Re: Blue Flowers

At 10:26 PM 6/17/98 EDT, you wrote:
>In a message dated 98-06-17 18:22:27 EDT, you write:
>
><< I believe there are very
> few, true blue flowers. >>
>
>Boy, ain't that the truth!  Catalogs always refer to something as being blue,
>when in fact it is really some shade of purple.  Offen their color photos
have
>been touched up to make the flowers look more blue.  The only true blue
that I
>have ever been able to grow are the Delphinimums, Bearded Iris, Japanese
Iris,
>Blue Moon Morning Glories and a new one for me this year, Blue Nolana, a
>beautiful Gentiana and I'm sure that I'm forgetting someone.  I am sure that
>there are others that I haven't even begun to try.  Would be nice to see
>someone come up with a list of true blue flowers.  
>
>One year my goal was a total blue bouquet.  The closest that I was able to
>come was a combination of blues and purples.  But what a beautiful bouquet it
>was.  I am always on the lookout for true blue flowers, and by the way I
>cannot grow the meconopsis blue poppies.  I have tried a number of times,
even
>going so far as to purchase plants.  We just don't have the right climate for
>it I guess.  Donna Adams in Detroit, Michigan zone 6
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Have you tried Alpine Columbines?  Perennials, to one foot, have dark blue,
lush pendant flowers.  You can get seeds from Fox HollowSeed Co., PO Box
148, McGrann, Pa. 16236.  Seed packet is about 75cents, as I recall.  You
can email at seeds@alltel.net, or call toll free 1-888-548-7333.
Interesting selections.   I do love that columbine.  Margaret 

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