Just for fun (waiting for colors outside) I decided to start this thread, being most curious about the reds and the blues. I think the yellows are plentiful. My best examples, from previous years, are: Yellow: Sternbergia lutea Red: Lobelia cardinalis Blue: Lobelia erinus
Wendy suggested I should post this here. A picture of our neighbors’ walkway with glory of the snow en masse. A good example of blue. And of course the daffodils of yellow.
Love this! I made up a game to keep my kids entertained while we're walking or driving where we have to find a flower/plant for each colour of the rainbow. We call it the Rainbow game. lol. Blue and orange always seem to be the last two that we find. Green is never a flower, always a bush, grass, or leaves. I'd be very curious to see a green flower if anyone has pictures! I planted marigolds this year so now we always have orange. :) [edited to add: I planted some blue lobelia this year too, I love it so much]
If you're willing to consider chartreuse a shade of green, there are lots of 'green' flowers. I especially love the euphorbias. plants with green flowers - Google Search
Does green with red count? Here are Prunus 'Gyoiko' flowers. We have some in Vancouver posted on these forums, but not this showy. IMG_0866.jpg (1600×1200) (kankou-shimane.com)
How about this for a beautiful red, the picture doesn't do it justice really. It's a Pavonia, don't know the Latin name sorry, that came from some free bulbs I was given, only downside is it only lasted for a day. Hopefully the rest of the pot will bloom soon.
Ooh! Yes, I would count those, though the jury's out if my kids will. ;) The green (chartreuse) zinnia are lovely. Pretty! I'll keep my eye out next time we go for a walk. We usually are looking down low, gotta remember to look at the trees too.
Just to clarify, primary colors are yellow, red and blue. Knowing that they do well in our yard, based on volunteers (last two pictures from the spring), I just planted 50 bulbs of Chionodoxa forbesii. The bulbs are relatively inexpensive and small (1-1.5 cm diameter). Fingers crossed for good spring flowering.. I also planted 100 bulbs of daffodil ‘Dutch Master’ in close proximity for contrast in colors.