Blue to Purple Annuals

Use t­he following chart to help you choose annuals for your garden that come in the blue to purple color range. The blue flowers and purple flowers below will make your garden

Annual Dry Soil Average
Soil		 Moist
Soil		 Full Sun Part
Shade 		Full
Shade 		<12
Inches
 12-24
Inches
 > 24
Inches
Alyssum, Sweet­ x x­
x

x

Aster
x
x

x x x
Baby Blue Eyes x x
x x



Bachelor's Button

x x


x x
Beard Tongue
x
x x

x
Blue Bells, California x

x

x

Blue Lace Flower
x
x



x
Blue Marguerite
x x x x

x
Canterbury Bells
x
x x


x
Chilean BellFlower x

x

x

Cup and SaucerVine

x x




Echium
x x x

x x
Floss Flower
x
x
 x
x

Forget-Me-Not
x
 x
 x
 x
x

Forget-Me-Not, Chinese
x
x
 x

x
Forget-Me-Not, Summer
x
x
 x

x
Fuchsia
x
 x
 x
 x

x
Heliotrope
x
x


x
Lantana x
 x
x

x
 x
Larkspur
x
x


x
 x
Lisianthus
x
 x
 x


x
 x
Lobelia
x
 x
 x
 x
x

Love-in-a-Mist
x
 x
 x


x
Morning Glory Vine
 x
 x
x




Moses-in-a-Boat*
x
x
 x
x

Nierembergia

x
 x

x

None So Pretty
x
x


x
Perilla* x
 x
x



x
Purple Heart
x
x
 x
x

Salvia
x
x
 x
x
 x
 x
Sapphire Flower
x
x
 x

x
Scabiosa
x
x


x
 x
Scarlet Flax
 x
 x
x


x
Scarlet Pimpernel
 x
 x
x

x

Southern Star
x
x


x
Stock
x
 x
 x


x
 x
Torenia
x
 x
x
 x
 x

Violet, Persian

x
x

x

*Foliage or fruits/pods this color
**Bulb

These cultural recommendations are intended to suggest the average conditions over a wide geographic area. It is important to be aware of local requirements.

If you're decorating with red flowers, read the next page for help with the details of red annuals.