Cool Blue

I love blue in the garden. Especially in the hot summer days, blue keeps me cool...

I have some blue flowers blooming right now in the garden. 

Blue daze, Porterweed and Mealycup sage are the ones that almost flower the all year long, maybe only stopped for a couple of coldest months.  I can count on them to add the blue into my garden. 

Blue Daze (Evolvulus)

Porterweed (Stachytarpheta jamaicensis)

Mealycup sage (Salvia farinacea)

Every time I pass by this new Tropical Lilac, I just can not help touching its velvet leaves, and smell its wonderful scent. 

Troipical Lilac (Cornutia grandifolia)

This year I moved some African Lilies from a deep shade area to a partial sun area.  The plants in the new spot are growing fine, but have not set the buds yet.  The following is the one that was left in the original spot, but got more morning sun than the ones I moved.  I hope next year I can get more of these beautiful flowers in my garden.

African Lily (Agapanthus africanus)

This plumbago has the true sky blue color, which is quite rare in the plant world.  Don't you love this beauty?  It is new to my garden. 

Plumbago auriculata

I planted blue and purple verbena intermingled in the front yard.  When they all bloom, it just looks so lovely.

Verbena

Hope you are all having a good summer sunday, and keeping cool...

Purple, Blue, or Lavender?

I always thought I am quite good when coming to tell the colors (well, at least compare to my husband :))  However, I started doubting this recently because I constantly wondering some flowers' color in my garden, are they purple, blue, or lavender?  Sometimes it is just hard to tell.  What it made even harder is that they change with the light!

So, I decide to put them all here, let me know if you agree with my color judgement?  These are the flowers currently blooming in my garden.

I think this one is blue, but really sometimes I thought I can see the purple out of it.

Salvia farinacea (Mealycup sage)

Same with this one...

Porterweed (Stachytarpheta jamaicensis)

This is an obvious blue.  Duh, is this why they call it Blue Daze?!

Blue Daze (Evolvulus)

An easy purple:

Petunia

Mostly purple, some blue??

Mexican Bush Sage (Salvia leucantha)

This is easy, Purple! Just like the name suggested!

Purple Queen (Tradescantia pallida)

Nobody will mistaken this one either...

Persian Shield (Strobilanthes dyerianus)

Look what I found hidden under the purple leaves of Persian shield?  Blue flowers!  Did not know persian shield can have flower...  Nice surprise!

Persian Shield bloom

Hmmm... this garlic society flower is more lavendar or liac, not the true purple.  In the winter, who would think those green narrow grasslike leaves would produce a nice large cluster of flowers like this?

Society Garlic (Tulbaghia violacea)

Mona lavendar is about to put the show on now....  And yes, it is lavender color :))

'Mona Lavender’ Plectranthus

Have you ever had the same question about your garden flower color as I have? 

Happy Easter and Have a nice weekend!

For other colors all over the world, please check out Katrarina's site at http://rosorochris.blogspot.com/  (This is the last Blooming friday she hosts).