What flower has purple spikes?

Verbena. If you have hot weather plant Verbena in your garden. These plants thrive in hot, humid summers and bloom through mid-fall. They have four-sided stems with spikes of funnel-shaped purple flowers that sprout between mounding greenery.

What is the tall spiky purple flower?

Blazing star (Liatris spicata) A North American native purple perennial, blazing stars are relished by butterflies and bees. Their 12-inch-tall bloom spikes emerge from thin, strap-like leaves each summer.

What are the vines with purple flowers called?

Wisteria is perhaps the most classic purple flower vine. This plant looks great crawling up a picket fence or pergola, producing dropping clumps of pale violet flowers that grow best in the early summer. The plant has attractive foliage, too, which turns yellow as the autumn months approach.

What is a purple perennial flower?

Hydrangea. One of the most popular shrubs with purple flowers, bigleaf or mophead hydrangeas produce big, showy round flowers on a medium to large shrub. They like light shade and need a medium amount of water. Hydrangea blooms in a range of colors from white to purple.

What has prickly leaves and a purple flower?

If you are looking to add a less traditional looking flower to your garden, Sea Holly is a great option. It has spiny leaves and a tassel-like bloom.

What is the name for a climbing purple flowered shrub?

Clematis. The clematis flower is a purple flowered vine that is very popular.

What are these purple flowers in my yard?

One of the most difficult weeds to control in the lawn is wild violet. This native plant may look cute and dainty, especially in the spring when it produces pretty purple flowers. But in reality it is an aggressive weed with an unusual flowering quirk that results in thick mats of leaves that can choke out your lawn.

How do you identify a flowering plant?

From there, you can narrow down possibilities by:

  1. Looking at vein patterns. One of your best bets for garden flower identification in your garden is to look at vein patterns in the leaves.
  2. Examine leaf shape.
  3. Comparing leaf patterns.
  4. Notice flower shape.
  5. Take note of color.
  6. Looking for fruits or vegetables.