![]() You can find these HERE.* ‘Victoria’ Blue Salvia Salvia ‘Victoria’* ©APHIRAK – The spikes add a new dimension to the border, and although veronica blooms after the tulips are finished, it continues the feel of spring. The blooms appear in June, last for several weeks and will re-bloom if sheared by half. You can find them HERE.* ‘Royal Candles’ Dwarf Spike Speedwell Dwarf Spike Speedwell ‘Royal Candles’* © Sharon Day – ĭwarf Spike Speedwell ( Veronica spicata ‘Royal Candles’) creates a clump of royal blue spikes atop green foliage. Like Foxgloves, they will do well at the back of the border and may require staking to prevent them from falling over. They are one of the plants that produces true blue flowers. These plants will look great with the Alliums at the back of the border but may require staking to prevent them from falling over.īuy it HERE.* Delphiniums Delphiniums* ©perlphoto – ĭelphiniums are a perennial that are topped by tall, spiked blooms. The seedlings are easy to move if you don’t like the locations where they end up. It will self-seed to continue producing more plants year after year. Cut off the stalks after it has bloomed to encourage more flowers the second year. Unlike many biennials, this variety blooms well the first year. You may also want to try ‘winky double blue and white Columbine’ for its small double blue blossoms.įoxgloves are a tall biennial plant that have tall spiky flowers. The Alpine Columbine (Aquilegia alpina) has blue nodding flowers above gray foliage that bloom in late spring and bring a cottage feel to the border. It grows to 36″ high and 20″ wide which makes it more of a border filler plant than a vine…which is perfect for your bulb garden!Ĭlematis like cool roots so cover them with a generous layer of mulch after planting.Ĭlick HERE if you want more information on growing and pruning Clematis. If you want a Clematis with blue flowers that blooms from spring through summer and has a beautiful fragrance, try ‘New Love’. You can find it HERE.* Clematis ‘New Love’ Young’ is a purple clematis with large 7″ blooms in late spring and early summer. They produce a great show of flowers right around the time that the tulips are bloomingĬlematis ‘H.F. Spring-blooming varieties of Clematis are great companion plants for spring bulbs. Next up on our list of purple and blue part shade perennials is Clematis. Height: 36″ to 72″ (depending on the variety) Young’*īloom Time: Spring through fall (depending on the variety) ![]() For more information, click here to see our disclosures. But we only recommend products we would use ourselves. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. We make a small commission if you buy the products from these links (at no extra cost to you). Plant it in dappled light with acid soil and see how the spring bulbs bounce off its color!Ĭlick HERE for more information about growing Rhododendrons. This small bush (Rhododendron impeditum) with its dark green glossy aromatic evergreen foliage and its intense blue/purple blossoms will shine in the spring border. Which is where this list of purple and blue part shade perennials to plant with spring bulbs comes in handy.ĭwarf Purple Rhododendron Rhododendron impeditum* – ©alisseja – They provide a great backdrop for the pink, red, white and yellow colors that are common in spring bulbs.Īnd because I often plant bulbs under deciduous trees and around shrubs, the companion plants need to grow well in part shade. I like to use plants with blue or purple flowers for this purpose. Which is why planting companion plants with the bulbs is a really good idea. ![]()
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