It's also commonly used in rock gardens and planted between the rocks as it's roots are very shallow and it will flow over the rocks.
Creeping phlox is often used on hillsides where maintenance could be a problem and the spring blooms can be easily seen from ground level.
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This plant blooms in mid spring, creating a full carpet of flowers. The left photo is obviously creeping phlox while the right photo is the garden (taller) variety.Ĭreeping Phlox: This variety is used as a ground cover because it spreads out in a low lying carpet of green. You can see the difference in the photos above. Both varieties would be great choices of perennials with purple flowers but each has it's specific uses and best locations for planting. There are 2 types of phlox we want to talk about here: the creeping phlox, which is treated like a ground cover, and the much taller garden phlox, growing 3-4 feet tall. More details on each plant can be found be searching other articles on our website or other sites on the internet. In addtion, this guide is meant as just that, a guide. We will avoid the controversy and say we will be including shades of blue and purple within this article because, after all, one person's blue could be another person's purple. That my friend, is a very tricky subject. How's a person to know.? What is an actual purple? Sometimes they are more purple than blue. That way, you can enjoy purple flowers the entire spring, summer and fall.Īs you go through the list, you might notice a few perennials mentioned with blue flowers. If you love purple, we'd recommend you adding some of these beautiful perennials blooming in shades of purple and blue and picking ones that bloom at varying times during the season. These 25 plants range from small-ish flowers to large flowering shrubs and everything in between. Here then is our ultimate list of perennials with purple flowers.
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