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Purple Flower Names

Purple flowers add richness and depth to any landscape design, be it a formal or informal type. Planning to start a flower garden! Choose from some of the most beautiful purple flowers that you can include in your yard. Here are all the purple flower names for reference.

Purple flowers Purple as a color represents royalty and richness. Add these svelte purple shades to the varied shapes and texture of petals, to get a splendid display of the most beautiful flowers.

A mystical shade of purple on a beautiful flower can completely change the look and appeal of your home, garden, and even wedding decoration.

Purple and blue blooms have become one of the most sought-after flowers among gardeners. So what's your pick on purple this season?

Have a look at the vast collection of purple beauties below, along with the details of each.

Purple Flowers

I N D E X



Aconitum

Monks Hood
Wolfsbane
Aconite

Scientific Name
Aconitum napellus

Plant Type
Perennial

Blooming
Mid to Late Summer
Autumn Gentian

Felwort
-
-

Scientific Name
Gentianella amarella

Plant Type
Biennial

Blooming
Mid Summer to Early Fall
Alpine Betony

Betony
Lamb's Ear

Scientific Name
Stachys monieri 'Hummelo'

Plant Type
Perennial

Blooming
Summer
Agapanthus

African Lily
Lily of the Nile

Scientific Name
Agapanthus orientalis

Plant Type
Biennial

Blooming
Mid Summer to Early Fall
Anemone

Windflower
Helmet Flower

Scientific Name
Anemone nemorosa

Plant Type
Perennial

Blooming
Early Spring to Autumn
Adria Bellflower

Wall Bellflower
-

Scientific Name
Campanula portenschlagiana

Plant Type
Perennial

Blooming
Mid Spring to Early SummerBack to Index

Bee Orchid

-
-
-
-
-

Scientific Name
Ophrys apifera

Plant Type
Perennial

Blooming
Summer
Bittersweet Nightshade

Potato Flower
Poison Berry
Violet Bloom
Felonwood
Blue Bindweed

Scientific Name
Solanum dulcamara

Plant Type
Perennials

Blooming
Spring to Fall
Basil

Purple Basil
-

Scientific Name
Ocimum basilicum purpurascens

Plant Type
Annual

Blooming
Mid to Late Summer
Baptisia

False Indigo
Wild Indigo

Scientific Name
Baptisia australis

Plant Type
Perennial

Blooming
Late Spring to Early summer
Butterfly Orchid

Poor Man's Orchid

Scientific Name
Habenaria psycodes

Plant Type
Annual

Blooming
Summer to Fall
Bell Heather

Purple Beauty

Scientific Name
Erica cinerea

Plant Type
Perennial

Blooming
Early Summer to Early Fall
Blue-eyed Grass

Montane Blue-eyed Grass
-
-

Scientific Name
Sisyrinchium montanum

Plant Type
Perennial

Blooming
Spring to Fall
Bachelor's Button

Cornflower
Bluebottle
Sweet Sultan

Scientific Name
Centaurea cyanus

Plant Type
Annual

Blooming
Late spring to Early Fall
Blue Dick

Purple Head
Brodiaea
-

Scientific Name
Dichelostemma capitatum

Plant Type
Perennial

Blooming
Spring
Bush Lupine

Tree Lupine
Bush Lupin
Silver Bush Lupine

Scientific Name
Lupinus albifrons

Plant Type
Perennial

Blooming
Spring to Early Summer
Betony

Purple Betony
Wood Betony
Bishop's Wort

Scientific Name
Stachys officinalis

Plant Type
Perennial

Blooming
June to SeptemberBack to Index

China Aster

Annual Aster
Crown Aster
-

Scientific Name
Callistephus chinensis

Plant Type
Annual

Blooming
Summer to Early Fall
Creeping Thistle

Canada Thistle
Californian Thistle
Field Thistle

Scientific Name
Cirsium arvense

Plant Type
Perennial

Blooming
Mid Summer to Early Fall
Canterbury Bells

Blue Bell
-

Scientific Name
Campanula medium

Plant Type
Annual or Biennial

Blooming
Late spring to Mid Summer
Clustered Bellflower

Dane's Blood
Purple Pixie

Scientific Name
Campanula glomerata

Plant Type
Perennial

Blooming
Spring to Fall
Carnation

Windflower
Helmet Flower

Scientific Name
Dianthus caryophyllus

Plant Type
Perennial

Blooming
Summer to all year long
Checkered Lilies

Snakehead Lily
Leper Lily

Scientific Name
Fritillaria meleagris

Plant Type
Perennial

Blooming
Late winter, Early and Mid spring
Cattleya Orchid

Corsage Orchid
-

Scientific Name
Cattleya

Plant Type
Perennial

Blooming
Spring and Summer
Cirsium

Plum Thistle
Japanese Thistle

Scientific Name
Cirsium japonicum

Plant Type
Perennial

Blooming
Late spring, Summer to Fall
Chives

Onion Chives
Common Chives

Scientific Name
Allium schoenoprasum

Plant Type
Perennial

Blooming
Late Spring to Early Summer
Calla Lily

Arum Lily
Common Calla

Scientific Name
Zantedeschia

Plant Type
Perennial

Blooming
Early spring
Cosmos

- - -

Scientific Name
Cosmos

Plant Type
Perennial

Blooming
Summer and fall
Common Knapweed

Lesser Knapweed

Scientific Name
Centaurea nigra

Plant Type
Perennial

Blooming
Summer to Fall
Common Comfrey

Boneset
Consound
Slippery-root

Scientific Name
Symphytum officinale

Plant Type
Perennial

Blooming
Early Summer to Fall
Common Mallow

Cheeseplant
Cheeseweed
High Mallow

Scientific Name
Malva neglecta

Plant Type
Annual

Blooming
Early Summer to Mid fall
Cuckoo Flower

Lady's Smock
Mayflower

Scientific Name
Cardamine pratensis

Plant Type
Perennial

Blooming
Early Spring
Common Butterwort

Bog Violet
Marsh Violet

Scientific Name
Pinguicula vulgaris

Plant Type
Perennial

Blooming
Late Spring to Mid Summer
Coneflower

Eastern Purple Coneflower
Echinacea
Snakeroot

Scientific Name
Echinacea Purpurea

Plant Type
Perennial

Blooming
Summer to Fall
Walker's Low Catmint

Catmint
-
-

Scientific Name
Nepeta x faassenii

Plant Type
Perennial

Blooming
Early Summer
Candytuft

- - -

Scientific Name
Iberis

Plant Type
Annual and Perennial

Blooming
Spring to Summer
Common Vetch

Spring Vetch

Scientific Name
Vicia sativa

Plant Type
Annual

Blooming
Mid Spring to Mid Summer
Corncockle

Common Corncockle

Scientific Name
Agrostemma githago

Plant Type
Annual

Blooming
Summer
Concord Grapes

Spiderwort

Scientific Name
Tradescantia

Plant Type
Perennial

Blooming
Late Spring to Early Summer
Clematis

Clematis 'Jackmanii'
-

Scientific Name
Clematis 'Jackmanii'

Plant Type
Perennial

Blooming
Early summer to early fall
Cyclamen

Persian Violet
Sowbread

Scientific Name
Cyclamen persicum

Plant Type
Perennial

Blooming
Fall and Winter
Crocus

Spring Crocus

Scientific Name
Crocus vernus

Plant Type
Perennial

Blooming
Winter and Spring
Columbine

Granny's Nightcap

Scientific Name
Aquilegia

Plant Type
Perennial

Blooming
Early to Mid Spring
Chia

- - -

Scientific Name
Salvia hispanica

Plant Type
Anuual

Blooming
Summer Back to Index

Delphinium

Larkspur
-

Scientific Name
Delphinium sp.

Plant Type
Perennial

Blooming
Early Summer to Fall
Dendrobium Orchid

Bamboo Orchid
Singapore Orchid

Scientific Name
Dendrobium

Plant Type
Perennials

Blooming
Mid Winter to Early Spring
Devil's-bit Scabious

- - -

Scientific Name
Succisa pratensis

Plant Type
Perennial

Blooming
Mid Summer to Fall
Dinner Plate Dahlia

Dahlia Decorative

Scientific Name
Dahlia

Plant Type
Perennials

Blooming
Mid Summer to Fall
Daylily

Tawny Daylily
-

Scientific Name
Hemerocallis

Plant Type
Perennial

Blooming
Late Spring to Fall
Daphne

Winter Daphne
Fragrant Daphne

Scientific Name
Daphne odora

Plant Type
Perennial

Blooming
Winter and SpringBack to Index

Flowering Water Mint

Marsh Mint
Water Mint

Scientific Name
Mentha aquatica

Plant Type
Perennial

Blooming
Mid Summer to Fall
Fan Flower

Fairy Fan Flower
Common Fan Flower

Scientific Name
Scaevola aemula

Plant Type
Annual

Blooming
Mid Summer to Early Fall
Fuchsia

Lady's Eardrops
Magical Gold
-

Scientific Name
Fuchsia magellanica

Plant Type
Annual and Perennial

Blooming
Early to Late Summer and Mid Fall
Foxgloves

Fairy Fingers
Fairy Gloves
Floppy Dock

Scientific Name
Digitalis purpurea

Plant Type
Perennial

Blooming
Summer and Spring
Fragrant Orchid

Lady of the Night

Scientific Name
Gymnadenia conopsea

Plant Type
Annual and Perennial

Blooming
Summer Back to Index

Gladiolus

Glads
Sword Lily

Scientific Name
Gladiolus X hortulanus

Plant Type
Perennial

Blooming
Early Summer to Mid Fall
Godetia

Farewell-to-spring
Clarkia

Scientific Name
Clarkia amoena

Plant Type
Annual

Blooming
Summer
Globe Artichoke

Cynara
-

Scientific Name
Cynara scolymus

Plant Type
Perennial

Blooming
Mid Fall
Ground Ivy

Creeping Charlie
Cat's Foot

Scientific Name
Glechoma hederacea

Plant Type
Perennial

Blooming
Spring
Globe Amaranth

Gomphrena

Scientific Name
Gomphrena globosa

Plant Type
Annual

Blooming
Early Summer to Frost
Geraldton Waxflower

Waxflower

Scientific Name
Chamelaucium uncinatum

Plant Type
Perennial

Blooming
Winter
Garden Radish

Daikon
Bier Radish

Scientific Name
Raphanus sativus

Plant Type
Annual or Biennial

Blooming
Summer
Geranium

Hardy Geranium
Cranesbill

Scientific Name
Geranium x oxonianum

Plant Type
Perennial

Blooming
Summer and AutumnBack to Index

Heliotrope

Cherrie Pie Flower
-

Scientific Name
Heliotropium peruvianum

Plant Type
Annual and Perennial

Blooming
Late spring to Early Fall
Hottentot Fig

Highway Ice Plant
Cape Fig

Scientific Name
Carpobrotus edulis

Plant Type
Perennial

Blooming
Late Spring to Early Fall
Hosta

Plantain Lily

Scientific Name
Hosta tardiflora

Plant Type
Perennial

Blooming
Autumn
Honesty

Annual Honesty

Scientific Name
Lunaria annua

Plant Type
Annual or Biennial

Blooming
Spring and Early Summer
Henbit Deadnettle

Greater Henbit
-

Scientific Name
Lamium amplexicaule

Plant Type
Annual

Blooming
Spring and Summer
Hyacinth Bean Vine

Indian Bean
Egyptian Bean

Scientific Name
Dolichos lablab

Plant Type
Annual

Blooming
Summer to Fall
Heal-all Flower

Self-heal Flower

Scientific Name
Prunella vulgaris

Plant Type
Perennial

Blooming
Spring and SummerBack to Index

Iris

German Iris
Bearded Iris

Scientific Name
Iris

Plant Type
Perennial

Blooming
SummerBack to Index

Lavender

Spike Lavender
True Lavender

Scientific Name
Lavandula

Plant Type
Perennial

Blooming
Mid Spring to Early Summer
Lamium Ghost

Creeping Lamium
-

Scientific Name
Lamium maculatum

Plant Type
Perennial

Blooming
Early Summer to Mid fall
Liatris

Purple Torch
Glazing Star

Scientific Name
Liatris

Plant Type
Perennial

Blooming
Mid Summer to Early Fall
Lesser Centaury

Feverwort
Bitter Herb

Scientific Name
Centaurium pulchellum

Plant Type
Annual

Blooming
Summer to Autumn
Lilac

Purple Lilac
-

Scientific Name
Syringa

Plant Type
Annuals and Perennial

Blooming
Spring
Lupine

Wild Lupine
Purple Lupine

Scientific Name
Lupinus

Plant Type
Perennial or Annual

Blooming
Summer
Limonium

Sea Lavender
Statice

Scientific Name
Limonium perezii

Plant Type
Perennial

Blooming
Spring and Summer
Lisianthus

Eustoma
-

Scientific Name
Eustoma Grandiflorum

Plant Type
Annual

Blooming
Summer
Linaria

Toadflax
-
-

Scientific Name
Linaria purpurea

Plant Type
Perennial

Blooming
Late Spring to Early Fall
Lobelia

Pukeweed
Vomitwort
Asthma Weed

Scientific Name
Lobelia inflata

Plant Type
Annual and Perennial

Blooming
Mid Summer to FallBack to Index

Michaelmas Daisy

Frost Flower
-

Scientific Name
Aster

Plant Type
Perennial

Blooming
Late summer and Early Fall
Matthiola

Brompton Stock
Stock

Scientific Name
Matthiola incana

Plant Type
Perennial

Blooming
Summer and Spring
Meadow Saffron

Autumn Crocus
Naked Lady

Scientific Name
Colchicum autumnale

Plant Type
Annual and Perennial

Blooming
Autumn
Morning Glory

Small Morning Glory
Tall Morning Glory

Scientific Name
Ipomoea purpurea

Plant Type
Annual and Perennial

Blooming
Summer and Fall
Million Bells

Mini Petunia
Trailing Petunia

Scientific Name
Calibrachoa

Plant Type
Annual

Blooming
Late Spring to Mid Fall
Mystic Merlin

English Mallow
Musk Mallow

Scientific Name
Malva Sylvestris

Plant Type
Perennial

Blooming
Early Summer to Early Fall
Mint

Spearmint

Scientific Name
Mentha spicata

Plant Type
Perennial

Blooming
Summer
Musk Thistle

Nodding Thistle

Scientific Name
Carduus nutans

Plant Type
Bienneal

Blooming
Spring
Marsh Woundwort

Woundwort

Scientific Name
Stachys palustris

Plant Type
Perennial
Blooming
Summer
Meadow Clary

Meadow Sage

Scientific Name
Salvia pratensis

Plant Type
Perennial
Blooming
Summer to FallBack to Index

New England Aster

- - -

Scientific Name
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae

Plant Type
Perennial

Blooming
Late Summer to Early FallBack to Index

Owl's Clover

Exserted Indian Paintbrush
-

Scientific Name
Escobita

Plant Type
Annual

Blooming
Spring
Orchids

Early-purple Orchid
Salep Orchid

Scientific Name
Orchis mascula

Plant Type
Perennial

Blooming
Summer and Spring Back to Index

Penstemon

Beard-tongue

Scientific Name
Escobita

Plant Type
Perennial

Blooming
Spring and Summer
Purple Sensation

Flowering Onion

Scientific Name
Allium aflatunense

Plant Type
Perennial

Blooming
Mid Spring to Early Summer
Purple Pansy

Viola

Scientific Name
Viola X wittrockiana

Plant Type
Annual

Blooming
Early Spring to Autumn
Purple Primrose

English Primrose

Scientific Name
Primula vulgaris

Plant Type
Perennial

Blooming
Early Spring to Summer
Purple Monte Casino

Heath Aster

Scientific Name
Aster ericoides

Plant Type
Perennial

Blooming
Late Summer to Fall
Purple Lotus

- - -

Scientific Name
Nelumbo nucifera

Plant Type
Aquatic Perennial

Blooming
Summer
Pride of Madeira

- - -
-

Scientific Name
Echium candicans

Plant Type
Biennial

Blooming
Late Spring, Early to Mid Summer
Purple Mum

Garden Mum
Venus Purple

Scientific Name
Chrysanthemum morifolium

Plant Type
Perennial

Blooming
Spring, Autumn, Late Summer
Purple Kale

Flowering Cabbage

Scientific Name
Brassica oleracea

Plant Type
Annual

Blooming
Winter to Spring
Pig Squeak

Bay Doll

Scientific Name
Bergenia cordifolia

Plant Type
Perennial

Blooming
Late winter to Spring
Purple Smoke Indigo

False-indigo
-

Scientific Name
Baptisia purple smoke

Plant Type
Perennial

Blooming
Early Spring to Late Summer
Pasque Flower

Wind Flower
Prairie Smoke

Scientific Name
Pulsatilla

Plant Type
Perennial

Blooming
Early Spring
Purple Bee Balm

Peach-leaf
Clustered Bellflower

Scientific Name
Monarda fistulosa

Plant Type
Perennial

Blooming
Mid to Late Summer until Fall
Physostegia

Obedient Plant
False Dragonhead

Scientific Name
Physostegia virginiana

Plant Type
Perennial

Blooming
Mid Summer to Fall
Pennyroyal

Squaw Mint
Mosquito Plant
Pudding Grass

Scientific Name
Mentha pulegium

Plant Type
Annual and Perennial

Blooming
Mid to Late Summer
Protea

Sugarbushes
Giant Protea
Honeypot

Scientific Name
Protea cynaroides

Plant Type
Perennial

Blooming
Late Spring to Mid summer
Phlox Miracle Grace

Pixie Miracle Grace

Scientific Name
Phlox paniculata

Plant Type
Perennial

Blooming
Mid to Late Summer
Phlox

Creeping Phlox

Scientific Name
Phlox stolonifera

Plant Type
Annual and Perennial

Blooming
Spring to Summer
Purple Hydrangea

Hortensia

Scientific Name
Purple hydrangea

Plant Type
Perennial

Blooming
Summer and Fall
Purple Hyacinth

- - -

Scientific Name
Lablab purpureus

Plant Type
Perennial

Blooming
Early to Mid spring
Purple Tulips

- - -

Scientific Name
Tulipa

Plant Type
Perennial

Blooming
Spring
Purple Loosestrife

Spiked Loosestrife

Scientific Name
Lythrum salicaria

Plant Type
Perennial

Blooming
Summer
Purple Roses

- - -
-

Scientific Name
Rosa

Plant Type
Perennial

Blooming
Spring and Summer
Pineapple Lily

Pineapple Flower
Kings Flower

Scientific Name
Eucomis

Plant Type
Perennial

Blooming
Summer
Petunias

- - -

Scientific Name
Petunia X hybrida

Plant Type
Annual

Blooming
Early Spring to Early FallBack to Index

Rosebay Willowherb

Fireweed

Scientific Name
Chamerion angustifolium

Plant Type
Perennial

Blooming
Summer
Ranunculus

Persian Buttercup

Scientific Name
Ranunculus

Plant Type
Perennial

Blooming
Spring to Early Summer
Rhododendron

Purple Rhododendron
-

Scientific Name
Rhododendron catawbiense

Plant Type
Evergreen

Blooming
Spring and Summer
Rhodochiton Purple Bells

Purple Bell Vine
Purple Bellerine

Scientific Name
Rhodochiton atrosanguineum

Plant Type
Perennial and Annual

Blooming
Mid Summer to Early Fall
Rose of Sharon

Rose Mallow
St Joseph's rod

Scientific Name
Hibiscus syriacus

Plant Type
Perennial

Blooming
SummerBack to Index

Sweet Violet

English Violet
Garden Violet
Violet Queen Charlotte

Scientific Name
Viola odorata

Plant Type
Perennial

Blooming
Late Winter to Early Summer
Scabious

Pincushion Flower
-
-

Scientific Name
Scabiosa

Plant Type
Fall, Spring and Summer

Blooming
Mid Summer to Early Fall
Sea Pea

Beach Pea
Circumpolar Pea

Scientific Name
Lathyrus japonicus

Plant Type
Perennial

Blooming
Summer
Sea Holly

- - -
-

Scientific Name
Eryngium

Plant Type
Perennial

Blooming
Summer to Fall
Stokesia

Dwarf Elf

Scientific Name
Stokesia laevis

Plant Type
Perennial

Blooming
Summer and Fall
Saffron Crocus

- - -

Scientific Name
Crocus sativus

Plant Type
Perennial

Blooming
Autumn
Sweet Pea

- - -

Scientific Name
Lathyrus odoratus

Plant Type
Annual and Perennial

Blooming
Summer and Early Autumn
Sea Aster

Sea Daisy

Scientific Name
Aster tripolium

Plant Type
Perennials

Blooming
Summer to Early FallBack to Index

Thyme

Garden Thyme
-

Scientific Name
Thymus vulgaris

Plant Type
Perennial

Blooming
Spring
Tufted Vetch

Cow Vetch
Bird Vetch

Scientific Name
Vicia cracca

Plant Type
Perennial

Blooming
SummerBack to Index

Vanda

Blue Vanda
Vanda Orchid

Scientific Name
Vanda coerulea

Plant Type
Perennial

Blooming
Spring and Fall
Violet Gloxinia

Florist's Gloxinia
Violet Slipper Gloxinia

Scientific Name
Sinningia speciosa

Plant Type
Perennial

Blooming
Late Spring to Early Fall
Verbena

Purple Top
Tall Vervain

Scientific Name
Verbena bonariensis

Plant Type
Perennial

Blooming
Spring to FallBack to Index

Wisteria

Chinese Wisteria
-

Scientific Name
Wisteria sinensis

Plant Type
Perennial

Blooming
Spring
Wintry Sky Iris

Bearded Iris Wintry Sky
German Iris Wintry Sky

Scientific Name
Iris Wintry Sky

Plant Type
Perennial

Blooming
Early to Mid Season
Wild Garlic

Wild Onion
-
-

Scientific Name
Allium canadense

Plant Type
Perennial

Blooming
Summer
Western Shooting Star

Mosquito Bills
Mad Violets
American Cowslip

Scientific Name
Dodecatheon pulchellum

Plant Type
Perennial

Blooming
Spring to Summer
Western Marsh Orchid

Common Marsh Orchid
Irish Marsh Orchid

Scientific Name
Dactylorhiza majalis

Plant Type
Perennial

Blooming
Late Spring to Summer
Wild Hydrangea

Smooth Hydrangea
-

Scientific Name
Hydrangea arborescens

Plant Type
Perennial

Blooming
Late Spring to Fall
Welted Thistle

- - -

Scientific Name
Carduus crispus

Plant Type
Annual
Blooming
Summer to Autumn Back to Index

Zinnia

- - -

Scientific Name
Zinnia elegans

Plant Type
Annual and Perennial

Blooming
Summer through Fall
With this information on purple flower names and all about the popular flower plants, I hope you will be able to choose the blooms of your interest and create mesmerizing floral landscapes!

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