Echium vulgare
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Echium vulgare

by Summer
(Molalla, Oregon)

Echium vulgare and bumblebee

Echium vulgare and bumblebee

When I started gardening about 6 years ago, I wanted something to fill in a spot quickly. I bought a big jumble packet of "Blue Garden" seeds, having no idea what was what. I just sowed it, stood back and waited to see what would happen.

What happened was that about 85% of the listed varieties did not come up, and instead I had an immense bed of very beautiful, very weedy, and very invasive, Echium vulgare.

I didn't even know what it was called then, I just know it took me 2 years to eradicate it, when my garden plan became a little more sophisticated.

Even so, this Bumblebee seemed to enjoy it very much.

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Echium vulgare

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To Moni-two less common recommended blue flowers
by: Ferne, Kamloops

To Moni,
I have a large collection of blue flowers in a dry 5B zone. If you are looking for more and haven't tried a large flowered perennial Scabiosa, (Pin Cushion Flower), I can highly recommend that one. There is more than one type, so you will have to check the variety. I deadhead it so it will bloom from mid summer right into September most years. Very graceful and easy to grow. Another favourite is "Monch" Aster. Showy lavender blue, mid-tall daisies galore from mid summer to late fall and also extremely easy....just keeps on bloomin'. Doesn't seed but both can be easily divided.
Beautiful blue
by: Moni

Blue flowers are not easy to find in the garden. Glad to know this is invasive. I was looking at purchasing an Echium but it was not hardy in zone 5. Perhaps that is a good thing and would be another blue flower for me to plant. I love cool blue flowers.

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