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 |
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 |
Other names: Cestrum purpureum
C. elegans is a vigorous, evergeen shrub with arching branches, matt, mid-green leaves, panciles of tubular, red to purple-red flowers in summer and autumn followed by purple-red fruit.
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3m max. spread |
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3m max. height |
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5-10 years to maturity |
Phormium tenax Purpureum Group (New Zealand flax Purpureum Group)
Purpureum Group forms very long, robust, dull bronze-purple, strap-shaped leaves and panicles of tall red flowers.
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2m max. spread |
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4m 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 |
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 |
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 |
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