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39 plants

Tartarian aster with purple flowersAsteraceae

Aster tataricus: complete guide

Aster tataricus L.f.

The Tartarian aster is an impressive perennial with purple flowers blooming through October. Discover everything about care, location and maintenance for this hardy plant.

12 min
Purple milk-vetch with characteristic purple pea flowers and fine green leafy topsFabaceae

Purple milk-vetch: complete guide

Astragalus danicus

Discover the Purple milk-vetch (Astragalus danicus), a green shrubby plant with purple flowers. Learn everything about care and placement.

12 min
Astragalus sesameus plant with purple flowersFabaceae

Astragalus sesameus: complete guide

Astragalus sesameus

Discover the purple milk-vetch, a Mediterranean herb full of color. Learn how to grow this beautiful plant in your garden.

12 min
Chinese violet with purple flowers and glossy foliageAcanthaceae

Chinese violet: complete guide

Asystasia gangetica

Asystasia gangetica is a tropical plant with elegant purple-violet flowers. Discover cultivation tips, care, and the best locations for this exotic houseplant.

12 min
Barleria cristata displaying lavender-blue flower clusters against green foliageAcanthaceae

Barleria cristata: complete guide

Barleria cristata

Philippine-violet shrub with stunning lavender-blue flowers. Tropical plant for warm conservatories and sunny interiors. Continuous bloomer.

12 min
Campanula kachethica with purple bell flowersCampanulaceae

Campanula kachethica: complete guide

Campanula kachethica

Kakhetian bellflower is a rare alpine plant with delicate purple flowers for rock gardens.

12 min
Campanula wanneri with purple bell-shaped flowersCampanulaceae

Wanner's Harebell: complete guide

Campanula wanneri

Discover Campanula wanneri, a robust alpine plant with purple bell-shaped flowers. Learn how to grow this Balkan native in rock gardens and alpine settings.

12 min
Carduus pycnocephalus flowerAsteraceae

Carduus pycnocephalus: complete guide

Carduus pycnocephalus

Discover slender thistle: a very sturdy biennial plant with small purple flowers, robust growth and great value for pollen-seeking insects globally popular.

12 min
Cirsium japonicum flowers and foliageAsteraceae

Cirsium japonicum: complete guide

Cirsium japonicum

Japanese thistle offers gorgeous purple blooms and is easy to cultivate. A gardener's dream plant for attracting pollinators.

12 min
Colchicum bulbocodium flowers and foliageColchicaceae

Colchicum bulbocodium: complete guide

Colchicum bulbocodium

Spring meadow saffron is a dwarf spring bloomer with purple flowers. A jewel for rock and alpine gardens.

12 min
Erodium foetidum with delicate purple flowers and fine leavesGeraniaceae

Erodium foetidum: complete guide

Erodium foetidum

Rock stork's-bill is a delicate alpine plant with purple flowers and fine foliage. Learn how to grow this Mediterranean charmer in your front garden.

12 min
Pencilled crane's-bill with purple flowersGeraniaceae

Pencilled Crane's-Bill: complete guide

Geranium versicolor

Discover pencilled crane's-bill, elegant perennial herb with striped purple flowers. Perfect for borders and wildflower gardens.

12 min
Alpine Coltsfoot with purple flowerAsteraceae

Alpine Coltsfoot: complete guide

Homogyne alpina

Homogyne alpina (Alpine Coltsfoot) is an elegant alpine plant with purple flowers. Perfect choice for rock gardens and alpine troughs with nutrient-poor, acidic soil.

12 min
Douglas iris with purple flowers and green foliageIridaceae

Iris douglasiana: complete guide

Iris douglasiana

Douglas iris is a stunning native perennial with purple flowers ideal for dry gardens and borders. Discover growing tips, care, companion planting and design ideas.

12 min
Violet flowers of Purdy's iris from Northern CaliforniaIridaceae

Purdy's iris (Iris purdyi): complete guide

Iris purdyi

Discover Purdy's iris, a northern California alpine beauty with violet flowers. Growing guide for shaded, moist locations.

12 min
Purple flowers of Iris ruthenica in bloomIridaceae

Iris ruthenica: complete guide

Iris ruthenica

This Eastern European alpine plant with purple flowers is extremely hardy and makes a spectacular rock garden inhabitant. Minimal care, maximum blooms.

12 min
Dark purple flowers of Dwarf violet iris from AmericaIridaceae

Dwarf violet iris (Iris verna): complete guide

Iris verna

Discover the Dwarf violet iris from Eastern America with dark purple flowers. Complete growing guide for this early spring dwarf bloomer.

12 min
Wood Scabious with purple button flowersCaprifoliaceae

Knautia dipsacifolia: complete guide

Knautia dipsacifolia

Discover Wood Scabious, a charming Alpine flower from Europe. Perfect for wildflower borders and pollinator gardens.

12 min
Liatris pycnostachya with dense violet flower spikes growing upwardAsteraceae

Liatris pycnostachya: complete guide

Liatris pycnostachya

Prairie liatris is a stunning wildflower with dense spikes of purple flowers. This perennial attracts butterflies and blooms all summer long.

12 min
Purple linariaPlantaginaceae

Purple Linaria: complete guide

Linaria pelisseriana

The purple linaria is a delicate Mediterranean flower with violet-blue blooms.

12 min
Evening-scent stock with purple flowers in evening lightBrassicaceae

Evening-scent stock: complete growing guide for fragrant gardens

Matthiola longipetala

Discover evening-scent stock with irresistible fragrance at dusk and night. Perfect for borders, cutting gardens and fragrant design. Complete growing guide.

13 min
Purple Mount Cenis Restharrow flowers with dark green leavesFabaceae

Mount Cenis Restharrow: complete guide

Ononis cristata

Learn all about Mount Cenis Restharrow, a robust alpine plant with purple flowers. Complete guide to planting, growth and maintenance in your garden.

11 min
Phlox aculeata with purple-pink flowers in dense clustersPolemoniaceae

Phlox aculeata: complete guide

Phlox aculeata

Snake River Plains phlox is a compact native perennial with purple-pink flowers. Perfect for dry borders and rocky sites. Discover care and companion planting ideas.

12 min
Primula matthioli flowers in purplePrimulaceae

Primula matthioli: complete guide

Primula matthioli

Discover Primula matthioli, a robust Eurasian mountain flower with purple blooms. Ideal for moisture-loving alpine schemes and shaded borders.

12 min