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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Iris ensata 'Flashing Koi'
Item #: 1686
Zones: 5a to 9b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 36" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Japan
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Iris ensata 'Silverband'
Item #: 1349
Zones: 5a to 9b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 28" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: Japan
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Iris giganticaerulea 'Boutte'
Item #: 17196
Zones: 6a to 10b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 48" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Sold outIris japonica 'Eco Easter'
Item #: 5768
Zones: 7a to 10b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 12" tall
Culture: Light Shade to Shade
Origin: China, Japan
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Iris x pseudata 'Shiryukyo'
Item #: 10879
Zones: 5a to 9b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 54" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Iris x robusta 'Gerald Darby'
Item #: 1708
Zones: 4a to 9b, at least
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 24" tall
Culture: Sun to Light Shade
Origin: United States Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Sold outIris unguicularis 'Dazzling Eyes'
Item #: 9823
Zones: 6b to 9b, at least
Dormancy: Summer
Height: 15" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: Mediterranean Europe, Northern Africa
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Sold outIsodon effusus
Item #: 5413
Zones: 6a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 36" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Japan
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Lavandula x intermedia 'Bridget Chloe' PP 27,182
Item #: 15018
Zones: 4a to 7b, at least
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 30" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Lavandula x intermedia 'Phenomenal' PP 24,193
Item #: 6216
Zones: 4a to 7b, at least
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 30" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Sold outLavandula stoechas 'Anouk' PP 16,685
Item #: 8236
Zones: 7b to 10b, possibly colder
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 24" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Spain
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Lavandula stoechas 'Javelin Forte Deep Purple' PP 27,493
Item #: 18299
Zones: 7b to 10b, possibly colder
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 24" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Spain
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Lespedeza thunbergii 'Gibraltar'
Item #: 2003
Zones: 4a to 9b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 72" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: Japan
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Lespedeza thunbergii 'Little Volcano'
Item #: 6312
Zones: 6a to 9b, guessing
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 84" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Japan
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Lespedeza thunbergii 'Spilt Milk'
Item #: 7142
Zones: 4a to 9b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 72" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: Japan
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Liatris aspera 'Bastrop'
Item #: 17254
Zones: 4a to 9b
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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Liatris mucronata 'Purple Hays'
Item #: 17744
Zones: 6a to 10b, possibly colder
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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Liatris pilosa 'Buckhorn Beauty'
Item #: 18100
Zones: 6a to 9b, probably colder
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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Liatris pycnostachya
Item #: 3798
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 48" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Liriope gracilis 'Mop Top'
Item #: 11801
Zones: 6a to 9b, guessing
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 15" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: China
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Liriope muscari 'Okina'
Item #: 3542
Zones: 6a to 10b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 10" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: China, Japan, Taiwan
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Liriope muscari 'Peedee Ingot'
Item #: 3096
Zones: 6a to 10b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 18" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: China, Japan, Taiwan
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Lychnis 'Hill Grounds'
Item #: 17021
Zones: 3a to 10b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 24" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: Europe, Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Macbridea caroliniana
Item #: 17138
Zones: 6b to 9a, guessing
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 24" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $23.00Regular priceUnit price perSale price $23.00
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.
























