Plant Encyclopedia
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Ajuga orientalis: complete guide
Ajuga orientalis L.
Discover eastern bugle, a hardy Mediterranean groundcover with purple flowers from Sicily to Iran. Nitrogen-fixing, low-maintenance beauty.
Aflatunense Onion (Allium aflatunense): complete guide
Allium aflatunense
Master Aflatunense onion: stunning purple globe-shaped flowers May to June, requires excellent drainage, full sun, low-maintenance. Ideal for borders and dry gardens.
Napier grass: complete guide
Cenchrus purpureus
Napier grass (Cenchrus purpureus) is a tropical fodder grass with striking purple flowers and towering growth. Master cultivation of this impressive, large ornamental grass species.
Hairy clematis: complete guide
Clematis hirsutissima
Discover Clematis hirsutissima, a sturdy sedge-flower for dry mountain gardens. Silky purple flowers, low maintenance, native North America.
Cobaea scandens: complete guide
Cobaea scandens
Cobaea scandens, or Cup-and-saucer vine, is a spectacular climbing plant with large bell-shaped flowers. Learn how to grow this fast-growing climber in your garden.
Dianthus scaber: complete guide
Dianthus scaber
Discover the rough pink (Oeillet rude), an elegant alpine shrub with purple blooms. Perfect for rock gardens and dry, sunny Mediterranean borders.
Echinacea tennesseensis: complete guide
Echinacea tennesseensis
Discover Tennessee purple-coneflower, a rare native wildflower with pink-purple blooms and a prominent yellow-centered disk. Hardy, pollinator-friendly, and long-flowering.
OnagraceaeFleischer's willowherb: complete guide
Epilobium fleischeri
Fleischer's willowherb (Epilobium fleischeri) is an alpine flower treasure from the European Alps. Discover care and beauty of this mountain plant.
Festuca pyrenaica: complete guide
Festuca pyrenaica
Alpine fescue is an elegant ornamental grass for well-drained soils from the Pyrenees. Learn cultivation, care, and garden applications for high-altitude landscapes.
Oregon geranium: complete guide
Geranium oreganum Howell
Discover this attractive wildflower with purple blooms, deeply cut foliage, and elegant form. Perfect for borders and naturalistic gardens. A valuable native plant.
Geranium Platypetalum: complete guide
Geranium platypetalum
Geranium platypetalum is a striking summer bloomer with large purple flowers and deeply divided foliage. A robust hardy geranium for beds and borders.
Richardson's geranium: complete guide
Geranium richardsonii
Discover Richardson's geranium, a North American cranesbill with purple flowers. Garden cultivation tips, care and plant partners for mixed borders.
Heliotropium arborescens: complete guide
Heliotropium arborescens
Heliotropium arborescens, the garden heliotrope, is a fragrant shrub with purple flowers and delightful vanilla scent, perfect for sunny borders.
FabaceaeAnil Indigo: complete guide
Indigofera suffruticosa
Anil Indigo is a tropical shrub with purple flowers. Learn how to grow this remarkable indigo plant in your garden or greenhouse.
Iris virginica: complete guide
Iris virginica
The blue flag iris is a cold-hardy North American water plant with striking purple to blue flowers. Learn how to grow this impressive wetland iris in your garden.
Lathraea clandestina: complete guide
Lathraea clandestina
Discover Lathraea clandestina: fascinating parasitic plant with striking purple flowers in early spring. Unique semi-parasite with botanical significance.
FabaceaeAngular pea: complete guide
Lathyrus angulatus
Angular pea (Lathyrus angulatus) is a graceful climbing plant with purple flowers. Discover how to grow this Mediterranean plant in your garden.
Purple toadflax: complete guide
Linaria purpurea
Discover the Purple toadflax (Linaria purpurea), an elegant purple-flowering plant from South Europe. Complete cultivation and care guide.
Malva multiflora: complete guide
Malva multiflora
Malva multiflora is a versatile garden plant with stunning purple flowers and compact growth habit. Learn everything about cultivating, caring for, and maintaining this hardy Mediterranean plant.
Ononis mitissima: complete guide
Ononis mitissima
Discover Ononis mitissima, mild restharrow from Mediterranean regions with purple flowers. Growing tips, soil requirements, watering, and maintenance guide.
Onopordum illyricum: complete guide
Onopordum illyricum
Illyrian thistle guide: purple flowers, large size, dry soil. Dramatic Mediterranean plant. Growing and design tips for ornamental thistles.
OrchidaceaeOrchis spitzelii: complete guide
Orchis spitzelii
Discover Orchis spitzelii, Spitzel's alpine orchid with beautiful purple-pink flowers. Growing tips for this challenging species and care instructions.
Haller's Rampion: complete guide
Phyteuma ovatum
Discover Haller's Rampion (Phyteuma ovatum), an elegant alpine wildflower with distinctive purple star-shaped blooms. Growing tips, care requirements, and companion plants.
Wild clary: complete guide
Salvia verbenaca
Wild clary (Salvia verbenaca) is a versatile garden plant with purple flowers that attracts pollinators. Learn how to grow and maintain this hardy Mediterranean sage.