Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Purpureum' (Pittosporum 'Purpureum')
Other names: Kohuhu 'Purpureum', Tawhiwhi 'Purpureum'
'Purpureum' is a bushy, evergreen shrub or small tree bearing rounded to elliptic, wavy-margined, purple leaves and, sparingly, small, fragrant, bell-shaped, black-red flowers in late spring and early summer, followed by black capsules.The new leaves are pale green before gradually changing to purple.
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1.5m max. spread |
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3m max. height |
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10-20 years to maturity |
Viburnum tinus 'Purpureum' (Laurustinus 'Purpureum')
'Purpureum' is a mid-sized evergreen shrub with dark-green, ovate leaves that are purple when young. In winter, it has dense clusters of white flowers that open from pink buds, followed by blue-black berries in autumn.
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3m max. spread |
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3m max. height |
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10-20 years to maturity |
Dalea purpurea 'Stephanie' (Purple prairie clover 'Stephanie')
Other names: Petalostemon purpureum 'Stephanie'
'Stephanie' is a compact, bushy perennial bearing pinnate, dark green leaves with narrow, linear leaflets and upright stems supporting dense spikes of bright purple flowers in summer.
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0.45m max. spread |
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0.45m 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 |
Origanum vulgare 'Gold Tip' (Oregano 'Gold Tip' )
Other names: Origanum vulgare 'Variegatum'
'Gold Tip' is a bushy, spreading, woody-based, rhizomatous perennial with ovate to rounded, aromatic, yellow-tipped, dark green leaves and, from midsummer to early autumn, small terminal clusters of tubular, purple-pink flowers.
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0.6m max. spread |
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0.6m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Artemisia vulgaris 'Oriental Limelight' (Variegated mugwort)
Other names: Variegated wormwood, Artemisia vulgaris 'Limelight', Artemisia vulgaris 'Janlim'
'Oriental Limelight' is a dense, upright, bushy, deciduous to semi-evergreen perennial with deeply divided, cream- to yellow-splashed, bright green leaves and insignificant flower heads in late summer.
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0.9m max. spread |
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1.2m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Polygonatum odoratum (Angled Solomon's seal)
Other names: Angular Solomon's seal, Polygonatum vulgare
P. odoratum is an herbaceous perennial with arching stems, rounded leaves and fragrant, tubular, green-tipped white flowers.
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0.5m max. spread |
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1m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Thymus 'Fragrantissimus' (Orange-scented thyme)
Other names: Orange thyme, Thymus x citriodorus 'Fragrantissimus', Thymus vulgaris 'Fragrantissimus', Thymus fragrantissimus, Orange scented thyme
'Fragrantissimus' is a low-growing, bushy, branching, evergreen shrub with oval to lance-shaped, orange-scented, grey-green leaves and clusters of small, pale pink to white flowers in summer.
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0.2m max. spread |
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0.3m max. height |
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5-10 years to maturity |
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