Re: Blue/green perennials/botanical names of plants





Valerie Lowery@ZEON
05/12/99 03:32 PM

Craig and others:

I wish I could think of some of the aquamarine-colored plants (bluish
green), but the list is small.  I can come up with a list of pale blue
flowers if this will help.  Perhaps you may want to think of the foliage of
dianthus or baptisia for bluish green, too.

some varieties of iris
phlox subulata (spring-flowering)
aquilegia (columbine)
campanula (different varieties)
scabiosa (pincushion flower)
asters
perovskia (russian sage)

One other thought I had is to incorporate garden structure into your
garden.  Could you perhaps paint a trellis the color of your wife's eyes
and plant a rose or clematis to grow on it (perhaps in a yellow shade for
her hair or a red for her lips?)  How about a statue of a nymph or angel
(does she have a nickname that would translate into another object, like
"baby" or "honey"?)  Some gazing balls come in an aquamarine shade.
Personalized stepping stones are also nice.

Val in KY
zone 6a


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