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Size: flowers: up to 3 inches vines: up to 10 feet 3.1.

There are several varieties of purple morning glory. Morning glory species and varieties come in many shades of purple, blue, pink and white. Morning glory seeds are toxic (although in large quantities), so be diligent about preventing accidental ingestion. The plants are hardy and simply put, give a lot for the small amount of effort you put at them. Another great thing about them is that they are a magnet for butterflies and hummingbirds. They are perfect to grow along trellises, fences or even walls. Similarly, common Morning glories are annual plants, but they are fast-growing, easy to sprout, and will reseed themselves. They last only for the first half of the day – hence the common name – but it will make up their short life in the sheer number of flowers. Some of them are one among the most popular climbing plants, with beautiful trumpet-shaped flowers. Morning glory is a family of almost 1000 plants. While it has a relaxing effect on humans and is used for this purpose as an herbal tea, it makes cats go bazonkers. Also, the famous catnip also belongs to the genus and goes by the scientific name Nepeta cataria.

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If you cut back the first series of blooms, you will stimulate a second flush of blooms.īesides being very fragrant, Nepeta is also rich in nectar and the bees love it.

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Catmint is a bushy perennial which loves full sun and light, well-drained soils. Here’s another very aromatic purple-flowered plant. Size: H: up to 20 inches, W: up to 10 in. If you are into crafts, you will love this plant – the bracts dry well and are durable, so they are perfect to use in dried-flower crafts. The vivid colors of the annual clary sage – which can be purple, pink, or white, don’t come from its flowers, but from the plant’s bracts. Staying in the sage realm, but moving on from flowers – sort of. Size: H: up to 2 feet tall, W: up to 1 foot 1.3.

Hardiness Zones: 8-10, but it’s regularly grown in cooler Zones. Oh, and in case you haven’t figured out by now, Blue salvia flowers actually have a beautiful deep purple color. Foliage is of a deeper green color than other, silvery Salvia species. What makes it a gardener’s favorite is its hardiness, drought tolerance, and a tendency to flower thought the summer. Blue salvia (Salvia farinacea)īlue salvia, native to North America, is probably the most common Salvia variety in gardens. Unfortunately, it is not common in gardens, so we can call it a rare, undiscovered gem of the genus. The fact that it comes from the Sunny state means that it’s resistant to heat and drought. Salvia pachyphylla is a California native with lush clusters of lavender-purple flowers against evergreen silvery-green leaves. All salvias have small clustered flowers in very vivid shades 1.1. There is a wide variety of decorative sages available for the garden – and many of them come in wonderful purples.