Northeast Gardening: Opinions for Blue Flowering Spring Bulbs, 1 by bbrookrd

bbrookrd wrote:
Here is what I know about your list.

Hyacthoides non-scripta has not done as well as my Hyacthoides hispapica
Chionooxa forbesbi has done very well and has filled in nicely over the earlier blooming Galantus
IxioliIon has not filled in much yet, but I am hopeful of the violet ones as so far the blue ones seems to get lost.
Siberian siberica is indispensable and spreads nicely and it has never interfered with anything in my garden.
Hyacinthoides hispanica has grown nicely the last couple of years and appears to be behaving. Blooms later than non-scripta and has a nice scent.

Other blues that I love are
Hyacinthus orientalis var. albulus- smells divine and si a nice color that has a wonderful natural form that is different than regular Hyacinths.
Hyacinthus orientalis Delft Blue - a good one that is a nice blue rather that purple or lavender
Muscari latifolium bi color - purple with a blue top. Big and striking.
Muscari armeniacum Peppermint - white with a blue cast
Muscari armeniacum Valerie Finnis - pale blue
Muscari armeniacum Superstar - periwinkle blue and white
Muscari azureum s - sky blue
Muscari aucheri Mount Hood - blue with a white top
Scilla pratensis or litardierei - blooming late May in a lovely blue shade that looks more like a Muscari than a scilla. love it and it is now indispensable in my garden
Anemone blanda Blue Shades Another one that has been filling in nicely, but not aggressive. Charming.

And I could not live without Iris reticulata. Some of the good blues include Katherine Hodgkin, Harmony, Clariette, Natascha (mostly white), Lady Beatrix Stanley, halkis, Alida, Joyce, Marquerite.

I ordered a pale blue hyacinth from egardenflower coop this fall that was called Hyacinthus orientalis Koh-I-Nor or blue ice which looks like a winner.

I also like many other spring blues that including Myosotis sylvatica and many Brunnera, Pulmonaria, Camassia, and Aquilegia.

And I agree with Tabasco about Bleek http://www.touchofnature.com/fallcatalog/index_bulb.htm for bulbs. I also order yearly from Buggy Crazy, Brent and Becky, Van Engelen or their other company, John Scheepers for smaller quantities. I find that these are all reliable. They also have great sales around T-day, if you can still plant that late of what they have left at 25%-50% off. Those sales are an especially good time for buying minor bulbs that can be just dibbled into the soil in huge quantities to produce blue rivers. Or for picking up tulips and narcissus for big drifts. Yummy. Can't wait.


Here is a collage of some of my favorites last spring. Good luck. Patti