Blue, lavender, purple flowers - Plant Encyclopedia Results

The fruit of the tree is shaped like a pot and small enough for a monkey to use.

It has short lived ivory flowers with reddish-brown transverse bars on the claw. The delicate flowers last only a day but the plant continues to form new blooms for long periods of time during late spring months. Makes also an excellent houseplant. This is not a water Iris, be careful not to overwater. Neomarica gracilis is a type of walking Iris. Once the flower is spent, the stem that it was born on lays to the ground and from that a new plant is formed. For that reason it is said to be walking across your garden. You can divide plants and plant them in new locations.

Neomarica gracilis grows best in moist, well-draining soil in areas with light to full shade but will also tolerate some sun as long as they receive adequate moisture.

A large plant with light green foliage and a strong medicinal, camphor scent. Discovered in South Africa by June Croon, and named in honor of her sister, noted plantswoman Lois Woodhull of Lang Island, NY. Velvety green leaves surround blue, salvia-like flower spikes. Blooms nonstop from spring through late fall.

Goji berry is the common name for the fruit of two very closely related species: Lycium barbarum and L. chinense.

The plant produces a fruit that is often used in health foods and supplements and known for powerful antioxidant properties and potential benefits for cardiovascular and inflammation. The majority of these plants are grown in the north central part of China.

As a food, dried wolfberries are traditionally cooked before consumption. Dried wolfberries are often added to rice congee and almond jelly, as well as used in Chinese tonic soups, in combination with chicken or pork, vegetables, and herbs. Goji juice supposedly has extensive biological effects and health benefits. There has been rapidly growing attention for wolfberries for their nutrient value and antioxidant content, leading to a profusion of consumer products. Such rapid commercial development extends from wolfberry having a high ranking among superfruits. In the northern hemisphere, flowering occurs from June through September and berry maturation from August to October.

Read interesting article about Lycium barbarum.

These plants are annual and perennial herbs and shrubs.

Delphiniums are a beautiful addition to any garden, but those in cold regions should be grown in containers that can be brought inside during the winter or treated as annuals. They can survive in USDA Zones 3-7. These plants need well-drained soil and regular watering, about 2-3 inches per week, especially during dry spells. Their bright and full blooms come in shades of pink, white, blue, white and off-white and bloom in spring and summer. However, all parts of the Delphinium plant are poisonous if ingested.

Delphinium is a genus of about 250 species in the buttercup family, native to the Northern Hemisphere and high mountains in tropical Africa. The leaves are deeply lobed with 3-7 toothed, pointed lobes and the stem is topped with many flowers in shades of purple, blue, red, yellow or white. The flower has five petals that form a hollow shape with a spur at the end, which gives the plant its name. The seeds are small and shiny black. These plants are pollinated by butterflies and bumblebees and flower from late spring to late summer.

These popular perennials prefer full sun and slightly alkaline, well-drained soil. They are heavy feeders and require fertilization twice during the growing season. Some varieties may need staking. The Dwarf Delphinium grandiflorum "Blue Mirror" is a unique variety that grows under 1 foot tall and forms a low, bushy mound. It produces loose sprays of electric-blue flowers all summer long and is suitable for containers, rock gardens or as edging in sunny borders.

This small perennial is a great choice for a container garden, rock garden, and as ground cover. Primulina sp. (Primulina) is a small plant native to China, usually growing to 2-5 ft in height. It has ornamental foliage and grows best in semi-shade locations. It flourishes in temperatures between 55 and 75F, making it a great choice for outdoor gardens in USDA zones 9-11.

Primulina flowers in the spring and summer months, producing white or off-white flowers. Many varieties feature colorful blooms in shades of blue, lavender, and purple. Primulina is a relatively easy plant to maintain in the garden and requires regular watering.

Primulina is also a great choice for growing in containers, and even in cold regions it can be kept in pots quite easily. It requires a little extra attention when grown in these conditions, and should be kept indoors or in well-drained pots in the winter months. Be sure to keep the soil constantly moist and also to prune the plants back in the winter months. Fertilizing with a diluted liquid fertilizer every other week during the growing season will also help keep the plant healthy.

Polygala is an old Greek name from the words polys meaning much and gala meaning milk, the name given to this genus for some of its members which have the reputation for promoting the secretion of milk. The species name myrtifolia means myrtle-like leaves. Polygala myrtifolia varies in form as it changes to adapt to the different areas it grows in, from the harshness of the coast to the drier inland climates. An evergreen shrub, the most common forms reach about 3 to 4 ft in height with a few upright-growing stems and slender branches densely covered with leaves that resemble myrtle. The oval-shaped leaves are usually 1" to 2" long and up to 0.5" wide. The leaves are light green, dark green or slightly grey. The flowers are carried in small clusters at the ends of short branches and look a bit like legume (pea or bean) flowers, but are actually quite different. Close inspection will reveal that although they have two wings and a keel, they lack the banner (also called standard) petal. All polygalas also have a showy, and very distinctive brush-like tuft on the keel. The showy petals, beautifully marked with darker veins, are usually in shades of mauve or purple, but can also be pink scarlet, or white. Polygala myrtifolia has blooms throughout the year with a peak in spring when the plants flower profusely. The fruit is a small, winged capsule. In the new garden it is excellent as a fast growing windbreak, hedge and colorful shrub able to grow in most soil types from full sun to semi-shade. Its growth is a bit more lax, producing fewer flowers in the shade, but it grows happily in the difficult pockets that change from full sun to semi-shade with the seasons. Polygala myrtifolia can easily be propagated from seed and tip cuttings preferably taken in spring and autumn.

Polygala × dalmaisiana is the result of crossing P. myrtifolia with P. fruticosa.

Kaempferia grow from small globular rhizomes which grow fleshy roots. Most are low growing which colorfully marked foliage. Flowers either emerge in the spring just prior to the foliage or with the foliage continuing flowering through the summer. Most species naturally go dormant for a portion of the year.

The genus has had little attention until recently and new species are finally being published.

Long spikes of deep indigo blue, tubular flowers are borne continuously from spring to frost on this vigorous perennial Salvia. Salvia 'Indigo Spires' is a cross between Salvia longispicata and Salvia farinacea. The plant was discovered as a chance hybrid at the Huntington Botanical Gardens, growing near the presumed parent plants.