Whether you want a touch of royalty or just something extra luxurious in your yard, planting purple plants is the way to go.
When it comes to landscaping, shrubs offer a variety of uses. You can use them as privacy row or hedge and they make fantastic statement pieces behind flowerbeds!
You’ll want to plant some of these 18 best purple flowering shrubs this spring.
The following list has plants that are sure to bring life and beauty into your yard, all while offering their own unique charm!
1. Butterfly Bush
The butterfly bush will stay evergreen year-round if you live south of zone 8. This hardy shrub prefers well draining soil and full sunlight, so plant one in your backyard – which is a major attraction for pollinators like bees!
Be rewarded with gorgeous colors as these plants give off an abundance of fragrance when they bloom each season.
The butterfly bush is a beautiful, diverse plant with multiple colors and shapes. You can find lilac or plum shades to match your home decor!
2. Abelia
If you’re looking for a shrub that will add color and fragrance to your yard all year round, Abelia is the perfect choice.
They produce flower sun shades like pink or peach with their spicy-sweet fragrance, as well as colorful fall leave and seed pots that are attracting birds and butterflies alike!
Abelia is a tough plant that can handle any climate. It’s so versatile, you could even grow it as an indoor flower! It is hardy in zones 4-9.
3. Rhododendron
The purple shrub is a great addition to any garden.
The plant prefers acidic soil, but can grow in zones 4-9 with plenty of options available for both types: some rhododendrons look more like trees while others are small and creeping near ground level; choose one that has shorter branches if you want something along those lines as well.
These tiny leaved plants thrive best under full sun exposure!
4. Golden Dewdrops
Despite the confusing moniker, golden dewdrops aren’t actually gold. In fact they produce flowers in beautiful shades of purple and can be grown as small plants with warm winters or large sprawling shrubs when cultivated further north than zone 9!
The most brilliant of the bunch are those planted in full sun. They will reach 6-feet tall and wide with their vibrant purple hues!
Partial shade is also tolerated, but they need at least 4 hours per day on each side of direct sunlight to get all that color going.
5. Hydrangea
Hydrangeas come in a wide range of colors, but there’s one color that stands out – purple.
Purple hydrangea plants can be found from zones 3 to 8 and they will flower most prolifically when given at least four hours of sunlight per day. They also require a well-drained soil for optimum results.
6. Bougainvilleas
The bougainvillea is a versatile plant that can be used in many areas of your home. It’s most commonly known for its single flowers, but you may also find them with double blooms if looking to add some extra color!
If given enough support like trellises or walls they will grow wildly decorative vines- perfect either inside or out.
7. Lilacs
Lilac flowers are among the most fragrant in North America, making lilacs an excellent choice for fragrance-loving landscaping.
The plant ranges from zone 3 to 9 and can grow up on fence posts or trellises without any care other than deadheading its blooms after they fall off.
The purple flowers offer plenty of fragrance each spring. The best time to plant them is in fall, as some varieties go dormant in winter.
8. Weigela
The weigela plant is a beautiful shrub that will thrive in zones 3 to 8. It produces bright green variegated leaves and purple blossoms (although other colors are also available).
The flowers last for up to six weeks, making it one of the most breathtaking plants out there!
9. Azalea
There are many colors within the azalea family, but one color that stands out is lavender.
There’s a variety of purple cultivars to choose from including ‘Purple Gem’, ‘Robles’ and Bloom-A – Thon Lavender.’
10. Beautyberry
If you’re looking for a shrub to add fall color and interesting shapes, consider beautyberry.
Technically speaking, it only produces white flowers in the late summer but if we’re talking about which plants will capture your eye then look no further than these purple berries that appear on stems in autumn.
There are many types of this deciduous plant with black-purple leaves; some popular cultivars include ‘Purple Pearls’ or ‘Pearl Glam.’
11. Heather
The heather is an amazing flower that can be found growing close to the ground. It has beautiful light purple petals, making it perfect for any landscape or garden!
The plant thrives in zones 5-8 with adequate water and sunlight exposure daily.
12. Lavender
Lavender is a beautiful herb that can grow in different forms. It produces plenty of blossoms first thing in the summer, and it’s deer resistant!
Not only does this plant have fragrant leaves and looks absolutely luxurious in the garden, but also has medicinal and culinary purposes to offer you as well!
13. Crape Myrtle
Crape myrtle is a plant that can be grown in zones as cold as 5, but will produce the most prolific blooms when it’s warmer.
No matter where you live, it is essential to plant your crape myrtle in acidic soil and prune back the tree only every other year.
This will help produce more gorgeous blooms next spring!
14. Caryopteris
Many people refer to Caryopteris as “bluebeard” and “Mist”, but it’s more of a purple-to blue color.
There are several varieties with different colors that range from Zone 5 – 9; some blooms start later in the summer so you’ll get an abundance of luxury flowers at this time!
15. Rose of Sharon
If you’re looking for a plant that is bright, cheerful and grows up to 12 feet in height then look no further than ‘Lavender Chiffon’ variety.
These plants are hardy enough to survive even Zone 5 with their beautiful lavender flowers.
16. Wisteria
The Wisteria vine is a beautiful plant with colorful flowers and leaves. It can grow up to 30 feet long, making it perfect for growing over an arbor or trellis (or close by).
You may need to prune the branches regularly in order keep this lovely but tough bloomer happy.
Wisterias prefer well-drained soil that gets plenty of sun!
17. Roses
You might not know this, but there are actually purple roses! Rose bushes called Rosa Rhapsody in Blue and Midnight Blues produce these beautiful blooms.
They grow well in zones 6-10 with some growing up to 4 feet wide and tall. The flowers have a strong fragrance too – perfect for your garden or office desk drawer!
18. Russian Sage
Russian sage is a great plant for growing as an attractive, showy flower border.
It produces little lavender flowers and has silver-blue leaves that can stand out nicely against other colorful plants in your garden like lettuce or daisies!
Russian savages thrives between zones 4 through 9 where it will grow up to 5 feet tall.