dark purple rhododendron varieties
Searching for dark purple rhododendron varieties to create a stunning focal point in your New Zealand garden? You’re not alone. Gardeners love the majestic, moody tones these dramatic shrubs bring to shaded areas and woodland gardens, offering unmatched elegance and brilliant colour through late spring and into early summer. Whether you’re planning a dazzling border, a shaded shrubbery, or a collector’s corner, exploring the world of deep, purple-flowered rhododendrons will introduce you to some truly extraordinary plants.
Heuchera Dark Secret (Coral Bells)
Heuchera Dark Secret is an herbaceous perennial grown for its gorgeous foliage. It features lush, dark purple foliage with dark green undertones. Flower spikes rise above the foliage in summer bearing small, pink flowers as it grows to 40 cm tall and 50 cm wide. Heuchera Dark Secret is commonly planted to add colour in a border or mixed planting, used to contrast with other plant colours, grown in a container, included in cottage gardens, or planted around outdoor living areas.
From $18.83
Werauhia sanguinolenta
This variety of Bromeliad is grown for its amazingly coloured foliage. It features green leaves with a purple undertone, and dark purple on the leaf undersides. The leaves are held as a rosette as it grows to 50 cm tall and 90 cm wide. It can reach much larger sizes when grown in optimal growing conditions. This perennial grows best when positioned in partial shade on a well-drained site that does not dry out. It should be protected from frost and wind. This Bromeliad is commonly grown as a potted plant, included in tropical gardens, or planted around outdoor living areas such as pools and the like.
From $30.98
