Salvia varieties have become garden champions for their heat and drought resistance, as well as the fact that even hungry deer and bunnies tend to leave them alone.
For true blue flowers, look for Salvia azurea or S. patens. Other types, such as 'May Night' or 'Blue Mound' are more violet blue.
Plant Name: Salvia selections
Growing Conditions: Full sun and well-drained soil
Size: To 5 feet tall and wide, depending on type
Zones: 3-9, depending on type
Grow it with: Blue salvias look wonderful with penstemon varieties, which are also heat and drought resistant.
Balloon Flower
An easy-to-grow perennial, balloon flower offers puffy, balloon-shape buds that open to beautiful blue, pink, or white star-shaped blooms for several weeks in summer.
Plant Name: Platycodon grandiflorus
Plant Name: Full sun and well-drained soil
Size: To 2 feet tall and 1 foot wide
Zones: 4-9
Grow it with: The lilac-pink flowers of 'Appleblossom' yarrow (Achillea) or gaura are a perfect complement to blue balloon flowers.
Aster
Asters are one of the last plants to bloom in many gardens. Enjoy their red, purple, pink, white, or blue flowers in the garden or as long-lasting cut flowers.
Plant Name: Aster selections
Growing Conditions: Full sun and well-drained soil
Size: To 5 feet tall and 3 feet wide
Zones: 3-9, depending on type
Plant it with: Goldenrod and mums are two perfect partners for blue asters.
Loved by generations of gardeners, the traditional morning glory offers saucer-shape sky blue flowers. Other varieties bear blooms in bright pink, bold red, purple, and white. This vigorous vine is easy to grow from seed and can self-seed prolifically in situations where it's happy.
Here's a hint: Morning glories can take a couple of months to start flowering after you plant the seeds. Make sure they're in full sun and don't fertilize them too much to get them to flower faster.
Plant Name: Ipomoea tricolor
Growing Conditions: Full sun and well-drained soil
Size: Climbs to 12 feet tall or more
Zones: Annual
Grow it with: Blue and yellow flowers are a no-fail combination, so try yellow black-eyed Susan vine (Thunbergia alata) or yellow Spanish flag (Ipomoea lobata).
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