Plants With Purple Flowers. Plant alongside other drought-tolerant summer bloomers such as yarrow wormwood purple coneflower or tickseed. This plant is considered an invasive in parts of Australia and New Zealand.
There are around 90 species of this perennial bulbous plant. Crocus is one of the plants that produce purple flowers in the early spring. Despite their names these shrubs have a flower color that is more of a purple.
Purple Verbena Flowers are erect shrubby perennials that can grow up to 6 ft tall in southern regions and 3 ft tall in the northern parts.
You can use them in place of ornamental grasses as well. Caradonna Salvia Salvia nemorosa Caradonna. Clematis come in an array of colors but one variety with purple flowers -- Jackmanii -- is among the most well known. Despite their names these shrubs have a flower color that is more of a purple.