Purple Garden Flowers Perennials

This is the first bicolor agapanthus! The individual trumpet-shaped flowers are true-blue at their base fading to white at their tips. The first bicolor agapanthus! African Lily sounds so exotic.

Licorice Fragrance in Blue Spikes Hyssop Blue Fortune, Agastache 'Blue Fortune', originates from the Greek word aga, meaning "very much," and stachys, meaning "spikes," referring to the many flower spikes.

Agapanthus make great potted plants. Gorgeous blue flowers are tough as nails! If you live in zone 8-10 you are probably well-versed in Lily-of-the-Nile (Agapanthus africanus). Buy Lily-of-the-Nile now! * Beautiful flowers for many months * Long-lived...

This 'Variegated' liriope is excellent for edging and ground covers; when planting, space 12-15" apart. The bright variegated leaves make a super edging plant that highlights partially shaded beds; brings a sense of light into darker plantings so when...

In the north, morning sun is tolerated and in the south, dense shade is necessary. This Brunnera is a wonderful perennial to brighten up shady areas and will look great with any shade plant on the market today.

Blue Ice Blue Star provides three great seasons of color and texture in your garden. A 3-season Native Star For now, Blue Ice Blue Star (Amsonia ‘Blue Ice') is not a common perennial that you'll find at your local big box store.

Liatris ‘Kobold' has a plant height of 2' and a spread of 12-18” and should be planted in full sun in a well-drained area. It does prefer a bit more moisture than most Liatris, but do not over water.

Preferably a few hours in the morning, in the late afternoon, or filtered light, like through a pine, is fine as well with high light conditions the remainder of the day whenever possible.

The Rose of Sharon or Althea is an easily grown deciduous shrub that was once a common pass along plant. This durable shrub is tolerant of a wide variety of soil types, is moderately drought tolerant once well established (though it will flower more with...

This is the old fashioned Petunia whose fragrant flowers can vary from dark violet purple to pure white. Good air circulation, sunlight, and drainage seem to be key to plant health.

Eventually, all the buds open and the long stems are naked except for a few seeds that develop following the flowers.Plant gaura in full sun to partial shade in well drained soil. Gaura has long been a favorite perennial for gardeners in USDA Zones 5-10.

Why not include a few of these loud plants to your garden for an extra bit of sizzle? Too many plants are available that are capable of adding sparkle, crackle, and pop. With all these selections nobody need go without fireworks for the Fourth of July...

Echinacea's long, thick tap root sometimes makes division tricky, but it grows deeply, and the plants are quite drought tolerant once established. Purple coneflower is the 2014 "Perennial Plant of the Year" chosen by the National Garden Bureau.

Best when used in mass as a ground cover. Flowers are followed by blackish berries. Showy, purple, flower spikes, resembling grape hyacinth, rise above the foliage in late summer. Clumps of grass like, arching, medium green leaves are variegated with...

Foliage is holly-like and new young fronds will have a glossy light green coloring that will mature to shiny dark green. These ferns are great for container gardens or shady areas in the landscape.

Each fruit contains one seed.Plant gopher apple in full sun and well-drained, sandy soil. After it was established I planted it in the landscape in a sunny area with particularly poor soil where it continues to thrive.Gopher apple is an important plant...

Best massed as a ground cover or as an edging for paths and other walkways. Easy to grow in average garden soil in full sun to part shade. The blooms are held on erect, showy spikes above the leaves.

A nice ground cover for dry shade. Tall ground cover with green foliage, turning a rich red color in autumn. Slowly spreading, 10 in. Herbaceous ground cover, producing bright blue, phlox like flowers from late summer to fall.

I never did figure out whether the white yarrow was a result ofby bees or if it blew in on a breeze since wild white yarrow is commonly seen along the roadsides on the east coast of the U.S.Unfortunately, the young maple tree under which the yarrow bed...

The baby in the pot will be content "planted" right in the middle, until it's adopted out.s and take a pictures seven times!) If I‘ve made three new five-dollar plants in that time, I'm earning sixty dollars an hour.Divide in early spring or early fall,...

Consider cannas and other tropicals that you can allow to go dormant and store over the winter. If I followed my every plant purchasing impulse, I would have to get a real job. Overall, my marked-down purchases have recovered well and proven to be fine...

Long neglected, Kniphofias, known as torch lilies or red hot pokers have recently enjoyed a re-emergence into the forefront of the late summer border. I've loved them for years.Photo credit Begoniacrazii for 'Green Jade'.

Article, I discussed four popular fall-blooming perennials, the aster, boltonia, Japanese anemone and helenium. But making a true fall garden requires more advance planning. A few artfully placed chrysanthemums and pumpkins help revive the fading summer...

It is a simple plant with simple roots that can now be found in most shade gardens. This plant will keep coming back and take a lot of abuse. Thank you to arsenic for the image.Agapanthus are also called Lily of the Nile.

Most gardeners like to cultivate or purchase at least a few chrysanthemums for autumn color. But don't overlook the many other fall-flowering perennials that can keep your garden alive with scent and color as cooler weather arrives.

It needs full sun though it will tolerate some shade and will grow up to 4 feet tall. Its blooms are strikingly ruffled with bright yellow centers which fade to shamrock green. Blossoms have a stark white, slightly raised center trimmed by spring green...

Allow the energy that might be used for making seeds to replenish the rhizomes for next year's flowers.Divide African lilies when they become root bound. Even dried flower heads are attractive and can be used in dried arrangements.The thing is to not...