mondo grass with purple flowers
If you're searching for mondo grass with purple flowers, you're not alone—many gardeners appreciate the striking colour contrast these plants add to shady borders and underplantings. While true mondo grass (Ophiopogon species) is celebrated for its lush, grassy foliage and subtle flowers, finding the perfect variety to give you those eye-catching purple blooms requires knowing your options and a bit of botanical know-how. Here, we’ll demystify your choices and guide you towards stunning plants for your New Zealand garden.
Acaena purpurea (Piripiri)
Acaena purpurea, commonly known as Purple Bidibidi, is a hardy New Zealand native groundcover admired for its striking purple foliage and creeping growth habit. This evergreen perennial forms dense mats that provide year round colour and weed suppression. It is perfect for adding texture and contrast to pathways, borders, and eco-friendly landscapes.
From $16.95
Salvia Amistad
Salvia Amistad is one of the purple Salvias grown for its rich display of flowers from summer through autumn. It produces long and slender, flower spikes that host masses of showy, purple-blue flowers. The flowers sit neatly above the mid-green foliage as it grows to 1 m tall and the same wide. Salvia Amistad is ideal for herb gardens, mixed plantings, cottage gardens, borders, or container growing. A mass planting really suits this plant and gives a very rewarding display.
From $27.53
