White & Blue Flowers

Glory Of The Snow

• Chionodoxa forbesii, more commonly known as glory of the snow, is a low-maintenance, winter-blooming, blue and white flower. Blossoms are star-shaped and have six petals that are blue on one end and white at the opposite end. The white petal ends form a circular flower heart and give glory of the snow a daisy-like appearance. This member of the hyacinth family tolerates cold weather and is hardy enough to poke through a layer of snow. Glory of the snow enjoys full sun to partial shade and well-drained soil. Chionodoxa forbesii also has the desirable quality of being unpalatable to both deer and rodents.

Jacob's Ladder

• Jacob's ladder (Polemonium reptans) is a bell-shaped flower with blue petals and white stamens. This native perennial reaches heights ranging from 1 to 1½ feet and produces dark green, oval to narrowly-ovate leaflets borne on slender, reddish-brown branches. Flowering stalks terminate in a small cluster of nodding flowers. Blossoms have five, rounded, light blue petals. Five brilliantly white stamens protrude from the flower's center. The blooming period usually occurs in April and May and lasts no more than three weeks. Jacob's ladder grows best in moist, humus-rich soils in partial shade situations similar to deciduous woods or stream banks.

Blue Hydrangea

• Gardeners with a fondness for blue flowers can cultivate bluish-white hydrangeas by adding aluminum sulfate to the soil around their hydrangeas. To obtain blue flowers, the Hydrangeas Hydrangeas website recommends watering two to three year old hydrangeas with a water and aluminum sulfate mixture throughout the growing season; one tablespoon of aluminum is sufficient for every gallon of water. Gardeners must also lower the pH of the soil to make the aluminum available to the hydrangea. Adding organic matter to the soil, such as fruit and vegetable peels, helps to lower soil pH. The color intensity of hydrangea blossoms varies based on the aluminum present in the soil.

Blue Larkspur

• The blue larkspur is a summer-blooming perennial that produces large spikes of ornate, spurred, blue and white flowers amid dark green, glossy foliage. This member of the buttercup family of plants produces flowers that reach up to 1.5 inches across in long, loose clusters. At first glance, petals appear a deep bright-blue. A closer look reveals the flower adopts a range of color including purplish spurs, white upper petals, fuzzy lower petals with tufts of white down, and sepals that range from blue, pink and green in color. This ornate perennial is susceptible to powdery mildew and wilting diseases when stressed.