{"id":749,"date":"2016-01-22T11:18:19","date_gmt":"2016-01-22T16:18:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/?p=749"},"modified":"2022-05-26T09:02:46","modified_gmt":"2022-05-26T13:02:46","slug":"blue-gold-gardens-celebrate-indianas-bicentennial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/blue-gold-gardens-celebrate-indianas-bicentennial\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue &amp; Gold gardens celebrate Indiana&#8217;s bicentennial"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_757\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/01\/petuniasandmarigoldsDana_800.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-0\" data-rl_title=\"Petunias and marigolds Photo credit: Mike Dana, Purdue Horticulture &amp; Landscape Architecture\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"Petunias and marigolds Photo credit: Mike Dana, Purdue Horticulture &amp; Landscape Architecture\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-757\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-757\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/01\/petuniasandmarigoldsDana_800-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of a bed of Petunias and marigolds\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/01\/petuniasandmarigoldsDana_800-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/01\/petuniasandmarigoldsDana_800-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/01\/petuniasandmarigoldsDana_800-313x235.jpg 313w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/01\/petuniasandmarigoldsDana_800-31x23.jpg 31w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/01\/petuniasandmarigoldsDana_800.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-757\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Petunias and marigolds<br \/>Photo credit: Mike Dana,<br \/>Purdue Horticulture &amp; Landscape Architecture<\/p><\/div>\n<p>To celebrate Indiana\u2019s bicentennial this year, the Garden Club of Indiana and the Indiana Bicentennial Commission are hoping gardeners will join the Blue &amp; Gold garden tribute to Indiana\u2019s state flag. It\u2019s an easy way for all Indiana residents to commemorate the bicentennial.\u00a0 If you don\u2019t have a traditional garden bed, there are many fine choices for container gardens.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a vast array of garden flowers that can fit in the blue-and-gold theme.\u00a0 Some \u201cblue\u201d flowers are more purple than blue and, likewise, some \u201cgold\u201d flowers are more yellow.\u00a0 Most annual flowers will bloom throughout the growing season.<\/p>\n<p>The following flowers can be grown throughout the state. All are full-sun plants unless otherwise noted.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Annuals with Blue Flowers<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_756\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/01\/Cornflower_800.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-0\" data-rl_title=\"Corn flower Photo credit: Rosie Lerner\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"Corn flower Photo credit: Rosie Lerner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-756\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-756\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/01\/Cornflower_800-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of a blue Corn flower bloom\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/01\/Cornflower_800-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/01\/Cornflower_800-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/01\/Cornflower_800-313x235.jpg 313w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/01\/Cornflower_800-31x23.jpg 31w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/01\/Cornflower_800.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-756\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Corn flower<br \/>Photo credit: Rosie Lerner<\/p><\/div>\n<p>(Note: Some may be purplish blue.)<\/p>\n<p>Ageratum<br \/>\nAlyssum<br \/>\nAnagallis<br \/>\nAngelonia<br \/>\nAster<br \/>\nBacopa<br \/>\nBorage<br \/>\nBrachyscome (swan river daisy)<br \/>\nBrowalia (semi-shade)<br \/>\nCalibrachoa<br \/>\nCallistephus (China aster)<br \/>\nCornflower<br \/>\nFelicia (blue daisy)<br \/>\nHeliotrope<br \/>\nLimonium (annual statice)<br \/>\nLisianthus<br \/>\nLobelia (semi-shade)<br \/>\nMimulus (shade)<br \/>\nForget-Me-Not<br \/>\nMorning Glory<br \/>\nNemesia<br \/>\nNicotiana<br \/>\nNierembergia (semi-shade)<br \/>\nNigella<br \/>\nPansy<br \/>\nPetunia<br \/>\nPhlox<br \/>\nSalvia<br \/>\nScaevola (fan flower)<br \/>\nSweet Pea<br \/>\nTorenia<br \/>\nVerbena<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_755\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/01\/Rudbeckia_800.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-0\" data-rl_title=\"Rudbeckia Photo credit: Rosie Lerner\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"Rudbeckia Photo credit: Rosie Lerner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-755\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-755\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/01\/Rudbeckia_800-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of a Rudbeckia plant in bloom\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/01\/Rudbeckia_800-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/01\/Rudbeckia_800-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/01\/Rudbeckia_800-313x235.jpg 313w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/01\/Rudbeckia_800-31x23.jpg 31w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/01\/Rudbeckia_800.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-755\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rudbeckia<br \/>Photo credit: Rosie Lerner<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Yellow\/Gold-Flowered Annuals<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>African Daisy<br \/>\nBegonia, Tuberous (semi-shade, shade)<br \/>\nBidens<br \/>\nCalendula<br \/>\nCalibrachoa<br \/>\nCalifornia Poppy<br \/>\nCoreopsis<br \/>\nCape Marigold<br \/>\nCelosia<br \/>\nColeus (some w\/ yellow foliage)<br \/>\nCosmos<br \/>\nDahlia<br \/>\nFour O\u2019Clock<br \/>\nGaillardia<br \/>\nGazania<br \/>\nGerbera<br \/>\nIresine (some w\/ yellow foliage)<br \/>\nLantana<br \/>\nMarguerite Daisy<br \/>\nMarigold<br \/>\nMelampodium<br \/>\nMimulus (shade)<br \/>\nNasturtium (semi-shade)<br \/>\nNemesia<br \/>\nNicotiana<br \/>\nPansy<br \/>\nPetunia<br \/>\nPortulaca<br \/>\nRudbeckia<br \/>\nSanvitalia<br \/>\nSnapdragon<br \/>\nStrawflower<br \/>\nSunflower<br \/>\nThunbergia<br \/>\nTithonia<br \/>\nTorenia<br \/>\nZinnia<\/p>\n<p>For more information on Indiana\u2019s bicentennial activities, see <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gardenclubofindiana.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.gardenclubofindiana.org\/<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.in.gov\/ibc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.in.gov\/ibc\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on growing annuals, see Purdue Extension <a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/10\/HO-99W.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/hort.purdue.edu\/ext\/HO-99W.pdf<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/10\/HO-080.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/hort.purdue.edu\/ext\/HO-080.pdf<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To celebrate Indiana\u2019s bicentennial this year, the Garden Club of Indiana and the Indiana Bicentennial Commission are hoping gardeners will join the Blue &amp; Gold garden tribute to Indiana\u2019s state flag. It\u2019s an easy way for all Indiana residents to commemorate the bicentennial.\u00a0 If you don\u2019t have a traditional garden bed, there are many fine choices for container gardens. There\u2019s a vast array of garden flowers that can fit in the blue-and-gold theme.\u00a0 Some \u201cblue\u201d&#8230;<span id=\"post-label-749\" class=\"sr-only\">Read more about Blue &amp; Gold gardens celebrate Indiana&#8217;s bicentennial<\/span><a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/blue-gold-gardens-celebrate-indianas-bicentennial\/\" aria-labelledby=\"post-label-749\">[Read More]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[32,15,17,19,21,29],"tags":[],"coauthors":[46],"class_list":["post-749","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-flowers","category-gardening","category-landscape-design","category-plants","category-seasonal-information","category-winter","publication-winter-gardening-stories","publication-yard-and-garden-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Blue &amp; Gold gardens celebrate Indiana&#039;s bicentennial - Indiana Yard and Garden - Purdue Consumer Horticulture<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hla\/sites\/yardandgarden\/blue-gold-gardens-celebrate-indianas-bicentennial\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Blue &amp; Gold gardens celebrate Indiana&#039;s bicentennial - Indiana Yard and Garden - Purdue Consumer Horticulture\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"To celebrate Indiana\u2019s bicentennial this year, the Garden Club of Indiana and the Indiana Bicentennial Commission are hoping gardeners will join the Blue &amp; Gold garden tribute to Indiana\u2019s state flag. 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