Bluestar, as you might guess, is a perfect pick for blue flowers. A great plant you've probably never heard of, bluestar deserves a lot more attention in the garden. It produces clusters of clear blue flowers in late spring. It's also heat, drought, deer, and rabbit resistant. Plus, the foliage turns a beautiful shade of yellow at the end of the season.
Plant Name: Amsonia tabernaemontana
Growing Conditions: Full sun or part shade and well-drained soil
Size: To 2 feet tall and wide
Zones: 3-9
Plant it with: Columbines are perfect companions for bluestar. Create a harmonious color scheme by planting blue- or white-flowering columbines; create contrast with yellow varieties.
Lead plant is an aggressively spreading ground cover that puts on a show at the end of the season with its sky blue flowers and rich red fall foliage.
Here's a hint: Lead plant grows more slowly in shade, but still blooms well.
Plant Name: Ceratostigma plumbaginoides
Growing Conditions: Sun or shade and well-drained soil
Size: To 1 foot tall and 2 feet wide
Zones: 5-9
Plant it with: Create a bold, end-of-the-season display by pairing blue-flowering lead plant with yellow chrysanthemums or white asters.
Bellflowers are charming plants often used in cottage gardens. Most have starry or bell-shaped flowers in blue, violet, pink, or white. Many of the longer-stemmed varieties are great cut flowers. Dwarf types, such as the 'Pearl Deep Blue' are good groundcovers.
Plant Name: Campanula selections
Growing Conditions: Full sun or part shade and moist, well-drained soil
Size: To 3 feet tall and 2 feet wide, depending on type
Zones: 3-9, depending on type
Plant it with: Bellflowers are prefect companions for blue pincushion flowers (Scabiosa). Bonus: Both are great for cutting!
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