Definition
A California shrub with small blue flowers that bloom in clusters, often used in gardens and native landscaping.
Etymology
From English 'blue' (Old English 'blæw') combined with 'blossom' (Middle English, from Old English 'blostm'), referring to the color of its flowers. The compound name directly describes the plant's appearance.
Kelly Says
This plant is a California native that was historically used by Indigenous peoples and later became popular in water-wise gardening because it thrives with minimal irrigation—it's basically nature's way of saying 'I'm beautiful AND drought-resistant.'
Translations
AMአማርኛ
כחול እንቁላል
khol en-kual
ARالعربية
زهرة زرقاء
zah-rah zair-qaa
BNবাংলা
নীল ফুল
neel phool
CACatalà
flor blava
flor bla-va
CSČeština
modrý květ
mo-dré kvet
DADansk
blå blomst
blaa blomst
DEDeutsch
blaue Blume
blaue bloo-meh
ELΕλληνικά
μπλε άνθος
mpleh anthos
ESEspañol
flor azul
flor ah-sool
FISuomi
sininen kukka
sininen ku-kka
FRFrançais
fleur bleue
fleur bleh
HAHA
gidan ruwan
gi-dan roo-wan
HEעברית
פרח כחול
p-ra-ach kho-hol
HIहिन्दी
नीली फूल
nee-lee phool
HUMagyar
kék virág
ke-k vi-rag
IDBahasa Indonesia
bunga biru
bun-ga bee-roo
IGIG
bluu ụkwụ
bloo uk-woo
ITItaliano
fiore blu
fee-ore bloo
KMKM
ផ្កាប្រាណបៃ
ph-ka praa-n bay
MRMR
नीळ फुला
neel phoola
MSBahasa Melayu
bunga biru
bun-ga bee-roo
MYမြန်မာ
ရွှေပြာပွင့်
shwe-pya p-wung
NLNederlands
blauwe bloem
blauwe bloem
NONorsk
blått blom
bloat blom
PAPA
ਨੀਲਾ ਫੁੱਲ
nee-laa fooll
PLPolski
niebieski kwiat
n-y-bes-ki k-wiat
PTPortuguês
flor azul
flor ah-sool
RORomână
floare albastră
flo-are al-bas-tra
RUРусский
синий цветок
sinyi tsvёtok
SVSvenska
blå blomma
blaa blo-ma
SWKiswahili
maua bluu
ma-ua bloo
TAதமிழ்
நீல மலர்
neela malar
TEతెలుగు
నీలం పువ్వు
neelam puvvu
THไทย
ดอกไม้สีน้ำเงิน
dok mai see nam-nen
TLTL
bulak na maputi-itim
bu-lak na ma-poo-tee-ee-tim
TRTürkçe
mavi çiçek
ma-vi chee-chehk
UKУкраїнська
синій квітка
sinyi kvítka
URاردو
نیلا پھول
neel phool
VITiếng Việt
hoa xanh
hoa xanh
ZUZU
umnguni
oom-ngoo-nee