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House & Garden's 
PLANTING LIST FOR A BLUE GARDEN 
Bulbs 
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3. 
SPRING 
Blue 
Chionodoxa Lncilce: Glory-of-the-snow, 3"-6", 
mid-March to early May. Light blue, 
shading to white at center. 
Scilia Sibirica: Siberian squill, 2"-6", March 
and April. China blue of a greener cast 
than the chioncdoxa. 
Mttscari botryoides, var. Heavenly Blue: Grape 
hyacinth, 6"-9", April and May. Deep blue 
flowers in clusters. 
4. Puschkinia Libanotica: Striped squill, 4"-12", 
late April to early May. Bluish violet. 
Perennials 
5. Mertensia Virginica: Virginia cowslip, l'-2', 
late April to late May. Flowers pendant, 
tubular, light blue with pink buds. The 
luxuriant gray-green foliage dies down later 
in the summer. 
*7. Anchusa Italica, var. Opal: Italian alkanet, 3', 
May and June. Light blue, masses well, 
very effective. 
8. Myosotis dissitiflora: Early forget-me-not, 6"- 
12", late April to July. 
Myosotis palustris, var. semperftorens: Ever- 
blooming forget-me-not, 6"-12". May to 
September. Both are light blue, the former 
growing tall and branching as the season 
advances. 
9. Polemonium reptans: Greek valerian, 6"-8", 
late April to early June. Creeping border 
plants of light blue, slightly lavender. 
10. Linum perenne: Blue flax, 18", mid-May to 
August. Light blue, small flower on deli¬ 
cate stems. 
11. Aquilegia ccerulea: Rocky Mountain blue colum¬ 
bine, l'-2', May and June. Some of the 
selected hybrids are also good blues. 
SUMMER 
Blue 
*12. Delphinium hybrids: Larkspur, 2'-5\ June and 
July. Many tones of dark and light blue, 
combining well. The variety Belladonna 
is a clear light blue. 
13. Veronica tnaritima: Speedwell, 2', July to Sep¬ 
tember; large spikes. 
14. Salvia uliginosa: Sage, 4', June until frcst. 
Light blue flowers with gray foliage. Looks 
best in background, as it is somewhat 
coarse. 
15. Veronica longifolia var. subsessilis: Speedwell, 
3', mid-July, lasts a month. Deep cobalt 
blue spaces. 
16. Eupatorium ccelestinum: Mist-flower, l'-2', 
August to November. Dull blue, flat-topped 
clusters resembling ageratum. 
17. Aconitum autumn ale: Monkshood, 4', August 
and September. Dull blue, shading to white. 
*18. Platycodon grandiflorum: Japanese bellflower, 
l'-3', early July to October. Very large, 
showy, wide-open bells of light blue, pinker 
in tone than the larkspur. The same color 
as the Campanula persicifolia, which has 
been omitted from the June list as not 
quite harmonizing with the larkspur, 
though excellent alone. 
19. Salvia asurea: Pitcher’s sage, 3'-4', August and 
September. Slender spikes of pale blue in 
great abundance, gray foliage. 
20. Agapanthus umbellatus: African lily (bulb), 
August. Large umbels of deep blue flowers 
on tall stalks. Should be grown in pots 
or tubs: not hardy. 
21. Ageratum (annual): Heads of blue flowers, 
frost-resisting. 
a. Little Blue Star, 5", light blue. 
b. Dwarf Blue, 9", deep blue. 
22. Annual larkspur: Light blue. 2', satisfactory 
in _ color and form. 
23. Nemesia {annual): Light blue, 1'. Covered 
with masses of small light blue flowers. 
Other good light blue annuals are nemo- 
phna with light blue cup-shaded flowers, 
and nigella or love-in-a-mist. 
AUTUMN 
Blue 
24. Aconitum Fischeri: Monkshood, 2', September 
and October. Dwarf, with very large pale 
blue flowers. 
25. Aconitum Wilsoni: Monkshood, 5'-6', Septem¬ 
ber and October. A taller variety with the 
same large light blue flowers. 
*26. Aster Novcc-Belgii var. John Wocd. 3', Sep¬ 
tember. Clear blue flowers in large clusters. 
*27. Aster, Climax: 5', September and October. 
Very large light blue flowers with yellow 
centers. 
28. Gentiana scabra: Japanese gentian, 2 ; very 
late. Intense blue. 
SPRING 
Bulbs Yellow 
29. Tuhpa Kauf manniana: A very early tulip ap¬ 
pearing in March or April. Flowers some¬ 
what spreading, of creamy white with prim¬ 
rose yellow center, the outside striped and 
tinged rosy red. 
30. Narcissus in pale yellow varieties. 
Barri type: short cup, pale yellow perianth, 
orange eve. 
Poetaz hybrids: short cup, in clusters on 
stem, pale yellow, fragrant. 
Leedsii type: short or chalice cup, very pale 
creamy yellow or white. 
31. Tulip, Moonlight: A May-flowering variety, 
having globe-shaped flowers of pale lumi¬ 
nous yellow on tall stems. 
Perennials 
32. Iris Germanica, var. Have seen s: Flower-de-luce, 
2'-3', blooms in May. Very pale straw 
color. 
SUMMER 
Yellow 
33. Rose, Harrison’s Yellow: 3'-5', June. Small 
semi-double flowers completely covering the 
bush. 
34. Thalictrnm Havum: Meadow rue, 2'-4', July 
and August. Tassels of greenish yellow. 
35. Clematis recta: Herbaceous Virgin’s Bower, 
2'-4', early June to mid-July. Creamy 
white mass, needs to be tied up. 
36. Anthemis tinctoria, var. Kclwayi alba: Yellow 
marguerite, 2'-3', June to ~ October, but at 
its best in July. This variety is very pale 
yellow. 
37. Gypsophila paniculata: Baby’s Breath, 2'-3', July 
and August. Mass of very small white 
flowers. Double form is also good. 
AUTUMN 
Yellow 
38. Hardy chrysanthemum: Small golden button, 
2'-3', October and November. 
SPRING 
Bulbs Purple 
39. Crocus purpureus grandiflorus: Large, deep 
purple crocus, 3"-6", March and April. 
Perennials 
40. Iris Germanica, var. Purple King: Flower-de- 
luce, 2'-3', May. Of a very deep purple, 
one of the earliest of the family to flower. 
41. Vida cornuta, var. Purple Queen: Tufted 
pansy, 6"-8", May and June, and more or 
less all summer. A very deep purple. 
SUMMER 
Purple 
42. Clematis Jackmanni: Deep purple clematis, 
June and July. With the larkspur. A vine 
which should be trained on a trellis. 
43. Phlox paniculata var. The Blue Hill: 3'-4', 
August and September. Intense blackish 
purple. 
44. Purple petunias (annual): Only use a certain 
variety which is of deep, dark purple; 
none of the reddish ones. 
45. Purple gladioli (annual bulbs) var. Baron 
Hulot: Later summer, time of bloom de¬ 
pending on how late it is planted. 
AUTUMN 
Purple 
46. Some bloom from violas and petunias; and 
gladioli if planted in early July will bloom 
in October and November. 
* Plants marked thus used for dominant effect. 
