Do you like purple flowers? Purple is a color that attracts a lot of attention. It is widely used especially for its ability to transmit a feeling of peace and harmonytwo things that cannot be missing in every garden. Even where there are only cacti, a few purple plants can give the place that touch that helps you to be relaxed.
Would you like to have plants with purple flowers? Fortunately, there are many that are easy to get and care for, such as the well-known lavender essence
, which is a shrub that is also used in aromatherapy due to the sweet smell of its leaves. But this is not the only plant that I am going to suggest …
Saffron
El saffron o Crocus sativus is a bulbous plant with purple flowers that planted in fall and blooms in spring.
The flowers are quite large compared to the rest of the plant, as they can measure 5-7cm in diameter. The leaves are very thin, green in color, and 10-15cm long. It can be located both in places where it receives direct sun and in semi-shade.
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digitalis
The digitalis, better known as Foxgloves, are biennial plants with violet flowers, that is, their life cycle is completed after two years.
It grows to a height of 40-50cm, sometimes reaching 70ccm, and has very curious trumpet or thimble shaped flowers. It is ideal for temperate climates, placing them in an area protected from direct sun.
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Petunia
Petunias are extraordinarily hardy and one of the most intensely colored purple flowers. It is one of the first to bloom in spring. As it does not grow much – it stays around 30-35cm in height – it is perfect to have in a pot. And if winter is too cold, with temperatures below 5ºC, you can easily choose to acquire an envelope of seeds or new specimens in spring, as it is very economical. To give you an idea, both the envelopes and the plants already in bloom can cost 1 euro. Interesting, don’t you think?
Dimorphotheque
La dimorphotheque, scientifically known by the name of Osteospermum ecklonisis a very fast growing herbaceous perennial plant. It reaches a height of 40cm, and can be used as a ground covering plant in gardens in warm or temperate climates. Is very appreciative and adaptableto the point that sometimes it needs pruning to control it.
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Buganvilla
La Buganvilla It is a deciduous or perennial climbing plant depending on the climate that grows in the warm temperate regions of the world. Although what we call flowers are actually bracts (the flower itself is that little white that comes out of the center), I think it could not be missing from this list, since the bracts they sprout in spring and their flowering period does not end until autumn.
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lily
The lily is a rhizomatous plant that It is planted in autumn and blooms in spring with leaves reaching a height of about 20-30cm. The flowers are grouped in fan-shaped inflorescences and can be of different colors: white, red, pink, … and of course purple. It is very resistant and adaptable, being able to grow both indoors and in the garden, in semi-shade or in full sun.
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Liatris spicata
La liatris It is a herbaceous perennial whose leaves and flowers emerge from a corm (underground reserve organ) in spring. It reaches a height of about 40cm, but without a doubt the most striking are its blue-lilac flowers, which are grouped in spike-shaped inflorescences. And the most incredible thing is that it is an all-terrain plant, suitable for beginners, that only needs to be in full sun and little water.
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Rose
The rose bushes are all wonderful, but having a purple flower in the garden or in a pot is quite an experience. There are several that produce flowers of this color, but we especially recommend the ‘Purple Dream’ and ‘Rhapsody’The latter, in addition to being precious, gives off a very pleasant aroma. Like all these plants, they have to be in semi-shade or in full sun and watered very often.
Myosotis sylvatica
La myosotis or forget-me-not is a rhizomatous perennial herb that reaches a height of between 20 and 50cm. Flowersalthough they are very small – barely 1cm or 1,5cm – and simple composed of five petals, are produced in such quantity that sometimes it can give the impression that they are trying to hide the leaves; when? During spring. It is mainly grown as a potted plant, since it is so beautiful that you want to have it indoors in a very bright room or as part of a colorful flowerbed in the garden.
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