low' Bulb & Perennial |
Dutch iris Iris hollandia Bulb |
Well, it's time for another little paragraph. How 'bout those Mets, huh?
Only three more pix to go, so I'll say so long here. Don't expect too many of these mainly-pictures posts: they're a major pain in my Luddite ass. Thanks for dropping by anyway.
Peruvian scilla Scilla peruviana Bulb |
Spanish bluebells Hyacinthiodes hispanica 'Excelsior' Bulb |
Delphinium hybrid Delphinium 'Dark Bee' Perennial where the summers aren't too hot (like at my house) |