Although cyclamen is usually grown as a houseplant, this extra-hardy variety (also called Persian violet or winter cyclamen) thrives outdoors and is at its peak during the winter months, when cold weather coaxes the foliage and flowers from summer dormancy.
Viola. Violas bring a dazzling range of color to a barren, cold landscape changing with the seasons. Bold yellows, purples, pinks, oranges –– these pansies and violets will remind you of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. These colorful flowers are also edible, making them excellent garnishes and scrumptious candies.
Snowdrop. Just as the name indicates, these tiny flowers appear when snow is still on the ground in cold climates. Snowdrops, also called galanthus, look delicate but are quite cold-hardy.
Oxalis triangularis are highly “photophilic,” which means that they open and close not just their blooms, but also their leaves in response to light. At night, neatly folded, oxalis triangularis looks like a cluster of little purple butterflies that then open wide to the morning light.
Petunia (Petunia x hybrida) Petunias are one of the most well-known purple flowers, recognized by their wide, trumpet-shaped blooms. The petals come in a variety of looks, including double blooms, ruffled, smooth, striped, solid colors, and even varieties with heart-shaped patterns.
Vervain (Verbena stricta) If you're looking for a North American native perennial with purple flowers, vervain is an excellent choice. The tall purple perennial flowers produced on these plants are real standouts in the garden.
Purple Salvias
One lavender look-alike is Salvia officinalis, sage or common sage, with grey foliage and blue-ish purple flowers.
Phlox subulata 'Purple Beauty' (Creeping Phlox) is a top choice for an easy-to-grow, ground covering addition to a rock garden, perennial border, bulb garden, or slope. Covered with lovely lavender-purple flowers for 4-6 weeks in the mid-spring garden, this butterfly favorite is also deer resistant and salt tolerant.
Morning Glory. The dramatic blooms of morning glories put this beautiful purple climber on the list. Morning glories grow as scaling vines, with purple blossoms that open into a saucer shape. They get their name because the flowers open up during the morning and close up after the sun sets for the day.
Veronica 'Purple Illusion' (Spike Speedwell) is a clump-forming perennial producing thick spikes of rosy purple flowers from early to midsummer. Extremely showy, the flowers open from the base upward and sway above the bushy foliage mound of dark green, glossy linear leaves.
The most easily found is the crocus. I have seen these flower in late January and early February. The next easiest to find is the snowdrop (Galanthus nivalis, Galanthus elwesii, and Galanthus plicatus). They are more common in Europe, but when I set out to have flowers year-round, this was a must to include.
Christmas Rose
This evergreen perennial blooms from winter to early spring depending on the selection and where you live (mostly early winter in warmer regions, and as late as February or March where it's very cold).
December flower is botanically called Barleria cristata. Its common names include Philippine violet, bluebell barleria, or crested Philippine violet. It is native to a wide area ranging from Southern China to India and Myanmar. The December flower plant grows to a height of 60-100cm.
They're Jacaranda flowers, a tree that's not common in cold regions of the planet, but it has an special meaning for the moment of Olaf's memorial.
Chaste tree (Vitex agnus-castus) is a deciduous shrub that bears clusters of purple flowers in the summer. Also known simply as vitex, the leaves of this plant are reminiscent of the marijuana plant (Cannabis sativa), with five leaflets in a palm-shaped arrangement.
The Queen of the Night flower, also known as Epiphyllum oxypetalum, is a stunning and unique plant that is native to Central and South America that belongs to the night-blooming Cereus family of cactus (Cactaceae family).
2-3" wide night fragrant flowers open lavender and gradually change to creamy white to creamy yellow maintaining hints of purple along the edges of the petals. Flowers on and off throughout the growing season. Isola Brunfelsia, or Purple Lady of the Night, is a compact growing hybrid of B. grandiflora x B.
'Twilight' is a dark-leaved selection of foamy bells that features silver-tinged, dark purple to grey-green foliage and white flowers. The small, white, bell-shaped flowers are held in spike-like racemes above the foliage clumps on delicate, 12" long stems from late spring to early summer.
Idolomantis diabolica, commonly known as the devil's flower mantis or giant devil's flower mantis, is one of the largest species of praying mantis, possibly the largest that mimics flowers. It is the only species classified under the genus Idolomantis.
In the spring, Texas Mountain Laurel produces bright purple, drooping clusters of fragrant flowers. Its flowers have a sweet fragrance that resembles grape Kool-Aid™.
Purple balloon flowers get their name from their unopened buds, which swell up prior to opening and look like little hot air balloons. They are popular with children who like to play in the garden, as they make a light popping sound when squeezed or jumped on. Fully bloomed balloon flowers closely resemble bellflowers.
Known as “ornamental onions,” dozens of species of Allium perk up a spring garden right through late summer. Allium flowers are generally ball-shaped in appearance and can range in size from a marble to a small grapefruit. Purple is the dominant color, however various shades of violet, pink and white are also common.
The Middlemist Red flower is probably the rarest flower in the world, and it can only be found in London and New Zealand. The Chinese botanist John Middlemist brought this plant to London in 1804. The flower, formerly thought to have disappeared from London, is no longer present in Asia.