Blue Flowers

On the opposite end of the spectrum from pink and yellow, blue is one of the rarest colours when it comes to cut flowers that serve as focal points in arrangements.  Roses, gerberas, lilies, tulips, freesia, orchids, carnations, and chrysanthemums, to name just a few, have almost every hue under the sun with the exception of blue.  However, recalling the phrase ‘when one door shuts another opens,’ the lack of blue varieties in many popular flowers seems to have opened the door for nature—along with skilled cultivators—to create some magnificent flowers that are either most popular or almost exclusively found in their blue shade, such as the hydrangea, iris, hyacinth, and delphinium.  There are also many light purple or violet flowers which, when in certain colour combinations, can appear almost blue.

The meanings of blue flowers can be almost as calm and understated as the colour itself.  The hydrangea, easily recognizable for its round, bushy blooms, symbolizes gratitude and understanding.  The hyacinth, often uses as a vertical accent with its tall, stocky flowers, stands for consistency.  Delphiniums, found as small accent flowers in many arrangements, symbolize big-heartedness, and the iris, with its delicately ruffled petals, symbolizes faith and hope.

While a cluster of hydrangea blooms are beautiful on their own, they can be accented by pairing their cool beauty with bright orange or yellow roses.  Adding to the appeal of the hydrangea is that it can also be gifted as a potted plant, to be planted in one’s yard as a perennial landscape addition.  In some parts of the world, the hydrangea is closely associated with mothers and is a common gift on Mother’s Day.  The blue hydrangea, for a more coordinated arrangement, could also be combined with white chrysanthemums and lilac roses.

Blue irises would be beautiful in a bouquet on their own, but they could also be mixed with yellow irises to enhance the brightness and coolness of the respective flowers.   For a springtime delight, irises could be combined with bright yellow daffodils as a birthday gift or ‘Get Well Soon’ sentiment.  Irises could also be paired with white roses or gerberas for another pastel arrangement. 

The diminutive delphinium serves as an accent in many arrangements, such as with pink roses, sunflowers, daffodils, and white and yellow gerberas.  They could also be combined with bright pink or orange gerberas or mums for a dazzlingly bright display.  Blue blooms make a fantastic addition or focus for any bouquet.

© Flowers Online.org.uk 2007.

Flowers

Scented Spring Bouquet
Scented Spring Bouquet
From Flying Flowers
, £2, 10, 28, belgian, blue, bouquet, bouquets, bundle, chocolate, chocolates, contents, fill, finest, flowers, flying, fragrant, gift, gorgeous, hyacinths, illustration, narcissi, pistache, postal, purposes, scent, scented, someone's, spring, ste
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£22.49


Baby Clothes Bouquets - Small Blue Bouquet
Baby Clothes Bouquets - Small Blue Bouquet
From Gadget Pages
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£24.00


Scented Spring Bouquet with Chocolates
Scented Spring Bouquet with Chocolates
From Flying Flowers
, 10, 28, 2010, arrangement, belgian, blue, bouquet, bouquets, box, bundle, chocolates, contents, finest, flaked, flowers, flying, fragrant, gift, hyacinths, illustration, narcissi, pistache, postal, purposes, seasonal, shows, spring, stems, ten, truffles
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£24.49


Spring Sensation
Spring Sensation
From Bunches Florist
, aralia, arranging, bag, blue, bouquet, bright, bunches, bursting, chocolates, cute, display, exotic, florist, flowers, framed, fresh, germini, gift, gorgeous, green, iris, lasting, leaves, needed, perfectly, pink, purple, rich, spring, statice, treat, t
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£24.99


Violet floral top
Violet floral top
From Debenhams
, base, blouse, blue, bouquet, debenhams, deep, floral, flowers, fluttery, john, neckline, pink, pretty, print, purple, ravishing, rocha, romantic, ruffles, setting, shortsleeved, sleeves, topped, tops, violet, women, women's, yellow
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£25.00


Friendship
Friendship
From FindMeAGift
, 1pm, 30, additions, assorted, blue, bouquet, collectibles, customer, customers, customise, customised, cut, delivered, everpopular, field, findmeagift, flower, flowers, foliage, fresh, friendship, future, gerberas, gifts, lowprice, loyalty, mainland, mo
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£28.99


Blue Eden Bouquet
Blue Eden Bouquet
From Gadget Pages
, beautiful, delivered, florist, flowers, gadget, gifts, hand, local, mothers, pages, service
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£28.99


Little Boy Blue Bouquet Flower Delivery
Little Boy Blue Bouquet Flower Delivery
From FindMeAGift
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£29.00


Fairtrade Rose & Freesia Bouquet
Fairtrade Rose & Freesia Bouquet
From Marks And Spencer
, blue, clear, dazzling, fairtrade, flowers, freesias, marks, red, roses, spencer, tissue, vibrant, white, wrap, yellow
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£29.50


Summertime Hand-tied
Summertime Hand-tied
From eFlowers
, arranged, bag, beautiful, blue, bouquet, cellophane, delivered, eflowers, expertly, flowers, gift, handtied, lemon, limegreen, organza, pink, pretty, ribbon, summer, tied, wrapped
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£29.99


Perfect Gift Blue Hand Tied Bouquet Same Day Delivery
Perfect Gift Blue Hand Tied Bouquet Same Day Delivery
From eFlowers
,  , 145, blue, bouquet, delivered, eflowers, flowers, germini, gift, hand, pink, rest, sellers, service, tied, uk, vase
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£29.99


Baby Boy Gift
Baby Boy Gift
From Bunches Florist
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£29.99


Baby Blue Bouquet
Baby Blue Bouquet
From Gadget Pages
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£32.99


Blue Flower Collection
Blue Flower Collection
From Clare Florist
, blue, bouquet, clare, collection, collections, florist, florists, flowers, seasonal, team, vase
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£32.99


Sunny Days Luxury Bouquet
Sunny Days Luxury Bouquet
From Blooming Direct
, &, blooming, blue, bouquet, flowers, gift, impact, mothers', packaged, vibrant, yellow
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£33.95


Delightful Days
Delightful Days
From Flying Flowers
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£34.90


Winter Tulips - flowers
Winter Tulips - flowers
From Arena Flowers
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£34.99


Finest Bouquets - Santorini
Finest Bouquets - Santorini
From Serenata Flowers
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£34.99


Gloriana - flowers
Gloriana - flowers
From Arena Flowers
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£34.99


Sunshine Bouquet
Sunshine Bouquet
From Flying Flowers
, 20, anastasia, blue, bouquet, bright, courier, dominated, final, flowers, flying, green, illustration, lilies, maybe, purposes, sandriana, set, splash, statement, statice, stems, striking, sunflowers, tulips, vase, vibrant, yellow
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£34.99


Blue and Yellow Giftwrap - flowers
Blue and Yellow Giftwrap - flowers
From Arena Flowers
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£36.78


Yellow and Purple - flowers
Yellow and Purple - flowers
From Arena Flowers
, arena, beautiful, binding, blue, bold, bouquet, contrasting, enchanting, fail, female, flowers, impress, irises, lilies, magic, male, pure, recipients, roses, spell, white
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£36.99


Medium Hand Tied Baby Garment Bouquet (Blue)
Medium Hand Tied Baby Garment Bouquet (Blue)
From BuyAGift
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£37.00


Baby Clothes Bouquets - Medium Blue Bouquet
Baby Clothes Bouquets - Medium Blue Bouquet
From Gadget Pages
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£37.00


Easter Bouquet - flowers
Easter Bouquet - flowers
From Arena Flowers
, arena, blue, bouquet, chick, easter, flowers, fragrant, freshly, gerberas, handtied, hyacinths, novelty, pink, topped, tulips, white
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£37.99


Summer Nights - flowers
Summer Nights - flowers
From Arena Flowers
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£38.99


Hyacinths Bouquet - flowers
Hyacinths Bouquet - flowers
From Arena Flowers
, arena, attractive, blue, blueygrey, bouquet, flowers, hyacinths, lovely, modern, occasion, perennial, scented, spiky, thistles, vibrant
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£38.99


Blue Hyacinths with Yellow Tulips - flowers
Blue Hyacinths with Yellow Tulips - flowers
From Arena Flowers
, arena, blue, bouquet, cups, far, flowers, gloriously, golden, heart, hyacinths, lovely, says, scented, set, spring, summer, tulips, yellow, young
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£39.83


Finest Bouquets - Blue Hand tied Posy
Finest Bouquets - Blue Hand tied Posy
From Serenata Flowers
, 04, beautiful, bib, bodysuits, bouquet, delicate, flowers, foliage, freesias, garments, hat, interspersed, leaves, pairs, reversible, roses, serenata, silk, socks, velvet
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£39.99


Mother's Day - Lovely In Lilac - flowers
Mother's Day - Lovely In Lilac - flowers
From Arena Flowers
, arena, arrangement, beautiful, blue, bouquet, charming, flowers, gerberas, gorgeous, hyacinths, lisianthus, lovely, mixture, pink, present, roses, scented, subtle, white
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£39.99


Baby Blooms (Blue)
Baby Blooms (Blue)
From Firebox
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£39.99


Lovely In Lilac - flowers
Lovely In Lilac - flowers
From Arena Flowers
, arena, arrangement, beautiful, blue, bouquet, charming, flowers, gerberas, gorgeous, hyacinths, lisianthus, lovely, mixture, pink, present, roses, scented, subtle, white
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£41.99


Country Garden - flowers
Country Garden - flowers
From Arena Flowers
, arena, arrangement, beautiful, blue, bouquet, brilliant, charm, cottage, eucalyptus, flowers, garden, gorgeous, green, highlighting, leaves, lisianthus, lucky, picked, pink, purple, roses, shamrock, smoky, spikes, truly, veronica, vivid
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£41.99


Medium Hand Tied Baby Garment Bouquet (Blue)
Medium Hand Tied Baby Garment Bouquet (Blue)
From Play.com
, "flowers", alternative, attractive, baby, bouquet, clothes, congratulate, created, display, experiences, flowers, garments, gift, handmade, handtied, leaves, little, mum, newborn, playcom, practical, real, silk, taken, velvet, welcome, worn
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£42.99


English Country Garden - flowers
English Country Garden - flowers
From Arena Flowers
, arena, arrangement, beautiful, bewitching, blue, bluegreen, bouquet, calm, complemented, cooling, cottage, delphinium, english, eucalyptus, flowers, foliage, fresh, garden, hazy, iris, picked, purple, roses, senses, sunny, white
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£44.99


Tropical Summer Giftwrap - flowers
Tropical Summer Giftwrap - flowers
From Arena Flowers
, anthurium, arena, arrangement, blue, bouquet, classic, conbined, delphiniums, elegant, exotic, flowers, giftwrap, green, laid, leaves, palm, pure, roses, stylish, touch, tropical, vivid, white
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£45.99


Summer Kisses Bouquet - flowers
Summer Kisses Bouquet - flowers
From Arena Flowers
, agapanthus, arena, blue, bouquet, delphiniums, flowers, pastel, peonies, pink, purple, roses, seasonal, showcases, stocks, summer, white
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£49.98


Mass of Red Roses - flowers
Mass of Red Roses - flowers
From Arena Flowers
, 30, 30cm, 40cm, arena, arrangement, aspidistra, beautiful, beautifully, blue, bouquet, breathtaking, crafted, decorated, elegance, flowers, high, kipling, leaves, longing, luscious, mass, passion, perfectly, perhaps, petals, red, rest, roses, scented, s
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£49.98


Large Classic Baby Garment Bouquet (Blue)
Large Classic Baby Garment Bouquet (Blue)
From BuyAGift
, alternative, attractive, baby, bouquet, buyagift, clothes, congratulate, display, experiences, flowers, gift, handmade, leaves, little, mum, practical, real, silk, taken, uk, velvet, welcome, wide, worn
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£50.00


Finest Bouquets - Classic bouquet, Blue
Finest Bouquets - Classic bouquet, Blue
From Serenata Flowers
, 04, beautiful, bibs, bodysuits, bouquet, cloth, coloured, delicate, flowers, foliage, freesias1, garments, hat, interspersed, leaves, pairs, reversible, roses, serenata, silk, sleepsuit, sleeved, socks, velvet, winding
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£54.99


Large Classic Baby Garment Bouquet (Blue)
Large Classic Baby Garment Bouquet (Blue)
From Play.com
, "flowers", alternative, attractive, baby, bouquet, clothes, congratulate, created, display, experiences, flowers, garments, gift, handmade, handtied, leaves, little, mum, newborn, playcom, practical, real, silk, taken, velvet, welcome, worn
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£55.99


Luxury Romance - flowers
Luxury Romance - flowers
From Arena Flowers
, alstromeria, arena, asiatic, beautiful, blue, bouquet, calla, deep, display, dramatic, dusk, elegant, falling, flowers, foliage, gerbera, green, lilies, lisianthus, loved, luxuriant, magical, mix, peaceful, pink, pinks, purple, purples, ranging, recalls
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£99.99