blue macro Love-in-a-Mist Blue 17. July 2025 / 2. January 2026 by Hagen Wendt Nigella damascena Love-in-a-Mist comes in many colors, but so far I have only encountered white and blue ones. This blue Love-in-a-Mist is from the Munich Rose Garden and is the most beautiful of my small collection. Perhaps next year I can complete it with red, pink and violet versions. Because it is beautiful to look […] Read more » blue
blue macro Borage 21. June 2025 / 31. May 2026 by Hagen Wendt Borago officinalis This small, star-shaped flower is not only lovely to look at; it actually has a reputation as a plant of joy. Pliny already wrote: “I, borage, always bring joy.” The leaves taste of cucumber, which is why it is also called “cucumber herb”. It is said to have healing properties, is suitable as […] Read more » blue
blue macro Spring Starflower 12. April 2025 / 31. May 2026 by Hagen Wendt Ipheion uniflorum The Spring Starflower is one of the few perfectly symmetrical six-petaled flowers. It combines the numbers three and six in the form of two triangles or a hexagram, and can thus be richly imbued with meaning. Alternatively, one can simply enjoy its color or its pollen, much like the bees. Read more » blue
blue macro Liverwort 9. March 2025 / 2. January 2026 by Hagen Wendt Hepatica nobilis In the Fürstenrieder Park, you can encounter this small, now rare flower. Along with snowdrops, it is one of the first flowers of the year. Its blue color is as intense as that of the viper’s bugloss. However, the liverwort also adorns the center of the flower with white-violet stamens. Very chic! Read more » blue
blue macro Blue Lilac 15. September 2024 / 2. January 2026 by Hagen Wendt Syringa vulgaris I wasn’t aware that the small lilac blossoms also have a diabolical side until I had these macro images in front of me. Beautiful from afar, creepy up close! Read more » blue Lilac
blue macro Alkanet 24. August 2024 / 2. January 2026 by Hagen Wendt Anchusa officinalis On the Swedish island of Öland, in addition to a great many windmills, there are also very small, tiny flowers with the unfortunate name of Alkanet. When magnified, the furry throat appendages become visible, but more impressive is the intense blue; it could have inspired Yves Saint Laurent! Read more » blue petal-5-round
blue macro Ruthenian Globe Thistle 13. July 2024 / 31. May 2026 by Hagen Wendt Echinops ritro Read more » blue Thistle
blue macro Forget-me-not 27. June 2024 / 31. May 2026 by Hagen Wendt Myosotis This tiny flower is truly unforgettable due to its striking name and intense, unmistakable blue. Even when you get very close, there is still so much to discover! Read more » blue
blue macro Grape Hyacinth 30. March 2024 / 31. May 2026 by Hagen Wendt Muscari One does not typically encounter the grape hyacinth from this perspective. Familiar from many gardens and occasionally found along the roadside, what appear to be blue grapes protrude vertically from the grass. This type of inflorescence was therefore simply named a raceme, which is quite fitting. This particular flower worked its way from a […] Read more » blue
blue macro Plumbago 8. October 2023 / 31. May 2026 by Hagen Wendt Plumbago auriculata I discovered this flowering shrub last year along the Isar. The plant was once considered a medicinal herb, with the side effect of causing lead-coloured skin discolouration. So it is best not to touch it—just look! Read more » blue
blue macro Blue Cornflower 23. July 2023 / 31. May 2026 by Hagen Wendt Centaurea cyanus This cornflower grew on my windowsill, so insects had little opportunity to spread pollen everywhere. However, if you get closer, it becomes a bit messy…It is one of my favorite subjects, because the rich blue achieves a very special intensity through pigment printing. My niece saw a wild dancer in a blue dress […] Read more » blue Cornflower
blue macro Chicory 24. June 2023 / 31. May 2026 by Hagen Wendt I also have more symmetrical images of chicory, but this particular specimen clearly has no regard for symmetry. The leaves appear as if painted with a rough brush, yet there is nothing coarse about this wild, self-assured flower. Read more » blue