Persian shield is perfect for providing some true, vibrant purple foliage to your landscape. The flower plumes dry well and can be used in floral arrangements, making it a unique choice for a cutting garden. Purple fountain grass can add a splash of burgundy-purple ornamental grass to your landscape. The trumpet-shaped flowers emerge in clusters of lavender, violet, purple, or white. Its fern-like foliage provides light, dappled shade, perfect for patios. It grows as a delicate, deciduous, spreading tree. Jacaranda is one of the botanical treasures of Central and South Florida. Their pom-pom shaped flower clusters attract hummingbirds and work well as cut flowers. Butterflies feed on the nectar in its flowers, and small birds enjoy eating its seeds.Īgapanthus is a summer-flowering bulb that generally produces purple or white flowers in clusters atop a tall spike. It isn't widely available in nurseries, so you may want to ask a friend who's already growing it to start a cutting for you.Ĭhastetree is a flowering shrub or small tree that produces clusters of purple flower spikes from late spring to fall. Yesterday, today, and tomorrow has particularly interesting flowers that start out purple and fade to white over a day or two. The rhizomes and leaves are edible, as well as the flowers, which can be used as a delicate garnish. Society garlic is a groundcover that produces star-shaped purple flowers. When used as cut flowers, Stoke' aster will hold up for about a week after cutting. Growing best in zones 8 through 9A, these versatile flowers work wonderfully in borders, containers, or as part of a butterfly garden. Stokes’ aster is a showy native perennial that can make a wonderful addition to your landscape. Each flower lasts less than a day, but the plants put out new flowers for six to eight weeks. This perennial is native to Florida, blooming in spring with one-inch flowers that have three petals and come in either white, pink, blue, or violet. Spiderwort is considered a weed by some and a cheerful wildflower by others. It often spreads beyond its original planting spot, so be sure to give it room to roam. Grow yours on a fence, trellis, or arbor in a sunny spot. A calyx is the base of a flower and is usually green, but queen's wreath boasts purple calyces as attractive as the true flower petals.Īs the host plant for the Gulf Fritillary butterfly, passion flower is a popular native vine for butterfly gardens. They will eventually fall, leaving the calyces. The actual flowers are small and light blue or purplish. The flowers are densely packed in a form that, from a distance, resembles a bunch of grapes.
Queen’s wreath is a tropical vine that resembles wisteria.
The flowers attract butterflies and the seeds are a tasty treat for ducks, making this plant a water garden winner. Beyond its visual allure, it serves an important ecological purpose as habitat for the invertebrates that a food source for fish, amphibians, ducks, and reptiles. Pickerel weed is a native aquatic plant that can be found throughout Florida. Flowering Plantsīreeders have developed cultivars of purple coneflower that aren't purple, but many gardeners choose the native species in order to attract and feed butterflies. You can find a range of purples in flowers, foliage plants, and even vegetables. Purple can be a calming, inspiring, and even regal color addition to any landscape.
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