Featured Plant: Tradescantia pallida 'Kartuz Giant'
Plants with purple foliage are growing in popularity with gardeners and the number of varieties of purple-leaved plants has never been greater. Gardeners can now choose from an assortment of purple leaf cannas, purple leaf colocasia, purple leaf epimediums, purple leaf heuchera, and many more.
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Ajuga pyramidalis 'Metallica Crispa Purpurea'
Item #: 39
Zones: 3a to 8b, at least
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 3" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Europe
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $19.00
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Ajuga reptans 'Black Scallop' PP 15,815
Item #: 13515
Zones: 3a to 8b, at least
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 3" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Europe
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
4.0 / 5.0
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Ajuga tenorei 'Blueberry Muffin' PP 22,092
Item #: 14897
Zones: 4a to 9b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 3" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Italy
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $19.00
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Aristolochia watsonii
Item #: 4616
Zones: 7b to 10b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 3" tall
Culture: Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Mexico, United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $22.00
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Canna x generalis 'Australia'
Item #: 2707
Zones: 7b to 10b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 60" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3 qt. (2.8 L)
3.0 / 5.0
(1) 1 total reviews
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Canna x generalis 'B. Marley' PP 23,977
Item #: 13174
Zones: 7b to 10b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 42" tall
Culture: Sun
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Pot Size: 3 qt. (2.8 L)
Regular price $35.00
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Canna x generalis 'Blueberry Sparkler'
Item #: 5200
Zones: 7b to 10b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 72" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3 qt. (2.8 L)
5.0 / 5.0
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Regular price $30.00
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Canna x generalis 'Cleopatra'
Item #: 2399
Zones: 7b to 10b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 50" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3 qt. (2.8 L)
5.0 / 5.0
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Canna x generalis 'Intrigue'
Item #: 4743
Zones: 7b to 10b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 84" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 2 qt. (1.9 L)
5.0 / 5.0
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Canna x generalis 'Pacific Beauty'
Item #: 3867
Zones: 7b to 10b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 72" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3 qt. (2.8 L)
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Canna x generalis 'Red Futurity'
Item #: 11643
Zones: 7b to 10b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 54" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 2 qt. (1.9 L)
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Canna x generalis 'Red Wine'
Item #: 11804
Zones: 7b to 10b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 72" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3 qt. (2.8 L)
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Canna x generalis 'Wine and Roses'
Item #: 10520
Zones: 7b to 10b, at least
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 42" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3 qt. (2.8 L)
3.0 / 5.0
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Colocasia esculenta 'Black Magic'
Item #: 1818
Zones: 7b to 10b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 60" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: Eastern Asia
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $27.00
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Epimedium x perralchicum 'Frohnleiten'
Item #: 2984
Zones: 5b to 8b, at least
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 15" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
5.0 / 5.0
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Epimedium x versicolor 'Sulphureum'
Item #: 2658
Zones: 5a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 16" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Eucomis comosa 'Sparkling Burgundy'
Item #: 1796
Zones: 6b to 9b, at least
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 20" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: South Africa
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
5.0 / 5.0
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Regular price $25.00
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More Information About Purple/Lavender Foliage Plants
Purple leaved plants are incredibly popular in garden beds, especially when combined with bright flowers or with bright leaved plants like yellow or white. The color of a purple leaf plant can run the spectrum from a nearly black dark purple to a soft pale lavender. Purple foliage can add depth or contrast, highlight borders, or provide color under a tree while providing ground color.
For more information and ideas on how to use purple leaved plants in your garden, read our in-depth article - Add Some Color to Your Garden with Purple Leaf Plants and be sure to check out all of the blog posts featuring purple leaved plants over at the JLBG.org blog.