PURPLE PARADISE

I noticed yesterday that my sunny garden border is bursting with purple, or lilac, or lavender, or whatever you want to call it, right now.  The plants are all outstanding in their own particular way and well worth growing.  I know I mentioned them all in an earlier post but I just had to reiterate how lovely they are.  Do try growing them if you like this colour. 

Petunia Surfinia 'Heavenly Blue'

Above, Petunia Surfinia 'Heavenly Blue', grown as an annual, has a staggering amount of colourful blooms - let's call it purple with a silvery quality to them.  Just lovely.  I'll certainly grow this one again.  So far it has been pest free, trouble free, and looking as healthy as can be right now. 

Petunia Surfinia 'Heavenly Blue'

Below is the hardy perennial Veronica spicata 'Ulster Blue Dwarf'.  It's a strong and sturdy plant which is not only plentiful in its flower production but it also has a particularly beautiful compact habit.  I just cut off the dead heads when flowering is done and the plant does the rest. 



Veronica spicata 'Ulster Blue Dwarf'

Below is petite shrub Hebe 'Purple Pixie' (syn. Hebe Mohawk).  At the beginning of the year, early spring, I noticed that Purple Pixie was getting just a little bit leggy and so I was quite ruthless with my secateurs.  I did wonder for a while if the plant was going to sulk and refuse to give me flowers this year but, no, it's churning them out more abundantly than it ever has.  Look at how many flowers are on each stem.  Go Hebe!

Hebe 'Purple Pixie' (syn. Hebe Mohawk)