Foeniculum vulgare 'Purpureum' (Bronze Fennel)
Other names: Foeniculum vulgare 'Bronze', Foeniculum vulgare 'Nigra', Foeniculum vulgare 'Rubrum', Foeniculum vulgare 'Nigrum'
'Purpureum' is a vigorous, upright, aromatic biennial or short-lived perennial with branching stems bearing finely-divided, pinnate, mid-green leaves, bronze-purple when young. Flat umbels of small, yellow flowers in summer are followed by anise-scented seeds.
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0.5m max. spread |
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2m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Thalictrum aquilegiifolium 'Purpureum' (Rue 'Purpureum')
'Purpureum' is an erect, clump-forming, herbaceous perennial with pinnate leaves divided into oblong to ovate, blue-green leaflets and, in summer, purple stems bearing large, open panicles of tiny, fragrant, pink to pale lilac flowers from late spring into summer.
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0.6m max. spread |
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1.2m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Eupatorium maculatum Atropurpureum Group (Joe-pye weed Atropurpureum Group)
Other names: Eupatorium purpureum subsp. maculatum 'Atropurpureum', Eupatorium atropurpureum , Eupatorium fistulosum 'Atropurpureum', Eupatorium maculatum 'Atropurpureum', Eupatorium purpureum 'Atropurpureum', Eupatorium purpureum var. atropurpureum
E. maculatum Atropurpureum Group is a large, robust herbaceous perennial with purple stems whorled, oval leaves and flat, terminal clusters of small, reddish-purple flowers borne on erect stems in summer.
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1m max. spread |
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2.5m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Eupatorium maculatum (Atropurpureum Group) 'Riesenschirm' (Joe-pye weed 'Riesenschirm')
Other names: Eupatorium purpureum subsp. maculatum 'Riesenschirm' , Eupatorium purpureum subsp. maculatum 'Rise and Shine'
'Riesenschirm' is a vigorous, upright, clump-forming, herbaceous perennial with dark purple stems bearing whorled, elliptic, dark green leaves and terminal clusters of small, purple-pink flowers in summer.
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1m max. spread |
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2m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Geranium pratense 'Plenum Violaceum' (Meadow cranesbill 'Plenum Violaceum')
Other names: Geranium pratense 'Flore Pleno' , Geranium pratense 'Plenum Purpureum'
'Plenum Violaceum' is an herbaceous perennial with an upright, clump-forming habit. It has green, lobed leaves. In early summer it bears double, violet-blue flowers flushed purple towards the centre.
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0.5m max. spread |
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0.6m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Eupatorium maculatum (Atropurpureum Group) 'Red Dwarf' (Joe-pye weed 'Red Dwarf')
Other names: Eupatorium purpureum subsp. maculatum 'Red Dwarf', Eupatorium maculatum 'Dwarf Red'
'Red Dwarf' is an upright, clump-forming, herbaceous perennial with maroon stems bearing whorled, elliptic to lance-shaped, mid- to dark green leaves and terminal clusters of small, pink to purple-pink flowers from midsummer to early autumn.
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0.8m max. spread |
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0.9m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Eupatorium maculatum (Atropurpureum Group) 'Orchard Dene' (Joe-pye weed 'Orchard Dene')
Other names: Eupatorium purpureum subsp. maculatum 'Orchard Dene', Eupatorium maculatum 'Orchard Dene'
'Orchard Dene' is a vigorous, upright, clump-forming, herbaceous perennial with dark purple stems bearing whorled, elliptic to lance-shaped, dark green leaves and terminal clusters of small, pink flowers from midsummer to early autumn.
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1m max. spread |
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2.5m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Allium atropurpureum (Very dark purple allium)
Other names: Purple flowered onion, Dark purple allium, Allium nigrum var. purpureum
A. atropurpureum is a clump-forming, deciduous, bulbous perennial with strap-shaped, grey-green leaves and sturdy, erect stems bearing dense umbels of deep reddish-purple flowers in late spring and early summer.
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0.5m max. spread |
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0.5m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Trifolium repens 'Purpurascens' (Purple clover)
Other names: Trifolium repens 'Atropurpureum', Trifolium repens 'Purpureum', Chocolate clover, Black four leaf clover
'Purpurascens' is a vigorous, mat-forming, rhizomatous perennial bearing palmate leaves divided into three oval, maroon leaflets with green margins. Dense, rounded racemes of small, pea-like, white flowers bloom in summer.
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1m max. spread |
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0.1m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Aquilegia vulgaris var. stellata 'Ruby Port' (Columbine 'Ruby Port')
Other names: Granny's bonnet 'Ruby Port', Grannies bonnet 'Ruby Port', Aquilegia 'Ruby Port'
'Ruby Port' is a mound-forming, herbaceous perennial with finely-divided, light green leaves and upright stems bearing double, nodding, deep red to maroon flowers in late spring and early summer.
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0.5m max. spread |
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0.9m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
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