Amazing plumes of mauve flowers cover this deciduous shrub almost continually from spring to the first frosts. The abundant blooms of Lilac 'Bloomerang Dark Purple' are sweetly fragrant and make a lovely addition to cut flower arrangements. With a neat, compact habit, this superb lilac bush makes a fabulous specimen for cottage garden borders and large containers.
See this shrub in in its wispy flowering finery, or its fiery autumn colours, and you'll understand why it is loved by so many gardeners. Even when it's not putting on a special display, Cotinus coggygria 'Royal Purple' is a beautiful sight with its neat form and rounded rich purple leaves. It's the feathery, smoke-like flowers, pink in summer and turning tan in autumn, which give the plant its popular name of the Smoke Bush. This large, deciduous shrub is easy to grow in almost any soil and thrives in sun or shade. It can be allowed to grow unchecked, or alternatively can be pruned hard every few years to keep it as a smaller shrub with larger leaves. It holds the RHS Award of Garden Merit. Height and spread: 5m (16').
Description for Pea 'Purple Magnolia' (Sugarsnap) not available
An attractive Cardoon with purple flower buds which provide good ornamental value as well as a tasty crop of fresh artichokes during summer. The purple-skinned flower buds of Artichoke ?Italian Purple? are generously large and can be removed from the stem when ready.
This long flowering perennial is a magnet for butterflies from June right through to October. The soft pink, pincushion flowers of Scabious ?Kudos Purple? are borne in profusion, never losing momentum until the cooler autumn weather arrives. Scabious is a well loved herbaceous perennial, though often has a slightly gangly habit - but not ?Kudos!?.
Globe Artichoke 'Green Globe Improved' bears larger, heavier, and more consistent quality globe-shaped heads. The characteristic sharp spines have been greatly reduced in this improved variety.
A stunning variety with variable blooms in every possible combination of purple and white! The flowers vary in pattern and colour, responding to changes in temperature, making every display utterly unique.
Microgreens Pak Choi 'Purple Rain' will add a splash of colour to your sandwich with its bright green and burgundy leaves. The young stems deliver a mild, sweet flavour that makes a superb salad garnish.
Description for Heuchera villosa 'Palace Purple' not available
Petunia ?Trailing Surfinia Purple? is a stunning magenta purple petunia, with the added benefit of being not only weather resistant but very vigorous as well. With long, trailing stems that can reach 90cm (35) in length, it will create impressive displays in containers, flower pouches and hanging baskets. It can be used in a more naturalistic setting, tumbling over walls in long cascades - such is its versatility. A plant that truly has flower power! Supplied as a large plant. Supplied as a large plant. Height: 25cm (10). Spread: 120cm (48).
Salvia 'Purple and Bloom' is a stunning perennial with almost black coloured stems, which display the rich purple flowers over the contrastingly bright green foliage.