![]() This canna can grow up to 7 feet tall so it will work best in the back of a sunny flower bed. Canna 'Phasion', also known as the Tropicanna canna, is a great variegated plant that has purple leaves with dramatic stripes of yellow and red. This canna grows to 4 feet tall and will have your yard sizzling all summer long with its purple leaves and pink flowers. If you have a sunny spot, try planting Canna ‘Wine and Roses'. The variety in heights and sizing in Colocasia allows for them to look great in all kinds of gardens, whether it be contained or right in the ground. There are numerous forms of Colocasia with purple leaves that add Summer and Fall interests in the garden. Penstemon ‘Blackbeard’ is also a purple leaved plant that is topped with lilac flowers from May through June.Ĭolocasia esculenta 'Black Magic' (Black Magic Elephant Ear) has solid purple black leaves, which are 2 feet long. The purple foliage grows to two feet tall and has pale pink, tubular-shaped blooms which attract butterflies and hummingbirds. Penstemon 'Dark Towers' (Dark Towers Beard Tongue) is a sun-loving perennial and also deer-resistant. In late spring, they are topped with 30-inch flower spikes of small, pink or white flowers. Heucheras are attractive perennials with many forms boasting pink to purple foliage with darker veining. In the summer, it blooms with tiny, pink flowers. ![]() Its variegation comes in two different deep tones of purple, adding another dimension to your shade garden. Oxalis triangularis ‘Atropurpurea’ is another purple leaf perennial plant, but it is variegated. The one-foot-wide clumps are topped in the fall with light lavender flowers. This purple leaf plant can serve as a ground cover or could be a container plant. Oxalis triangularis 'Francis' (Francis False Shamrock) is a heat-loving false shamrock that grows to a height of 8 inches and looks good all summer. ![]() Another great perennial is Ajuga reptans ‘Black Scallop’, it is a superb and colorful evergreen groundcover with large darker purple leaves and purple flowers, far better than mulch! In early spring, bright yellow flowers emerge on the 18-inch stems. Another purple leaf plant is Euphorbia 'Nothowlee' (Blackbird Spurge) also a ground cover, it is a deer-resistant. With sun exposure, the leaves take on a darker purple variegation. This part sun to shade perennial has lavender flowers beginning in late June (NC). Tradescantia pallida (Wandering Dude) is a ground cover that grows in the USDA plant hardiness zone 7 to 10 with heights between 12 and 18 inches tall. Ground cover will help to suppress weeds, can create a plant border, and help prevent soil erosion. For example, one could use purple leaf plants, like Tradescantia or Heuchera, under a tree to add a sea of color while also providing a ground cover. Whenever you are choosing a new perennial plant for your garden it is key to consider the growing conditions in the area in which you are planting. Purple foliage can add a dramatic element to any perennial garden. ![]()
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