Purple Leaved Shrubs Uk

It s a relative of the hazel family as it produces edible nuts.

Purple leaved shrubs uk. Purple basil foliage if you re after dark leaved plants that you can eat purple basil is a good place to start. It grows well in zones 4 8 and can reach up to 20 inches tall. Dark pink flowers spring purple foliage. Purple diamond loropetalum is a great evergreen low growing shrub. Purple flowers summer purple foliage. Often grown as a shrub the purple leaf filbert plant s deep purple color fades to a green purple in late summer earlier in the south. However careful usage and selection of trees and shrubs with different coloured leaves can add year round interest and dramatic contrast.

It is different than the most common loropetalums because of its low growth habit and redder color. Plant identification finder to identify a plant enter the plant name if you know it in the text box below and then select any distinctive attributes about the plant from the drop down boxes underneath. Cordyline australis red sensation cordyline cabbage tree. Purple ninebark is a shrub that features white or pink flowers. It s native to europe and southwest asia. Foliage can often be seen as the backdrop to the floral display. It also is covered in red flowers in spring.

From dark mysterious purples to bright uplifting gold and smooth cool silvers. Other edibles with dark foliage include chinese basil red orache and some lettuce varieties. Goldfinches eat the seed in winter. The deeply pigmented foliage of plants with purple leaves which is caused by a higher concentration of anthocyanin than chlorophyll produces some of the most vivid autumn shows around. It has reddish purple foliage that retains good color throughout the summer zones 2 8. Grow at the back of a border or in a wild part of the garden. Tree shrub hedging screening rounded bush.

Prunus cerasifera pissardii purple leaved plum. Varieties to grow include crimson king and dark opal. Cotinus grace shrub rounded bush. It can live in climates as cold as zone 2 so it is a great choice for a landscape accent in cold regions. This is because the chlorophyll breaks down to reveal additional colours while the red hued anthocyanin becomes even brighter.