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My dad has red-green colorblindness, meaning that blue is the only color he can see. I recently went on a trip to North Carolina with him and he kept mentioning how beautiful all the blue flowers that grew there were. We're building a cabin in Park Rapids, MN, which is in zone 3a, and for my Dad's birthday I would like to plant him a garden of blue flowers. What flowers would you reccomend to grow there? Most of our land is under full shade, although a partial sun area would be possible too.
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hardy to zone 3
some cranesbill are blue
Lewis' Blue Flax, Lewis' Prairie Flax
Blue Giant Crested Wood Iris
Delphinium - Magic Fountains
Chinese Delphinium,
Scabiosa
Blue cardinal flower
Aster
There are a few but can he see white if so you could mix some whites like shastas with the blues
Hope these help
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Forget-me-nots
Platycodon
Salvia
Veronica
Nepeta
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Hi Garby,
Welcome!
Those are great suggestions.
On of my planning chores when choosing a specific color, is to go to the garden center and see what is in bloom. I will do this sevral times a season to insure I have constant blooms. You garden center will be able to advise you on what is right for your zone and when infact it will bloom and how long.
that is very kind of you to take your dad into consideration.
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Campanula
Stoke's Aster
Ageratum
Anchusa
Viola cornuta varieties
Perovskia - Russian Sage
Lupines
Tradescantia
Jasione
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