These beautiful plants add shades like lilac, violet and lavender to your garden with different varieties in size from large blooms on phloxes to delicate petals on irises.
Planting purple seeds can attract pollinating insects by the variety it offers for both bees & butterflies!
Some of the most popular purple flowers are low-growing plants that help to provide good ground cover. Other types of beautiful, blooming perennials include larger shrubs or bushes with stunning mauve and lilac clusters in their flower heads!
Some tall varieties have stunning petals which grow at the end of long stems for those who want an elegant look on their landscape design ideas.
No matter what your landscaping needs may be there is a purple perennial flower just right for you.
In this post we’ll explore all about qualities & features from both durability levels versus maintenance requirements through colors/regeneration potentials.
Iris
Iris is a bulbous perennial flowering plant that has some stunning purple cultivars. If you’re looking for bright blue or violet-hued irises, then choose the ‘winter Iris histrioides’ (Iris reticulata).
However other types of these plants have been cultivated to flower in various shades from pinkish purples all the way down towards dark maroon colors!
The first flowers of spring are always a sign that winter is over and new life will soon be on its way.
One such plant, the purple iris (Iris pseudacorus), makes for an excellent addition to any garden with it’s beautiful deep coloration; appearing near end January or at start February!
These hardy plants can survive through harsh winters due in part from how well drained your soil must be so give them plenty sun exposure plus keep away water if you don’t plan on growing anything else nearby.
Garden Phlox
The Garden phlox is a large bushy flowering perennial shrub that has some stunning purple varieties.
Some cultivars of this plant, like ‘Grenadine Dream’ or ‘Violet Flame’ have beautiful blooms in summer and fall which are usually somewhere between white and lilac shades on the color wheel.
Perennial phlox plants grow to about 4 ft. (1.2 m) tall and have a spread of around 3 ft., typically with bright flowers that blossom in summer before dying down during autumn when it is time for new growth again.
To encourage this majestic herbaceous species even more, deadhead the plant after flowering has occurred on its own.
Purple Heart Tradescantia
The Purple Heart (Tradescantia pallida) is a great addition to add striking color and interesting texture.
This flowering purple perennial plant grows low-lying, making it perfect for adding excitement in an indoor space or bedding plants outside on the ground floor of your home!
The light colors are not too pronounced so this common garden favorite will never go unnoticed when you have one around – no matter what season comes with its flowers; they’re simply beautiful from late winter until early Summer.
This Tradescantia is just as gorgeous during cooler months because we can enjoy watching their graceful vines trail across our windowsill like elegant calligraphy.
Clustered Bellflower
The beautiful and colorful bellflowers are some of the most common perennials in gardens.
One type, the Clustered Bellflower (Campanula glomerata) has dark purple summer flowers that measure about 1 inch across each petal!
This tall plant thrives in full sun to partial shade with regular watering but will also survive under trees or near moist soil where it may rot out if not watered often enough.
There is another variety called “harebell” whose lilac colored bells appear during warmer months before fading into winter white coloration; these hareballs grow up 2 feet high (60 cm).
Geranium
Geraniums are one of the more common flowers. There are many types, including ones with deep purple petals that last throughout summer and spring like ‘Johnson’s Blue’ or light lavender blooms called ‘Rozanne’.
One of the most popular types geraniums are winter-hardy perennials that have large colorful flowers and attractive foliage.
The best way to fill your garden with purple summer blossoms? Plant them!
In addition, these plants can be grown as high at 2 feet or 60 centimeters so they’re perfect for sunny areas where others may not grow well because too much shade will slow their growth down considerably.
Salvia (Sage)
Salvia is not only an herb but also a beautiful flower. This purple flowering plant grows every year and produces showy small flowers all summer long, with stems that grow upright in hot sunny climates (i.e., it loves to be planted near windows).
The leaves on these stalks consist primarily of needlelike leaflets decorated by colorful little blossom-heads!
Sage (Salvia officinalis) is an attractive purple flower that produces delicious flavor every year.
It’s also used in Mediterranean, British and American cooking as well medicinal properties for its beneficial effects on health.
Veronica
If purple flowers are what you’re after, then the Veronica plant is perfect. Some varieties of this tall and bushy species have dark or light-purple colors on deep blue stems with long spikes at their end which can look like royal candlesticks!
Depending on how much sun they get in your garden, these plants also come in smaller ‘fluffy’ clumps — just take note that not all cultivars bloom at once so make sure to check back often for new growth spurts from seeds planted last year.
The purple petals of this plant will be the star attraction in your garden. It’s hardy down to USDA zone 3 and requires full sun, but it is also elegant with its long stems that reach up high!
Anemone
Purple, star-shaped flowers are a showstopper for any garden.
The most common variety of purple anemone is ‘ Winter Windflowers’ (Anemone blanda) with beautiful light violet petals and yellow centers that offer early bloomers some much needed shade in their otherwise hot climate zones!
Other varieties include broad leaved Anemonie hortensis which can get up close to 10 inches tall but makes up for it by producing cute lilac colored stars on its stems during springtime months.
It prefers rich soil so don’t forget about adding plenty of goodies from clovers seeds all way down deep into moist potting mixture.
Aster
Asters are among the most colorful and attractive of all flowers! They come in a variety that ranges from subtle to dramatic.
Some cultivars have beautiful layered petals, giving them an artistry-like appearance with dark purple coloration at their centers–a look sure not be found anywhere else on Earth!
Aster plants make excellent additions for sunny gardens where bees will enjoy pollinating these blooming beauties while butterflies buzz around looking equally enthralled by such beauty as well.
If you’re lucky, your garden may be bursting at its seams with these little beauties. They symbolize late summer or fall when they blossom and show off their color as one of our last colorful wildflowers before winter sets in.
Chrysanthemum
Chrysanthemums are attractive and colorful, with flowers that come in many colors.
Some types of chrysanthemum plants include ‘Lynn’ which has 2-tone lavender colored petals as well as a purple center to it; ‘Stargazer’ where the dark coloration comes from its stamen area (the part between each flower’s pistil).
Lastly there is ‘Barbara’ whose blooms look like little pompons!
Chrysanthemums are beautiful flowers with an impressive range of colors. Chrysanthemum perennials typically grow 1-3 ft (45 – 90 cm) tall and have a spread up to 3 feet wide, making them perfect for any space!
One reason these plants get so much love is because they offer such vibrant hues; purples, reds and yellows.