Purple has long been associated with royalty and wealth due to it's rarity in nature and the cost of producing purple dye in ancient times. These days purple is much easier to find but purple flowers continue to be some of the most popular flowering perennials. Be sure to check out our entire selection of purple flowers and make sure you have a little purple in your garden year-round.
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Muhlenbergia sericea (capillaris of Horticulture)
Item #: 2317
Zones: 6b to 10b, possibly colder
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 30" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Nepeta 'Cat's Pajamas' PP 31,127
Item #: 16656
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 14" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Nepeta 'Purple Haze' PP 23,180
Item #: 9597
Zones: 5a to 8b, at least
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 10" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Nierembergia gracilis 'Starry Eyes'
Item #: 5660
Zones: 8a to 10b, at least
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 10" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Argentina
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Origanum calcaratum
Item #: 10263
Zones: 7a to 8b, at least
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 15" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Crete, Greece
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Osbeckia stellata var. crinita 'Cangshan'
Item #: 16227
Zones: 8a to 10b, at least
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 24" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: Cambodia, China, Thailand
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Pardancanda norrisii 'Wine and Yellow Roses'
Item #: 9768
Zones: 5a to 9b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 36" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Sold outPeltandra virginica 'Purplicious'
Item #: 12164
Zones: 5a to 9b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 24" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Sold outPenstemon 'Blackbeard' PP 30,052
Item #: 12732
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 30" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: United States Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Penstemon 'Dark Towers' PP 20,013
Item #: 8907
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 24" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: United States Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Penstemon smallii
Item #: 1414
Zones: 4a to 8b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 18" tall
Culture: Sun to Light Shade
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Penstemon tenuis
Item #: 15423
Zones: 7a to 9b, possibly much colder
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 30" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Perovskia atriplicifolia 'Blue Jean Baby' PP 29,281
Item #: 13502
Zones: 4a to 8b, possibly colder
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 34" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Afghanistan, China, Himalayan Mountains, Pakistan, Turkey
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Perovskia atriplicifolia 'Prime Time' PP 34,304
Item #: 18339
Zones: 4a to 8b, possibly colder
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 30" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Afghanistan, China, Himalayan Mountains, Pakistan, Turkey
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Phlox 'Bedazzled Lavender' PP 31,168
Item #: 14269
Zones: 4a to 7b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 4" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: United States Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Phlox divaricata 'Blue Ribbons' PP 34,928
Item #: 13029
Zones: 3a to 8a
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 6" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Phlox stolonifera 'Vivien'
Item #: 14599
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 6" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Phyla nodiflora 'Ramble On'
Item #: 17820
Zones: 7b to 10b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 1" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Pinellia x cortita 'Purple Dragon'
Item #: 16715
Zones: 5a to 9b, possibly colder
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 18" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Polemonium reptans 'Blount Blues'
Item #: 16975
Zones: 3a to 7b
Dormancy: Spring
Height: 12" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Poliomintha bustamanta 'Super Cracker'
Item #: 17042
Zones: 7a to 9b, possibly colder
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 32" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Mexico
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Pontederia cordata 'Sopchoppy'
Item #: 17198
Zones: 5a to 10b, at least
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 36" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Primula japonica
Item #: 1789
Zones: 4a to 8b, at least
Dormancy: Summer, Fall
Height: 18" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Japan
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Primula vulgaris 'Belarina Amethyst Ice'
Item #: 11956
Zones: 5a to 7b, at least
Dormancy: Summer
Height: 7" tall
Culture: Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $20.00Regular priceUnit price perSale price $20.00
More Information About Purple/Lavender Flowering Plants
Purple Flowers - the color of royalty.
Spanning the range from violet to maroon, to blue purple, to pale lavender, there are purple flowers for all tastes from mild to wild. Purple is traditionally the color of royalty and magistrates, but also is synonymous with Mardi Gras. So enjoy purple flowers in your garden if you are looking to add a touch of class to your garden or just want to 'Laissez les bons temps rouler pourpres'.
Here is a short list of the best plants with purple flowers at Plant Delights Nursery.
Aster - The best blue purple flowers for fall.
Purple Coneflower - Echinacea is the queen of purple flowering plants in summer.
Salvia - Purple perennial plants that thrive in dry conditions.
Liatris - Tall purple perennials for mid-summer.
Iris - Huge selection of purple and blue flowers.
Allium - Purple flowers and onion scent means you can use this as a culinary herb.
Phlox - Depending on type you can get ground covering purple flowers in spring or tall purple perennials in summer.
Buddleia - Purple Butterfly Bush attracts tons of butterflies to your garden.
Lavandula - With pale blue purple flowers this plant's name is synonymous with the color purple.
Tradescantia - Plants with purple flowers and purple leaves. Grape-tastic!
Geranium - Blue purple flowers in a tough, spreading perennial.
























