Blue/Purple Flowers

Below are some of the common blue/purple flowers that can be found in the prairie in the Abbey Arboretum. For an extensive list of blue/purple flowers that may be found in the Abbey Arboretum, see the prairie plant lists on the Prairie Plant page.

Alfalfa (Medicago sativa)
Alfalfa (Medicago sativa)
Blue Giant Hyssop (Agastache foeniculum)
Blue Giant Hyssop (Agastache foeniculum)
Blue Vervain (Verbena hastata)
Blue Vervain (Verbena hastata)
Bottle Gentian (Gentiana andrewsii)
Bottle Gentian (Gentiana andrewsii)
European Harebell (Campanula rapunculoides)
European Harebell (Campanula rapunculoides)
Fragrant False Indigo (Amorpha nana)
Fragrant False Indigo (Amorpha nana)
Ground Plum (Astragalus crassicarpus var. crassicarpus)
Ground Plum (Astragalus crassicarpus var. crassicarpus)
Harebell (Campanula rotundifolia)
Harebell (Campanula rotundifolia)
Heal-All (Prunella vulgaris)
Heal-All (Prunella vulgaris)
Hoary Vervain (Verbena stricta)
Hoary Vervain (Verbena stricta)
Large-Flowered Beard Tongue (Penstemon grandiflorus)
Large-Flowered Beard Tongue (Penstemon grandiflorus)
Leadplant (Amorpha canescens)
Leadplant (Amorpha canescens)
Narrow-Leaved Purple Coneflower (Echinacea angustifolia)
Narrow-Leaved Purple Coneflower (Echinacea angustifolia)
Pale Purple Coneflower (Echinacea pallida)
Pale Purple Coneflower (Echinacea pallida)
New England Aster (Symphyotrichum novae-anglie)
New England Aster (Symphyotrichum novae-anglie)
Pasqueflower (Anemone patens var. purpurea)
Pasqueflower (Anemone patens var. purpurea)
Clustered Bellflower (Campanula glomerata)
Clustered Bellflower (Campanula glomerata)
Purple Prairie Clover (Dalea purpurea var. purpurea)
Purple Prairie Clover (Dalea purpurea var. purpurea)
Silky Aster (Symphyotrichum sericeum)
Silky Aster (Symphyotrichum sericeum)
Slender Beard Tongue (Penstemon gracilis)
Slender Beard Tongue (Penstemon gracilis)
Smooth Blue Aster (Symphyotrichum laeve)
Smooth Blue Aster (Symphyotrichum laeve)
Wild Lupine (Lupinus perennis)
Wild Lupine (Lupinus perennis)