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Blue & Purple Wildflowers 30 images Created 2 Apr 2012

Images of blue and purple wildflowers found and photographed across Florida by wildlife photographer Rich Leighton.
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  • Blue jasmine growing on the edge of Lime Sink near the Suwannee River.
    Blue Jasmine
  • The tiny bay lobelia flowering in the CREW Marsh Hiking Trails in SW Florida.
    Bay Lobelia
  • Blue-eyed grass wildflowers blooming in the CREW Marsh Hiking Trails in SW Florida.
    Blue-Eyed Grass
  • Blazing Star growing in the CREW Marsh Hiking Trails in SW Florida.
    Blazing Star
  • Close-up of a blue-eyed grass flower growing in the Florida Everglades.
    Blue-Eyed Grass
  • Blue-eyed grass wildflowers growing in the Everglades National Park. These great little flowers can be found all over South Florida growing in and around the wetlands.
    Blue-Eyed Grass
  • Blue flag iris growing in the Six-Mile Cypress Slough in Lee County, in the middle of Fort Myers, Florida.
    Blue Flag Iris
  • Bluehearts are a very common wildflower in Florida and are always a welcome sight!
    Bluehearts
  • Dragonheads blooming near a lake in Charlotte County in SW Florida in the Babcock-Webb Wildlife Management Area.
    Dragonheads
  • One of my favorites - drumheads - growing near a pond in Martin County, Florida. Like many of the polygala species, it is often found in pine scrubs that get flooded from time to time.
    Drumheads
  • Drumheads growing in a wet bog in the Apalachicola National Forest. These can be found almost all over the state.
    Drumheads
  • Beautiful flower of the Florida ironweed blooming in the CREW Marsh Hiking Trails in SW Florida.
    Florida Ironweed
  • The beautiful Florida violet growing in the sand of a pine scrub in the CREW Marsh Hiking Trails near Fort Myers, Florida.
    Florida Violet
  • This wildflower is seen often in South Florida anywhere that is sunny and is wet. This was taken in the Florida Everglades.
    Glades Lobelia
  • This member of the mint family can be found in scattered places throughout Florida.
    Lyreleaf Sage
  • These cool little monotrophs were found growing on the side of a sinkhole near Gainesville, Florida. They stood about an inch and a half tall and had the craziest electric purple-blue stems. I had to use a macro lens to get a full-frame photo.
    Nodding Nixies
  • The stunning oceanblue morning glory growing on the edge of a hardwood hammock in the Florida Everglades on the Anhinga Trail.
    Oceanblue Morning-Glory
  • Wild pennyroyal grows almost everywhere in SW Florida that is dry and sandy - particularly around palmettos. It also makes a wonderful tea!
    Wild Pennyroyal
  • Purple Flag Iris photographed in St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge, in North Florida (Jefferson County).
    Purple Flag Iris
  • A large and stunning purple passionflower in full bloom in Paynes Creek Preserve in Bowling Green, Florida. Truly Florida's most beautiful and intricate flowering vine!
    Purple Passionflower
  • Wild passionflower growing in a field in the Lake Talquin State Forest in North Florida.
    Purple Passionflower
  • This is one of the many common wildflowers to be seen growing in the Big Cypress National Preserve in Collier and Monroe Counties. This one was in the Gator Hook Strand.
    Bartram's Rosegentian
  • Seaside Gentian growing on Key Largo, Fl.
    Seaside Gentian
  • The delicate and beautiful showy milkwort is often found growing in the flooded prairies and cypress domes of the Big Cypress National Preserve.
    Showy Milkwort
  • The delicate and beautiful showy milkwort is often found growing in the flooded prairies and cypress domes of the Big Cypress National Preserve.
    Showy Milkwort
  • Skyflowers found growing in standing water in CREW Marsh Hiking Trails in Collier County, Florida.
    Skyflowers
  • These large and beautiful wildflowers can sometimes be seen in large patches on the side of the highways in the Apalachicola National Forest.
    Stoke's Aster
  • The invasive water-hyacinth while beautiful, clogs many wetlands and canals and is now designated as a federal noxious weed.
    Water-Hyacinth
  • The unusual and bright blue widemouth dayflower in all it's glory growing in a pine scrub in Estero, Fl (Lee County).
    Whitemouth Dayflower
  • The invasive Mexican bluebell (or ruellia) has escaped cultivated gardens and is now found all over Florida.
    Mexican Bluebell