Re: Blue Flowers
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Blue Flowers
- From: R* C* <r*@neptune.on.ca>
- Date: Fri, 19 Jun 1998 01:36:53 -0400
- References: <88dfc4b8.35887ad3@aol.com>
AdamsEden@aol.com 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.
Might be a defect in my colour vision but I certainly think of Centaurea montana
as being a true blue, and my veronicas look like a true blue as well.
Bob Campbell
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