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Purple

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  • Fragrant Hyssop
    Agastache foeniculum

    Fragrant Hyssop
    Agastache foeniculum

  • Leadplant
    Amorpha canescens

    Leadplant
    Amorpha canescens

  • False Indigo
    Amorpha fruticosa

    False Indigo
    Amorpha fruticosa

  • Showy Milkweed
    Asclepia speciosa

    Showy Milkweed
    Asclepia speciosa

  • Aromatic Aster
    Aster oblongifolius

    Aromatic Aster
    Aster oblongifolius

  • Crooked-stemmed Aster
    Aster prenanthoides

    Crooked-stemmed Aster
    Aster prenanthoides

  • Silky Aster
    Aster sericeus

    Silky Aster
    Aster sericeus

  • Ground Plum
    Astragalus crassicarpus

    Ground Plum
    Astragalus crassicarpus

  • Downy Wood Mint
    Blephilia ciliata

    Downy Wood Mint
    Blephilia ciliata

  • Harebell
    Campanula rotundifolia

    Harebell
    Campanula rotundifolia

  • Purple Prairie Clover
    Dalea purpureum

    Purple Prairie Clover
    Dalea purpureum

  • Silky Prairie Clover
    Dalea villosum

    Silky Prairie Clover
    Dalea villosum

  • Narrow-leaved Purple Coneflower
    Echinacea angustifolia

    Narrow-leaved Purple Coneflower
    Echinacea angustifolia

  • Pale Purple Coneflower
    Echinacea pallida

    Pale Purple Coneflower
    Echinacea pallida

  • Purple Coneflower
    Echinacea purpurea

    Purple Coneflower
    Echinacea purpurea

  • Sand Lovegrass
    Eragrostis trichodes

    Sand Lovegrass
    Eragrostis trichodes

  • Sweet Joe-Pye Weed
    Eupatorium purpureum

    Sweet Joe-Pye Weed
    Eupatorium purpureum

  • Wild Geranium
    Geranium maculatum

    Wild Geranium
    Geranium maculatum

  • Virginia Waterleaf
    Hydrophyllum virginianum

    Virginia Waterleaf
    Hydrophyllum virginianum

  • Dwarf Crested Iris
    Iris cristata

    Dwarf Crested Iris
    Iris cristata

  • Blue Flag Iris
    Iris versicolor

    Blue Flag Iris
    Iris versicolor

  • Rough Blazingstar
    Liatris aspera

    Rough Blazingstar
    Liatris aspera

  • Cylindric Blazingstar
    Liatris cylindrica

    Cylindric Blazingstar
    Liatris cylindrica

  • Northern Blazing Star
    Liatris ligulistylis

    Northern Blazing Star
    Liatris ligulistylis

  • Dotted Blazingstar
    Liatris punctata

    Dotted Blazingstar
    Liatris punctata

  • Prairie Blazingstar
    Liatris pycnostachya

    Prairie Blazingstar
    Liatris pycnostachya

  • Yelloweyed Grass
    Lindernia dubia

    Yelloweyed Grass
    Lindernia dubia

  • Wild Bergamot
    Monarda fistulosa

    Wild Bergamot
    Monarda fistulosa

  • Dotted Mint - Spotted Bee Balm
    Monarda punctata

    Dotted Mint - Spotted Bee Balm
    Monarda punctata

  • Hairy Penstemon
    Penstemon hirsutus

    Hairy Penstemon
    Penstemon hirsutus

  • Blue Phlox
    Phlox divaricata

    Blue Phlox
    Phlox divaricata

  • Pickerelweed
    Pontederia cordata

    Pickerelweed
    Pontederia cordata

  • Wild Petunia
    Ruellia humilis

    Wild Petunia
    Ruellia humilis

  • New England Aster
    Symphyotrichum novae-angliae

    New England Aster
    Symphyotrichum novae-angliae

  • Spiderwort
    Tradescantia bracteata

    Spiderwort
    Tradescantia bracteata

  • Blue Vervain
    Verbena hastata

    Blue Vervain
    Verbena hastata

  • Hoary Vervain
    Verbena stricta

    Hoary Vervain
    Verbena stricta

  • Ironweed
    Vernonia fasciculata

    Ironweed
    Vernonia fasciculata

  • Bird's Foot Violet
    Viola pedata

    Bird's Foot Violet
    Viola pedata
Name Type Light Exposure Soil Moisture Height Bloom Color Bloom Months   Notes/Description
Fragrant Hyssop
Agastache foeniculum
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 4 feet
Bloom Color:
Purple
Bloom Months:
July, August, September
 USDA Info
Leadplant
Amorpha canescens
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun, Mixed Sun and Shade
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 1 to 3 feet
Bloom Color:
Purple
Bloom Months:
June, July
 USDA Info
False Indigo
Amorpha fruticosa
Type:
Tree or Shrub
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun, Shade
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 12 feet
Bloom Color:
Purple
Bloom Months:
May, June
 USDA Info
Showy Milkweed
Asclepia speciosa
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Medium, Dry
 3 to 4 feet
Bloom Color:
Purple
Bloom Months:
July, August
 USDA Info
Aromatic Aster
Aster oblongifolius
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 1 to 2 feet
Bloom Color:
Purple
Bloom Months:
September, October
 USDA Info
Crooked-stemmed Aster
Aster prenanthoides
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 3 feet
Bloom Color:
Purple
Bloom Months:
September, October
 USDA Info
Silky Aster
Aster sericeus
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 1 to 2 feet
Bloom Color:
Purple
Bloom Months:
September, October
 USDA Info
Ground Plum
Astragalus crassicarpus
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun, Mixed Sun and Shade
Soil Moisture:
Medium, Dry
 1 foot
Bloom Color:
Purple
Bloom Months:
April, May, June
 USDA Info
Downy Wood Mint
Blephilia ciliata
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 3 feet
Bloom Color:
Purple
Bloom Months:
June, July
 USDA Info
Harebell
Campanula rotundifolia
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun, Mixed Sun and Shade
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 1 to 2 feet
Bloom Color:
Purple
Bloom Months:
June, July, August, September
 USDA Info A dainty, late spring/early summer bloomer, harebell can bloom throughout the summer into fall if soil moisture is adaquate. Plant with prairie phlox and butterfly weed for fabulous June & July color combinations.
Purple Prairie Clover
Dalea purpureum
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 6 inches
Bloom Color:
Purple
Bloom Months:
July, August
 USDA Info
Silky Prairie Clover
Dalea villosum
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 1 to 2 feet
Bloom Color:
Purple
Bloom Months:
July, August
 USDA Info
Narrow-leaved Purple Coneflower
Echinacea angustifolia
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun, Mixed Sun and Shade
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 2 feet
Bloom Color:
Purple
Bloom Months:
July, August, September
 USDA Info
Pale Purple Coneflower
Echinacea pallida
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun, Mixed Sun and Shade
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 3 feet
Bloom Color:
Purple
Bloom Months:
July, August
 USDA Info
Purple Coneflower
Echinacea purpurea
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 3 to 4 feet
Bloom Color:
Purple
Bloom Months:
July, August, September
 USDA Info
Sand Lovegrass
Eragrostis trichodes
Type:
Grass
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 2 to 4 feet
Bloom Color:
Orange, Purple
Bloom Months:
June, July, August, September
 USDA Info Sand lovegrass is a native, warm-season, short-lived, leafy, perennial bunchgrass which reaches mature heights from 2.5 to 4 feet with a shallow, wide spreading root system. Sand Lovegrass grows best on sandy soils with an annual precipitation of 18 to 36 inches. Sand Lovegrass typically greens up two weeks earlier than most of the other native grasses and is very palatable. When overgrazed, it will decrease relative to other grasses. Seeding rates are very low due to extremely small dark round seed it produces. Sand Lovegrass is commonly found as a component in native areas along with hairy grama, western wheatgrass, and sand dropseed.
Sweet Joe-Pye Weed
Eupatorium purpureum
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun, Mixed Sun and Shade
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 5 feet
Bloom Color:
Purple
Bloom Months:
July, August
 USDA Info
Wild Geranium
Geranium maculatum
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry, Medium
 1 to 2 feet
Bloom Color:
Purple
Bloom Months:
May, June
 USDA Info
Virginia Waterleaf
Hydrophyllum virginianum
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Shade
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 1 to 2 feet
Bloom Color:
Purple
Bloom Months:
May
 USDA Info
Dwarf Crested Iris
Iris cristata
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 3 to 8 inches
Bloom Color:
Purple
Bloom Months:
May, June
 USDA Info
Blue Flag Iris
Iris versicolor
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 3 feet
Bloom Color:
Purple
Bloom Months:
June, July
 USDA Info
Rough Blazingstar
Liatris aspera
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun, Mixed Sun and Shade
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 3 to 4 feet
Bloom Color:
Purple
Bloom Months:
August, September
 USDA Info
Cylindric Blazingstar
Liatris cylindrica
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 2 to 4 feet
Bloom Color:
Purple
Bloom Months:
August, September, October
 USDA Info
Northern Blazing Star
Liatris ligulistylis
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun, Mixed Sun and Shade
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 3 feet
Bloom Color:
Purple
Bloom Months:
July, August, September
 USDA Info
Dotted Blazingstar
Liatris punctata
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 2 to 3 feet
Bloom Color:
Purple
Bloom Months:
August, September, October
 USDA Info
Prairie Blazingstar
Liatris pycnostachya
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 4 to 5 feet
Bloom Color:
Purple
Bloom Months:
July, August
 USDA Info
Yelloweyed Grass
Lindernia dubia
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Wet
 4 to 8 inches
Bloom Color:
White, Purple
Bloom Months:
June, July, August, September
 USDA Info Lindernia dubia is a species of flowering plant known by the common names yellowseed false pimpernel and moist bank pimpernel. It is a member of the 'new' plant family Linderniaceae, and it is sometimes treated as a member of the families Scrophulariaceae and Plantaginaceae. It is native to much of the Americas from Canada to Chile, and it can be found on other continents as an introduced species. It grows in wet habitat, such as riverbanks, pond margins, and meadows.
Wild Bergamot
Monarda fistulosa
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun, Mixed Sun and Shade
Soil Moisture:
Medium, Dry
 3 to 4 feet
Bloom Color:
Purple
Bloom Months:
July, August
 USDA Info
Dotted Mint - Spotted Bee Balm
Monarda punctata
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 2 to 3 feet
Bloom Color:
Purple
Bloom Months:
July, August, September
 USDA Info
Hairy Penstemon
Penstemon hirsutus
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 1 to 2 feet
Bloom Color:
Purple
Bloom Months:
May, June
 USDA Info
Blue Phlox
Phlox divaricata
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Shade, Mixed Sun and Shade
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 3 feet
Bloom Color:
Purple
Bloom Months:
May, June
 USDA Info
Pickerelweed
Pontederia cordata
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Wet
 4 feet
Bloom Color:
Purple
 USDA Info
Wild Petunia
Ruellia humilis
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Medium, Dry
 1 to 2 feet
Bloom Color:
Purple
Bloom Months:
July, August, September
 USDA Info
New England Aster
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun, Mixed Sun and Shade
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 3 to 6 feet
Bloom Color:
Purple
Bloom Months:
August, September, October
 USDA Info Easily grown in average, Medium well-drained soil in full sun. Prefers moist, rich soils. Good air circulation helps reduce incidence of foliar diseases. Pinching back stems several times before mid-July will help control plant height, promote bushiness and perhaps obviate the need for staking. Easily grown from seed and may self-seed in the garden in optimum growing conditions. Plants may be cut to the ground after flowering to prevent any unwanted self-seeding and/or if foliage has become unsightly.
Spiderwort
Tradescantia bracteata
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 2 feet
Bloom Color:
Purple
Bloom Months:
June, July, August
 USDA Info
Blue Vervain
Verbena hastata
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Mixed Sun and Shade, Sun
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 3 to 4 feet
Bloom Color:
Purple
Bloom Months:
July, August, September
 USDA Info Blue vervain is a great choice for larger moist areas like shoreline restorations, where it can bloom continuously until frost. It spreads readily from seed.
Hoary Vervain
Verbena stricta
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Dry
 3 feet
Bloom Color:
Purple
Bloom Months:
June, July, August, September
 USDA Info
Ironweed
Vernonia fasciculata
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Medium
 5 feet
Bloom Color:
Purple
Bloom Months:
August, September
 USDA Info
Bird's Foot Violet
Viola pedata
Type:
Wildflower
Light Exposure:
Sun
Soil Moisture:
Medium, Dry
 3 to 6 inches
Bloom Color:
Purple
Bloom Months:
May, June
 USDA Info
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