Moderate Water, Purple


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Teucrium hyrcanicum

Common Name: Purple Tails
Bloom Color: Purple
Water Needs: Moderate Water

Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun

Mature Height: 24"
Description:

Masses of purple spikes over dark green aromatic foliage, borders, perennial containers.


Salvia pachyphylla

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Common Name: Giant Flowered Purple Sage
Bloom Season: Summer
Bloom Color: Purple
Water Needs: Little Water Moderate Water

Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun

Mature Height: 36"
Mature Width: 30"
Description:

Aromatic silver foliage. Needs good drainage. Woody perennial.


Salvia leucanthum

Common Name: Mexican Bush Sage
Bloom Season: Summer
Bloom Color: Purple
Water Needs: Little Water Moderate Water

Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun

Mature Height: 30"
Mature Width: 30"
Description:

New plant in 2009. Nice, large purple bloom, strong fragrance.


Salvia farinacea

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Common Name: Evolution
Bloom Color: Violet/Blue
Water Needs: Little Water Moderate Water

Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun

Description:

Intense violet-bluespikes in showy contrast over glossy green foliage. Thick spikes are densely packed over well branched plants.


Penstemon barbatus

Common Name: Pina Colada Series Violet
Bloom Season: Spring to Summer
Bloom Color: Violet
Water Needs: Little Water Moderate Water

Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun Part-Shade

Mature Height: 10"
Mature Width: 8"
Description:

Easy-to-grow, first-year-flowering perennial,compact growing habit, uniform and showy flowers, extended bloom time.


Garden Notes: This is the first year for me to grow this variety of penstemon. A related variety, Rondo pestemon, is one of the showiest Penstemon during its relatively short bloom season. Pinacolada is said to have a long bloom season. If the two are indeed combined in this plant it will be a great variety. Trial for 2010.

Lathyrus latifolius

Common Name: PERENNIAL SWEETPEA 'Pearl Series' red
Bloom Season: Summer
Bloom Color: Purple
Water Needs: Moderate Water

Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun

Mature Height: 72"
Description:

Strong growing vine to 9 ft. Blue green foliage. Blooms all summer if deadheaded. Grows with little care. Bank cover, trailer over rocks


Echinacea purpurea

Common Name: Purple Coneflower 'Prairie Splendor'
Bloom Season: Late Summer
Bloom Color: Rosey Purple
Water Needs: Moderate Water

Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun

Mature Height: 30"
Mature Width: 24"
Description:

First year flowering, early blooms, choice container plant. Trial- New variety for 2010.


Dianthus x superbus

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Common Name: Supra Series Purple
Bloom Season: Summer-All
Bloom Color: Purple
Water Needs: Moderate Water

Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun Part-Shade

Mature Height: 12"
Mature Width: 10"
Description:

2006 ALL AMERICAN SELECTIONS WINNER Large, single lacy 1.5" flowers form a canopy of color. Narrow bright green leaves.


Garden Notes: nice fall, larger leaf

Dalea villosa

Common Name: Silky Prairie Clover
Bloom Season: Summer
Bloom Color: Lavender
Water Needs: Little Water Moderate Water

Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun

Mature Height: 15"
Mature Width: 15"
Description:

Attractive perennial, hairy leaves and 3-5" flower spikes with lavender flowers. Grows on sand dunes.


Buddleia 'PETITE PURPLE'

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Common Name: Butterfly Bush
Bloom Season: Summer
Bloom Color: Purple
Water Needs: Moderate Water

Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun

Mature Height: 30"
Mature Width: 36"
Description:

Lovely dwarf plant.Silvery foliage on shorter plant. Nice and compact. Smaller, silvery leaves. Very similar to Nanhoe Blue.


Garden Notes: This is becoming one of my favorite plants. It makes a nice bush with nearly evergreen leaves. It has a more refined look to it than most other Buddleias.