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9 Blue Annuals That Bloom Quite Beautifully

This annual comes in both compact mounding forms and trailing types, making it ideal for borders, containers, window boxes, and hanging baskets.

Lobelia

These fast-growing, vibrant annual flowers work well in containers or garden beds. With bright and bi-colored edible flowers,  are popular in both fresh salads and desserts.

Pansies

This fast-growing plant thrives in full sun and quickly spreads over trellises, fences, and arbors with its lush foliage and vivid flowers.

Dwarf Morning Glory

In the spring, this low-maintenance perennial puts on a showy display of bright blue flowers that resemble true forget-me-nots, hence the name.

False Forget-Me-Not

Bachelor’s button, also called cornflower, plants self-seed very well. Bachelor’s buttons are hardy little plants that can grow in various climates and soil types.

Bachelor’s Button

Blooming in late spring and early summer, this plant is a low-maintenance choice that adds a soft texture to the garden. It thrives in full sun or partial shade and is best sown outdoors in early spring.

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