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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Primula vulgaris 'Belarina Lively Lilac'
Item #: 15881
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 per -
Primula vulgaris 'Belarina Pink Ice' PP 16,598
Item #: 15880
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 per -
Pulmonaria 'Dark Vader'
Item #: 4346
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 12" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $21.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Pycnanthemum albescens 'Malcolm Vidrine'
Item #: 17623
Zones: 5a to 9b, at least
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 36" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $22.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Sold outRuellia sp. 'Humility'
Item #: 16728
Zones: 5b to 9a
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 16" tall
Culture: Sun to Light Shade
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $22.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Salvia 'Amistad' PP 23,578
Item #: 6611
Zones: 8a to 10b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 42" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Salvia 'Big Blue'
Item #: 16696
Zones: 7b to 10b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 48" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Salvia 'Feathers Peacock' PP 33,993
Item #: 18547
Zones: 4a to 8a
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 16" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $21.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Salvia greggii 'Diane'
Item #: 5082
Zones: 7a to 9b, at least
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 18" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Mexico, United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Salvia greggii 'Teresa'
Item #: 7195
Zones: 7a to 9b, at least
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 36" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Salvia 'Indigo Spires'
Item #: 901
Zones: 7b to 10b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 36" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $21.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Salvia leucantha
Item #: 996
Zones: 7b to 10b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 72" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: Mexico
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Salvia leucantha 'Midnight'
Item #: 929
Zones: 7b to 10b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 40" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: Mexico
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Salvia leucantha 'Santa Barbara'
Item #: 3841
Zones: 8a to 10b, possibly colder
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 24" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Mexico
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $22.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Salvia 'Mes Azur' PP 21,097
Item #: 16664
Zones: 6b to 9b, at least
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 24" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: United States Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $23.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Sold outSalvia 'Phyllis Fancy'
Item #: 6157
Zones: 7b to 9b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 84" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $22.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Salvia 'Rockin' ® Deep Purple' PP 30,206
Item #: 16698
Zones: 8a to 10b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 60" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $20.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Salvia x sylvestris 'Violet Riot' PP 26,273
Item #: 10370
Zones: 4a to 8a
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 24" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $21.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Sauromatum giganteum
Item #: 2536
Zones: 6b to 9b
Dormancy: Winter, Spring
Height: 20" tall
Culture: Sun to Light Shade
Origin: China, Manchuria region China, Tibet
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $24.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Sold outSauromatum venosum
Item #: 1315
Zones: 6a to 10b, at least
Dormancy: Winter, Fall
Height: 36" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Shade
Origin: India
Pot Size: Bare Root / 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $24.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Scutellaria 'Appalachian Blues' PP 34,854
Item #: 18351
Zones: 7a to 10b, at least
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 12" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: United States Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $22.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Scutellaria serrata
Item #: 9605
Zones: 7a to 10b, at least
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 18" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $22.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Sedum 'Back in Black' PP 33,632
Item #: 16516
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 24" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $19.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Specialocasia vietnamensis 'Phat Chance'
Item #: 8455
Zones: 8b to 11
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 84" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: North Vietnam
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $28.00Regular priceUnit price per
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.