A splash of purple can really jazz up your garden.Purple is a regal color that stands out beautifully against green foliage. While there are many purple flowering annuals and perennials to choose from, adding some evergreen shrubs with purple blooms ensures you’ll have gorgeous color in your yard year-round.
Evergreen shrubs keep their leaves all winter long. Pairing evergreen foliage with eye-catching purple blooms gives your landscape gorgeous pops of color even during the dreary winter months when most other plants are dormant.
Below are some of my favorite evergreen shrubs that produce stunning purple flowers at different times during the year Read on to discover which purple-blooming evergreen shrub is perfect for your yard
Lavender Rhododendron
Rhododendrons are classic evergreen shrubs with big, showy flower clusters. And the Lavender Rhododendron has amazing fuzzy purple blooms that appear in spring. This purple rhododendron grows up to 8 feet tall and wide, making it a great choice for a privacy hedge. Plant it in full sun to part shade where it’s protected from harsh afternoon sun. Lavender Rhododendrons thrive in zones 4-8.
Amethyst Falls Wisteria
Amethyst Falls Wisteria is a dwarf variety of wisteria that only grows 10-15 feet long. It’s perfect for small yards! This wisteria vine produces foot-long racemes of fragrant, pea-like, purple flowers in spring. Plant Amethyst Falls Wisteria in full sun in zones 5-9. It’s even hardy enough to grow up north in Canada!
Black Knight Butterfly Bush
Butterfly bushes produce cone-shaped flower clusters perfect for attracting pollinators. The Black Knight variety has deep purple blooms that butterflies flock to. It blooms from summer through fall when many other perennials have finished flowering Black Knight Butterfly Bush grows 5-7 feet tall and wide in zones 5-9. Prune it back each spring to control its size and encourage new growth
Common Purple Lilac
Is there anything more romantic than the smell of lilacs in spring? Common Purple Lilac is an old-fashioned favorite thanks to its incredibly fragrant purple blooms in late spring. This fast-growing lilac reaches 15 feet tall and 10 feet wide at maturity. For best flowering, plant Common Purple Lilac in full sun in zones 3-7. Prune immediately after flowering.
Blue Moon Wisteria
Another dwarf wisteria, Blue Moon Wisteria vine has pretty purple racemes in spring. But it only reaches 15 feet long, making it perfect even for small spaces. Blue Moon Wisteria is also less aggressive than standard wisterias. Grow this twining vine up a trellis or arbor in full sun to light shade. It thrives in zones 4-9.
Russian Sage
Russian Sage is one of the few shrubs that will bloom all summer long into fall. It produces elegant purple flower spikes that beautifully contrast with its silvery foliage. This drought-tolerant, deer-resistant perennial reaches 2-4 feet tall and wide. Grow it in full sun and trim it back each spring to control its size. Russian Sage grows in zones 4-9.
Ivory Silk Japanese Lilac Tree
For a small ornamental tree smothered in purple blooms, look no further than Ivory Silk Japanese Lilac! This dwarf lilac tree reaches 8-10 feet tall and wide at maturity. It’s the perfect size for residential landscapes. Ivory Silk Japanese Lilac is smothered in fragrant lavender blooms in late spring. Plant it in full sun to part shade in zones 4-7.
Bloomerang Lilac
Here’s a reblooming lilac that flowers in spring and again in summer! Bloomerang Lilac is a dwarf shrub that only grows 3-4 feet tall and wide. It produces fragrant, light purple flowers atop green foliage. For best reblooming, plant Bloomerang Lilac in full sun in zones 3-7. Prune after the first flush of spring flowers fades.
Autumn Royalty Encore Azalea
Encore Azaleas are famous for blooming in spring, summer, and fall. The Autumn Royalty variety produces vibrant reddish-purple blooms spring through fall. It grows 3-5 feet tall and wide, making it a great accent shrub. Plant Autumn Royalty Encore Azalea in part shade or morning sun. It thrives in zones 6-10.
Sensational Lavender
Here’s a compact perennial that pumps out purple blooms spring through fall – Sensational Lavender. It has pretty lavender flowers and gray-green foliage. This drought-tolerant plant grows 12-18 inches tall and wide. Plant several together for a purple-hued edging. Grow Sensational Lavender in full sun in zones 5-9.
Miss Kim Lilac
For a petite lilac shrub, go with Miss Kim Lilac. It grows just 3-5 feet tall and wide – perfect for small yards! Miss Kim Lilac is smothered in light purple blooms in late spring. It does best in full sun to part shade. Prune after flowering. This compact lilac thrives in zones 4-7.
Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow is a tropical shrub that produces flowers in – you guessed it – three different colors! Flowers emerge purple, fade to lavender, then finish white. This shrub grows 4-6 feet tall and wide in zones 9-11. Plant it in full sun to partial shade. It does best in subtropical climates.
As you can see, there are lots of evergreen shrubs that bear enchanting purple flowers to choose from. Add a pop of purple magic to your yard with one of these vibrant flowering shrubs. Their eye-catching blooms will brighten up your garden year after year.
More About Purple Daydream® Dwarf Loropetalum
Planting Purple Daydream Loropetalum is a great choice for your front yard or back yard landscape for these reasons:
Year-Round Color: Plant Purple Daydream Dwarf Loropetalum for its stunning, year-round purple foliage. Unlike many plants that lose their vibrancy in cooler months, this evergreen shrub provides a constant splash of deep purple color all year, adding visual interest to any garden.
Compact Size: This compact loropetalum bush stays compact, growing only 2-3 feet tall and 3-4 feet wide, making it perfect for small gardens, borders, or even containers. It offers beauty without overwhelming the landscape, like many traditional loropetalum.
Low Maintenance: Purple Daydream is easy to care for, thriving in both full sun and partial shade. Once established, it’s drought-tolerant, making it ideal for low-maintenance gardening. Occasional pruning after blooming helps keep its shape, though no pruning is needed for this dwarf loropetalum bush from Southern Living.
Deer Resistance: We gardeners often look for plants that are deer-resistant, and Purple Daydream fits the bill. This makes it a good option for areas prone to deer browsing – which we know, can be almost anywhere!
Versatility in Landscaping: This purple foundation shrub is great for various landscaping purposes, whether used in mass plantings, as an accent plant, or to form a colorful low hedge or border. Its compact size and striking color make it versatile enough to fit almost any garden design.
Attractive Flowers: In addition to its beautiful foliage, Purple Daydream produces delicate pink ribbon-like flowers in spring, adding another layer of beauty to your garden.
By planting Purple Daydream Loropetalum, you get a vibrant, hardy, and easy-to-care-for shrub that enhances your garden year-round with minimal effort.
Loropetalum chinense ‘PIILC-III’ PP25471
This purple compact loropetalum bush displays dark purple mounding foliage year-round and bursts with lovely dark pink string flowers each spring. Purple Daydream is a versatile dwarf evergreen, handling full sun to part shade, as well as offering drought tolerance and deer resistance.
Full Sun to Part Shade
USDA Zones 7a – 10b
How to Grow Purple Pixie® Dwarf Weeping Loropetalum – Pink Flowering Evergreen Shrub
FAQ
What is the bush with purple flowers?
One common option is the Liriope Royal Purple Shrub, known for its densely-packed royal purple blooms. During the fall, the flowers turn into tiny little blackberries. Another very popular purple-flowered shrub is Lavender, which comes in 47 species and is recognizable for its strong, distinct scent.
What evergreen shrub has purple leaves?
Year-Round Color: Plant Purple Daydream Dwarf Loropetalum for its stunning, year-round purple foliage. Unlike many plants that lose their vibrancy in cooler months, this evergreen shrub provides a constant splash of deep purple color all year, adding visual interest to any garden.
How big do purple loropetalum get?
Growing only 4 to 6 feet tall and wide, Purple Diamond is just the right size for your yard.
What is an invasive ground cover with purple flowers?
What is the best ground cover to stop weeds? Creeping mazus (Mazus reptans) is considered one of the best ground covers to stop weeds because it quickly forms a uniform ground cover. What is the invasive purple ground cover? That’s most likely ajuga, commonly known as carpetweed or bugleweed.
What are purple evergreen shrubs?
Purple evergreen shrubs prevent your landscaping from becoming one-dimensional by providing it with a splash of color. Whether you grow them in pots or as borders for your flower beds, these purple plants will be a fabulous addition to your backyard.
What bushes have purple flowers?
Another of the shrubs with purple flowers, the glory bush varies from 4 to 18 feet tall and produces dark purple 1- to 3-inch single blooms against a backdrop of evergreen velvety oval leaves tinged with silver or with orange or red. Some species of these flowering bushes bloom from late spring to winter, some only in autumn and winter.
Is a purple evergreen a perennial?
Evergreen is a gardening term that is used to explain shrubs and trees that bloom all year round, no matter what the season is. A perennial could or could not be an evergreen and vice versa. By incorporating these purple evergreen shrubs, getting a lush, colorful, and low-maintenance garden is surely not an impossible task.
Are purple flowering shrubs a good addition to your landscape?
Purple flowering shrubs are excellent additions to your landscape to add beautiful colors. Shrubs with purple flowers can add hues of lilac, lavender, plum, violet, and mauve. In full bloom, the colorful purple bushes contrast with luscious green foliage, creating exciting color combinations.
Which purple evergreens are drought tolerant?
Once established, ‘Royal Purple’ Smoke Bush is exceptionally drought-tolerant, making this gorgeous purple evergreen a worthy addition to your garden. Loropetalums are some of the most popular purple evergreen shrubs around, and the ‘Purple Pixie’ Dwarf Weeping variety is by far one of the prettiest.
What does a purple flowering bush look like?
The fabulous purple flowering bush is full of long bright green leaves and spiky clusters of delicate flowers. Besides vibrant shades of purple, you can find this shrub with white blooms, as well as red, yellow, and every shade of pink. This hardy shrub is considered an invasive species in some parts of the US, so check before planting.