Purple Pansy
It's hard to beat pansy for a display of purple flowers in spring. This beloved annual perks up gardens in the cool months with its friendly faces. Pansies and violas naturally feature flowers in blue, purple, and lavender. But, plant breeders raided the crayon box to give us pansies of every color.
Note: Pansies are actually short-lived that are often treated as annuals or biennials.
Name: Viola x wittrockiana
Growing conditions: Grow in a well-drained location in partial to full sun.
Size: 6-8 inches tall
Zones: 4-10
Grow it with: Purple pansy flowers look brilliant when paired with oranges and yellows. Look for other cool-season flowers such as African daisy, snapdragon, or the fun foliage of ornamental kale.
Heliotrope
Prized for its sweet vanilla-tinged fragrance, heliotrope develops dense purple flower heads of in summer. White and pale blue selections are also available. Though typically grown as an annual, heliotrope is a shrub n the tropics; pinch back the stems a couple of times over the summer to make a bushier plant.
Note: Heliotrope is a perfect plant for planting near your front door or in a window box so you can get close to the purple flowers and enjoy their fragrance.
Name: Heliotropium arborescens
Growing conditions: Full sun and moist, well-drained soil.
Size: To 3 feet tall and wide
Zones: 10-11, but usually grown as an annual
Grow it with: Give your nose a treat and create a fun textural contrast by pairing purple heliotrope with lemon basil, lemongrass, or lemon verbena.
Royal Candles Veronica
Add excitement to your flower garden with the purple spikes of Royal Candles veronica. It's an easy-to-grow plant that blooms throughout the summer, especially if you remove the faded flowerheads.
Note: Deer and rabbits usually leave this beautiful perennial alone!
Name: Royal Candles Veronica 'Glory'
Growing conditions: Full sun and moist, well-drained soil.
Size: To 1 foot tall and wide
Zones: 4-8
Plant it with: The golden-yellow flowers of 'Moonshine' yarrow or 'Moonbeam' coreopsis blend beautifully with this veronica's purple flowers.
A relatively new plant on the market, fan flower has quickly become a favorite for its lovely purple flowers. This Australian-native cascades over the sides of containers, making it a perfect pick for haging baskets.
Note: Fan flower loves hot conditions if it isn't allowed to dry out.
Name: Scaevola aemula
Growing conditions: Full sun to part shade and moist, well-drained soil
Size: To 8 inches tall and 14 inches wide
Zones: 10-14, though typically treated as an annual
Grow it with: Purple fan flower looks beautiful when paired with silvery licorice vine.
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