Do you have a penchant for flowers, or purple in general? Do you have a loved one who loves flowers, and want to give them the perfect gift in the form of a potted flower or bouquet?
Below, we have listed 65 flowers from around the world – perfect for adding to your garden or giving away as a gift.
There is close to 300,000 flowering plant species in the world. And it just so happens that many of them are purple!
Purple is a color that represents royalty, luxury, and ambition, as well as peace, spirituality, and creativity. Purple flowers, in particular, can effortlessly make a garden or room look more elegant while inspiring a state of calmness and peace.
We love flowers, so this list is full of flowers of every different shade – with a purple orchid thrown in for good measure!
So, without further ado, here is a list of 65 flowers of different types, complete with a short informational description of each flower.
1. Allium
Allium is a flowering plant that resembles a dandelion, found in most regions of the world.
2. Anemone
Anemones are part of the buttercup family, blooming in colors of red, white, and purple.
3. Aster
Aster flowers are a bright purple color with a yellow center, resembling daisies.
4. Balloon Flower
Balloon flowers are native to East Asia, having star-shaped petals that are a deep purple.
5. Bellflower
Bellflowers have trumpet-shaped flower heads that vary in light and dark shades of purple.
6. Blazing Star
Blazing stars, also known as dense blazing stars, are tall flowering plants with lilac petals.
7. Blue False Indigo
Despite the name, blue false indigos are purple in color, native to Central and eastern North America.
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8. Blue-Eyed Grass
Blue-eyed grass flowers are a soft bluish purple, part of the large Iridaceae family.
9. Bluebeard
Bluebeards, also known as snow fairies and blue mist, are more purple than blue, despite their name!
10. Bluebonnet
Bluebonnets, named after the shape of their petals, are the state flower of Texas, boasting a dark color.
11. Butterfly Bush
Butterfly bush, sometimes called summer lilac, are purple ornamental flowers due to their cone-shaped flower heads.
12. Calibrachoa
Calibrachoa flowers come in various colors, one of the most popular being the dark variety.
13. Candytuft
Iberis, or candytufts as they are commonly called, are perennial flowers that can bloom white, pink, or purple.
14. Canterbury Bells
Canterbury bells are popular decorative trumpet-shaped flowers that bloom in various shades of purple (as well as pink and white).
15. Catmint
Catmint, or nepeta, is a flowering plant that resembles lavender in appearance and color.
16. Chicory
Chicory flowers are a bluish purple, part of the Asteraceae family of daisies.
17. Clematis
Clematis, sometimes called leather flower, are eye-catching flowers that have either bright pink or purple petals.
18. Columbine
Columbine flowers are unique-looking, having pink or purple petals surrounding a white flower head.
19. Cornflower
Cornflowers have royal blue petals with a purple hue, also called bachelor’s button.
20. Cosmos
Cosmos flowers are part of the sunflower family, blooming in white, pink, and light purple.
21. Crocus
Crocus is a species of autumn-blooming perennials that have beautiful dark lilac petals.
22. Cyclamen
Cyclamen, part of the Primulaceae family, are flowering plants with cup-shaped pink and purple petals.
23. Delphinium
Delphinium, sometimes called larkspur, are tall flowering plants that bloom in pink, blue, or purple.
24. Dwarf Iris
Iris pumila, or dwarf iris, is a hybrid flower with outspread violet petals.
25. Early Purple Orchid
Early purple orchids are popular decorative orchids due to their deep pink and purple colored flowers.
26. Flax Flower
Flax flowers are light blue in color with a subtle violet hue, blooming from spring to fall.
27. Foxgloves
Foxgloves are a species of 20 trumpet-shaped flowering plants that bloom in white, pink, or purple.
28. Fuchsia
Fuchsias are popular hanging plants that have vibrant colors of dark pink, dark purple, and red.
29. Gladiolus
Gladiolus, also called sword lily, are part of the Iris family, having white, orange, pink, red, or purple flowers.
30. Globe Thistle
Globe thistles resemble dandelions in appearance, with spiky violet flower heads.
31. Harvestbells
Harvestbells, also called soapwort gentian, are bottle-shaped flowers with bluish purple petals.
32. Heliotrope
Heliotropes have a bold purple or lilac color, part of the Boraginaceae family.
33. Hellebores
Hellebores bloom in a sophisticated, faded purple color, in addition to pink and white.
34. Honesty
Lunaria annua, better known as annual honesty, are flowering plants with deep pink and purple petals.
35. Hyacinth
Hyacinths are eye-catching and fragrant with white, pink, or dark purple flowers.
36. Hydrangea
Hydrangeas are native to Asia and America, typically pink, blue, or purple in color.
37. Jacaranda
Although a tree, jacarandas have beautiful lilac flowers that bloom each spring.
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38. Lavender
Lavender is a well-known purple flowering plant with a distinctive scent.
39. Lilacs
Lilacs make beautiful floral gifts, having a bouquet-like appearance of purple and pink flowers.
40. Lily Of The Nile
Lily of the Nile, also known as agapanthus and African lily, is bluish purple in color with starfish-shaped petals.
41. Lisianthus
Lisianthis, also eustoma and prairie gentian, are flowering plants with either white, pink, or purple rosette flower heads.
42. Lobelia
Lobelias are dark purple flowering plants, partial to tropical and warm regions.
43. Love In A Mist
Nigella damascus, better known as love in a mist, are recognizable by their jagged white, pink, and blueish purple flowers.
44. Lungwort
Lungworts are known for their medicinal properties, having pink, blue, or purple flowers.
45. Monkshood
Monkshood flowers, also called aconite and wolf’s bane, get their name from their deep purple hood-shaped petals.
46. Morning Glory
Morning glory are brightly colored flowering plants with circular pink, red, blue, or purple petals.
47. Oxford Blue
Oxford blue flowers have spiky flowering heads that are dark lilac in color, despite the name of the flower.
48. Passionflower
Purple passionflowers have mesmerizing flower heads, native to South America and the United States.
49. Perennial Geranium
Perennial geraniums bloom in pink or purple (mostly purple) from early spring to mid-summer, native to eastern North America.
50. Petunia
Petunias, native to South America, are small flowering plants that bloom in white, pink, red, and purple, sometimes with a mixture of these colors.
51. Phlox
Phlox flowers are popular flowers among florists (used in floral garden displays), having bright white, pink, red, or purple petals.
52. Pincushions
Scabiosa, better known as pincushion, are flowering plants distinguishable by their unique white, orange, pink, or purple flower heads.
53. Purple Pansy
Pansies are some of the most popular flowers around the world, having petals that bloom in white, yellow, orange, burgundy, and purple.
54. Rhododendron
Rhododendrons have more than 1000 species, native to Asia, famous for their elegant pink, red, and purple flowers.
55. Sage
Salvia officinalis, also known as sage, is a flowering plant that is also popular for its scent and herbaceous properties.
56. Sea Holly
Sea holly flowers are spiky in appearance with a bluish purple color, native to South America with around 250 species.
57. Sweet Alyssum
Sweet alyssum (lobularia maritima) gets its name from its fragrant scent, blooming with white, pink, or purple flowers.
58. Sweet Pea
Lathyrus odoratus, better known by its nickname sweet pea, is a flower native to Italy with bright white, pink, red, or purple petals.
59. Sweet William
Dianthus barbatus, commonly called sweet William, is a flower with distinct red or pinkish purple flowers.
60. Verbena
Verbenas are light purple (and pink) flowers consisting of around 150 species.
61. Veronica Umbrosa
Veronica umbrosa, also called Georgia blue, shares a resemblance to poppies but with purple petals.
62. Violas
Viola, or violets, are small vibrant flowers that can be white, yellow, or purple in color.
63. Wishbone
Torenia fournieri, nicknamed wishbone flower, has uniquely shaped yellow, pink, or purple petals.
64. Wisteria
Wisterias are purple hanging decorative flowers of the Fabaceae family, native to Asia.
65. Zinnia
Zinnia is a flowering plant with neat rosette-shaped flower heads in yellow, pink, red, and purple.
Conclusion
You made it this far, so you must love purple flowers as much as we do! There are more flowers out there, but this list includes 65 of the most popular purple flowers that are perfect to add to your garden or give as a gift to a loved one.
They have the ability to make any room or garden bed look more elegant, while inspiring a sense of calmness and creativity. So, from this list, we hope you found a flower (or two) that caught your eye, while learning a few new ones along the way.
Before you go, make sure to save (bookmark) this list for future reference! After all, you never know when you might want to add another delightful flower to your garden, room, or windowsill.
The majority of people who have no interest in the subject, and aren’t green fingered assume that all plants and vegetables require the same growing conditions. This is not the case at all. Each plant has its own unique and interesting history and growing process.
I hope you will find The Natural List useful, and that it will help educate you on the wide variety of different flower and plant species there are across the globe.
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