Plants with purple foliage are growing in popularity with gardeners and the number of varieties of purple-leaved plants has never been greater. Gardeners can now choose from an assortment of purple leaf cannas, purple leaf colocasia, purple leaf epimediums, purple leaf heuchera, and many more.
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Sempervivum 'Powdered Pastry' PPAF
Item #: 18134
Zones: 4a to 8a
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 2" tall
Culture: Part Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $21.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Tradescantia 'Pale Puma'
Item #: 7303
Zones: 7b to 10b, at least
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 12" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: Mexico
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $20.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Yucca aloifolia 'Magenta Magic'
Item #: 13747
Zones: 7a to 9b, guessing
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 24" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $27.00Regular priceUnit price per
More Information About Purple/Lavender Foliage Plants
Purple leaved plants are incredibly popular in garden beds, especially when combined with bright flowers or with bright leaved plants like yellow or white. The color of a purple leaf plant can run the spectrum from a nearly black dark purple to a soft pale lavender. Purple foliage can add depth or contrast, highlight borders, or provide color under a tree while providing ground color.
For more information and ideas on how to use purple leaved plants in your garden, read our in-depth article - Add Some Color to Your Garden with Purple Leaf Plants and be sure to check out all of the blog posts featuring purple leaved plants over at the JLBG.org blog.