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The Blue Garden
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Blue Garden Frame

Trees

Ilex aquifolium English Holly
Juniperus virginiana Eastern Red Cedar
Juniperus virginiana Burkii Burkii Eastern Red Cedar
Juniperus virginiana Hillspire Hillspire Eastern Red Cedar
Juniperus virginiana Idyllwild Idyllwild Eastern Red Cedar
Juniperus virginiana Emerald Sentinel Emerald Eastern Red Cedar
Thuja occidentalis American Arborvitae
Tsuga canadensis Pendula Weeping Canadian Hemlock

Shrubs

Clethra alnifolia Sweet Pepperbush
Hibiscus syriacus Blue Satin Rose of Sharon
Vitex agnus-castus Chastetree

Groundcover

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Bearberry
Carex pensylvanica Sedge
Ceratostigma plumbaginoides Hardy Plumbago
Comptonia peregrine Sweet Fern
Convallaria majalis Lily of the Valley
Dennstaedtia punctilobula Hay-scented Fern
Geranium maculatum var. album Wild White Geranium
Vaccinum angustifolium Lowbush Blueberry

Blue Garden

Trees

Ilex x Nellie R. Stevens Nellie R. Stevens Holly
Laurus nobilis Sweet Bay

Shrubs

Buxus Boxwoods
Hydrangea macrophylla Twist-n-Shout Lacecap Hydrangea
Caryopteris x clandonensis Grande Bleu Blue Mist Shrub

Perennials

Aconitum Monkshood
Aster laevis Bluebird Smooth Aster
Baptisia Decadence Sparkling Sapphires False Indigo
Calamintha nepeta Blue Cloud Calamint
Delphinium Delphinium
Gentiana True Blue Gentian
Lavandula x intermedia Provence French Lavender
Nepeta faassenii Purrsian Blue Catmint
Perovskia atriplicifolia Peek-a-Blue Russian Sage
Phlox paniculata David Garden Phlox
Platycodon grandiflorus Balloon Flower
Salvia x sylvestris Blue Hill Blue Hill Sage
Stokesia laevis Peachie’s Pick Stokes Aster
Thymus pseudolanuginosus Wooley Thyme

Annuals

Agapanthus Baby Pete Lily of the Nile
Centaurea cyanus Bachelor Buttons
Evolvulus Blue My Mind Dwarf Morning Glory
Lantana Trailing White Lantana
Laurentia axillaris Blue Star Blue Star
Plumbago auriculata Imperial Blue Blue Cape Plumbago
Salvia farinacea Victoria Blue Mealycup Sage
Scaevola aemula

Vines

Ipomoea Heavenly Blue Morning Glory
Passiflora caerulea Passion Flower
Wisteria frutescens Amethyst Falls
Clematis

Bulbs

Allium azureum Blue of the Heavens
Iris ensata Mt. Fujiyama
Lilium speciosum Album Wild Lily

Water Garden

Nymphaea King of Siam King of Siam Water Lily
Nymphaea Blue Capensis Blue Capensis Water Lily
Marliac albida Hardy Water Lily
Lotus grandiflorus Lotus
Pontederia cordata Blue Pickerel Rush
Pontederia cordata White Pickerel Rush

Plant name cultivar common

The Blue Garden, Newport Rhode Island

A private garden, open by appointment