There are many kinds of purple flowers in our garden. Some flowers are light purple as mauve, lilac and lavender. Some are more blue or indigo and some are deep reddish purple almost burgundy. I will separate the grape purple and show it with the burgundy posting.
The first purple flowers in our perennial borders appear as early as April with ephemeral native plants as:
Claytonia virginica - April
Primula - April
Grecian Windflower or Anemone Blanda - April
Note: this one looks more purple in the garden; the camera is not always capturing the purples right
Viola mix - April
Wild Geranium, Cranesbill or Geranium Maculatum - May
Alium Giganteum "Giant Purple" -May
Geranium annual or Pelargonium
Columbine - this one looks more purple when in bud then changes to indigo purple when openned
Siberian Iris- May
Dame's Rocket or Hesperis Matronale - May
Tradescantia -May
Widow's tears or Tradescantia "Concord Grape"- June
Lupine with Clematis -May
Russell Lupine - May to July
Wisteria frutescens "Amethyst Falls" - May
Tulip - May
Columbine or Aquilegia -May
Iris - May
Columbine or Aquilegia ‘Dragonfly’ mixture - May to June
Pansy - May to June
Sweet Iris or Iris Pallida Variegata -May
Rhododendron "Roseum Superbum" -May
Bearded German Iris
Johnny-Jump-Up Viola or Viola tricolor - April to July, September-October
Bearded Iris - May
Petunia - annual
Sage or Salvia "Caradonna" - June to July
Clustered Bellflower or Campanula - June
Stachys macrantha "Superba" - June
Dwarf Meadow Rue or Thalictrum Kiusianum - June
Larkspur - annual self-seeding blooms in July
Sage or Salvia nemerosa "Lyrical Silversone" -July
Lamium
Allium senescens "Glaucum" - September
Lobelia gerardii Vedrariensis - August-September
Plectranthus "Mona Lavender" blooms all year but heavily in the late fall and is a woody annual that
I winter indoor
Aster Bluebird - September to October
Liriope muscari "Big Blue" - October
Liriope muscari "Variegata" - October
Beautyberry shrub or Calicarpa Dichotoma - purple berries October to November
I hope that you enjoyed this post about Purple Plant Portraits! For other color plants, please go to the Main page, Labels on the right bottom and select Plant Portraits by color to see all previous posts in this category.
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Good heavens, Daniela, how do you manage to be sooo productive. Surely, you as busy as can be with a family and getting ready for the holidays. Yet, somehow, you find time to entertain your readership with a delightful compilation of flowers. You must have a superwoman costume stashed away somewhere!
ReplyDeleteI don't know Michaele! I started adding the name of the flowers today! I inserted some missed purple blooms as well!
DeleteTake care!
Thank you so much for sharing these super photos with Today's Flowers. They show a wonderful variety of lavenders and purples, such beautiful shades.
ReplyDeleteI am glad that you stopped by and enjoyed my post!
DeleteYou must have good soil and plentiful summer water to produce such a wealth of flowers. It is such fun to photograph a particular colour range. A lovely post indeed.
ReplyDeleteHi Arija,
DeleteWe originally had very bad clay soil but we are adding compost every year now for 12 years and it is paying off. Some beds are raised and we brought good drained humus soil which allowed us to grow some of the more picky flowers. Since we have a lost of shade and part shade moisture is available where there is no competition from large trees.
A beautiful journey through the various shades of purple!
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Thanks Lea!
DeleteSo many gorgeous blossoms! The irises are my favorites.
ReplyDeleteThanks Gunilla! I love Irises too! Too bad the blooms don't last long enough!
DeleteAmazing variety of purple tones. The tulip with ragged edges is fascinating and adore the German bearded iris.
ReplyDeleteThanks Gemma!
DeleteBeautiful blossoms!
ReplyDeleteThanks Shwets!
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