Flower ResourcesDiscover the right flowers for your garden.
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Using colour wisely is an important component of estimable garden design . Purple is a symbol of royal line and elegance and a favorite of avid nurseryman and designers . Subdued shades of lavender kick up a sense of calm , while brilliant hues such as Battle of Magenta create inflammation and dramatic play .
Purple goes with most other colors and the sum effect becomes more sophisticated . Harmonious chromaticity of down in the mouth , silver , and white cool the heat of summer , while contrast shade of orange , icteric , and cherry produce visual tautness . By using basic principles of color possibility , you could create the desire burden in your own garden . Get started with these empurpled garden flower :
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LAVENDER
Sweet Romance ® —Buy now from Proven WinnersLavandula angustifolia
produce for its redolent flowers and foliage . Plant in a sundry border or massed along a private road or pathway . This compendious variety is worthy for pocket-sized spaces and container . Plant alongside other drought - tolerant summertime foul-up such as milfoil , wormwood , purplish coneflower , or tickseed .
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LILAC
Bloomerang ® Dark Purple — Buy now from Proven WinnersSyringax
This reblooming lilac first flush in spring , then again late summertime to hoarfrost , and has in force powdery mildew resistance . A classic addition to foundation plantings , mixed edge , and ( due to its smaller size ) large container .
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BELLFLOWER
‘ Birch Hybrid’Campanula portenschlagiana
Tubular or cup - regulate flowers come in an raiment of color . This trailing variety show blooms with lilac - drab flower in late leap . Allow to spill over a rock bulwark or trail along a side . Combine with spring - bloomingrock gardenplants with contrasting colors .
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CLEMATIS
‘ Sweet Summer Love’—Buy now from Proven WinnersClematishybrid
A popular perennial vine because of its wide ambit of colors , form , and bloom time . This summertime - flowering variety is long - blooming , fragrant , and exceptionally vigorous . employ to cover a turgid arbor , shed , treillage , or fencing .
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ORNAMENTAL ONION
‘ Millenium’—Buy now from Proven WinnersAlliumhybrid
Create long - lasting structure , with globe - form flowers that contain their physique even when dried . Plants come up back reliably each yr , providing morphologic contrast in rock gardens , mixed borders , and natural area . This compact variety is suited for small space , edging , and containers .
SALVIA
Color Spires ® ‘ Violet Riot’—Buy now from Proven WinnersSalvia nemorosa
A large family of perennial and annuals valued for their reliability , easy care , and diversity of color and pattern . Aromatic prime and leafage attract hummingbird , butterfly and insect pollinators . Plant in drifts along a slope , in a bottom or mixed borderline .
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HELIOTROPE
leatherneck — Buy now from Proven WinnersHeliotropium arborescens
This tropical is arise for its vanilla - scented flowers in colour of purple , blue , or white . Grow in a container or mass in a seam near a seating area to enjoy the sweetness . Plant alongside other yearbook with similar growing needs such as fresh potato vine , genus Pelargonium , or angelonia . Can be toxic to favorite .
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IRIS
‘ Caeser ’s Brother’Iris sibirica
Grown for its regal prime and attractive sword or grass - work foliation . Grow in a mixed moulding , alongside a pool , or mass in the landscape painting . Combine with other former - season bloomers such as daffodils and tulip for a cheerful spring display .
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PETUNIA
Supertunia ® Royal Velvet ® —Buy now from Proven WinnersPetuniahybrid
A summertime workhorse , give long - lasting color for very little sweat . Use as bedding plants or in container , window boxes , or hanging baskets . Combine withchartreuse plantsfor a sizzling consequence , or white and silver for classic elegance .
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VERBENA
Superbena Sparkling ® Amethyst — Buy now from Proven WinnersVerbenahybrid
Long - blooming and easy - care , versatile as a bedding plant or as edging along a pathway or border . trail forms are good for hanging hoop , windowpane box , and for cascading over rock walls . Combine with dark purple and clean flush for a sophisticated feel .
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CATMINT
‘ Cat ’s Meow’—Buy now from Proven WinnersNepeta faassenii
redolent leaf and long - blooming flowers draw in butterflies , hummingbirds , and louse pollinator . Carefree , broad of a wide kitchen range of growing conditions , and exceptionally hardy . flora in a mixed border , on a curbside , or along a slope . Use as part of a drought - tolerant landscape painting .
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CONEFLOWER
‘ Purple Emperor’—Buy now from Proven WinnersEchinaceahybrid
A North American aboriginal , popular for its attractive flowers and welfare to pollinators and other wildlife . Naturalize in a hayfield , mass along a gradient , or plant in a mixed edge . The summary variety is safe for small spaces and container . Combine with other aboriginal for a realistic prairie look .
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GERANIUM
‘ manna from heaven Chocolatta’—Buy now from Proven WinnersGeranium pratense
democratic for their dependability and carefree nature . Also known as crane’s bill , these plants are spring up for their loving cup - shape flowers and attractive foliation that is sometimes fragrant . Grow in a interracial border , beneath rose bushes , or mass in the landscape painting . Not to be mixed-up withannual geraniums(Pelargonium ) .
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ASTER
‘ lazuline Mist’—Buy now from Proven WinnersAster dumosus , syn . Symphyotrichum dumosus
For recent - season color , daisy - corresponding aster ca n’t be pose . This dwarf build is desirable for small spaces and containers , as edging along a pathway , or at the front of a interracial border . Combine with other drop bloomers with complimentary people of colour such as goldenrod , hyssop , genus Rudbeckia , and mums .
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CALIBRACHOA
Superbells ® Holy Smokes! ® —Buy now from Proven WinnersCalibrachoahybrid
Small , trumpet - shaped flowers bloom prolifically for months in a riches of color . Use in container , window boxes , and hanging baskets . meld with lavender petunias , lily-livered bidens , and white verbena for a interconnected coloring material scheme .
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SWEET ALYSSUM
Violet Knight ® —Buy now from Proven WinnersLobulariahybrid
Perfect for mass planting , along a pathway , at the front of a border , or a spry - growing groundcover . The trailing habit is suitable for containers , hanging baskets , and window box .
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SWEET PEA
' Cupani’Lathyrus odoratus
One of the most fragrant varieties and more heat tolerant than others . They will self - sow in and return twelvemonth after year . Flowers bloom from spring to descend and are ideal for fragrant cut of meat bloom bouquets
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LILY OF THE NILE
' Peter Pan’Agapanthus africanus’Peter Pan '
This dwarf lily of the Nile blooms mid to late summertime , and its flowers attract butterflies , bees , and birds . flora in large wrapping , mixed borders , or container . Deer and cony immune .
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BLAZING STAR
' Floristan Violet’Liatris spicata
Battle of Magenta - purpleness prime spikes up to a foot long pull pollinating insects , crowned head butterflies , and bee . These Dominicus devotee bloom mid to late summertime and offer a good upright accent to flower bed and prune gardens . peculiarly tolerant of humidness and moist soil .
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SPEEDWELL
Magic Show ® ‘ Purple Illusion’—Buy now from Proven WinnersVeronicahybrid
originate for its wand - like flowers , and valued for its reliability , carefree nature , and long blush time . add together to a mixed mete , natural garden , or depressed - maintenance landscape . Also suitable for small spaces or containers . Combine with chickenhearted and orange flowers for a complementary color dodge .
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FALSE INDIGO
Decadence ® ‘ Dark Chocolate’—Buy now from Proven WinnersBaptisiahybrid
Majestic spires with pea plant - similar blossom , and a graceful drug abuse lend structure and beauty . This North American native attracts butterfly , hummingbirds , and louse pollinators . Plant in a mixed edge , passel planting , native garden , or as a fend - alone idiom .
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PHLOX
Bedazzled Lavender — Buy now from Proven WinnersPhlox digitalis
Grown for petite star - form peak that are often fragrant . This creeping variety is useful in stone gardens , along a side , or to moderate garden wall . produce alongside other leap bloomers such ascreeping thyme , rock cress plant , andDianthus ) for a rug of contrasting colors .
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AFRICAN DAISY
Bright Lights ™ Purple — Buy now from Proven WinnersOsteospermumhybrid
Daisy - same flowers , attractive foliage , and long bloom time make African daisies a deary . Use as a bedding plant , edging , or in containers . Combine with other annuals with counterpoint colour for a sizzling summertime video display .
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WISHBONE FLOWER
Summer Wave ® Large Violet — Buy now from Proven WinnersToreniahybrid
Tubular flowers efflorescence from late bound until frost . This shade fan is a good choice to impatiens . Mass in a seam or perimeter , or blank space in hang basket and container . Combine with other shade - tolerant plants to brighten up a dark street corner of the yard .
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heavy plants with purple foliage let in some varieties ofspiderwort(Tradescantia ) andcoral bells(Heuchera ) .
