Purple Shrubs

Bare Root Shrub Collection

Bare root shrubs are a great value way to introduce beautiful shrubs to your garden during winter, and this collection combines 10 of our favourite varieties. Youll receive 10 varieties including acer palmatum,…

Cotinus cog. Plant - Royal Purple

Cotinus 'Royal Purple'has translucent leaves making this one of the most attractive purple leaved shrubs, especially when lit by the sun. Its beautiful colours intensify in autumn. The flowers create a smoky haze of…

Cotinua cog. Plant - Royal Purple

Translucent leaves make this one of the most attractive purple leaved shrubs. Its beautiful colours intensify in autumn. The flowers create a smoky haze of soft plumes in early summer. RHS Award of Garden Merit…

Buddleia Plant - Purple Chip

Flowering from June-September, this dwarf Butterfly Bush belongs to a series called 'Lo and Behold' which was developed by Raulston Arboretum, North Carolina, USA. It has fragrant flowers and is butterfly friendly. Also the leaves…

Leycesteria formosa Plant - Purple Rain

Commonly known as Himalayan Honeysuckle this is a vigourous, fast growing upright shrub. Clusters of purple and white flowers are produced in summer and into autumn followed by small reddish-purple round fruits.…

Buddleia davidii Plant - Purple Emperor

…'Pyrkeep' or known by its marketing name Buddleia davidii Purple Emperor belongs to the English Butterfly Series and is a fast growing compact shrub thats suitable for container growing as well as borders.…

Hibiscus syriacus Plant - Purple Ruffles

Hibiscus syriacus Purple Ruffles 'Sanchoyo' is a fully hardy, easy to grow, bushy, free flowering shrub also known as Rose of Sharon. Mid to late summer, Hibiscus syriacus 'Sanchoyo' produces large, double, sometimes…

Syringa Plant - Bloomerang Dark Purple

Callicarpa bodinieri Plant - Profusion

Callicarpa 'Profusion' is a deciduous shrub with purple tinged green leaves that turn gold in autumn and clusters of tiny purple flowers in midsummer. The main attraction of this shrub, however, is the…

Callicarpa bodinieri Plant - Profusion

Callicarpa 'Profusion' is a deciduous shrub with purple tinged green leaves that turn gold in autumn and clusters of tiny purple flowers in midsummer. The main attraction of this shrub, however, is the…

Berberis thunb. Plant - Dart's Red Lady

Berberis thunbergii 'Dart's Red Lady' is a compact shrub with deep purple foliage that changes to glowing orange-red in autumn. Clusters of fragrant yellow flowers in spring are followed by small red berries which…

Magnolia Plant - Susan

Magnolia Susan is a bushy upright shrub, conical in shape. From dark reddish -purple buds, paler goblet-shaped fragrant blooms appear from April. RHS Award of Garden Merit winner. Height 200-250cm. Supplied in a 3…

Buddleia davidii Plant - Camberwell Beauty

…Camberwell Beauty is part of the English Butterfly Series and belongs to the Scrophulariaceae family. It is a free flowering, compact shrub with fragrant purple flowers in abundance all through the summer.…

Juniperus procumbens Plant - Nana

Juniperus procumbens 'Nana' is a dense, compact, evergreen shrub with silvery blue-green, needle-like foliage turning bronze and purple tones during the colder winter months still adding colour to your garden. Height…

Juniperus procumbens Plant - Nana

Juniperus procumbens 'Nana' is a dense, compact, evergreen shrub with silvery blue-green, needle-like foliage turning bronze and purple tones during the colder winter months still adding colour to your garden. Height…

Ceanothus pallidus Plant - Marie Rose

… pallidus 'Minmarose' or known also by its marketing name Ceanothus Marie Rose or Ceanothus Marie Rose, is an upright, compact shrub with glossy foliage and purple stems. The flowers are rich pink and appear…

Berberis thunbergii Plant - Red Dream

Berberis thunbergii 'Red Dream' is a hardy deciduous shrub great for borders. Its gracious arching habit and the beautiful foliage make this a great ornamental shrub. The rich purple to reddish-brown foliage…

Berberis thunbergii Plant - Red Dream

Berberis thunbergii 'Red Dream' is a hardy deciduous shrub great for borders. Its gracious arching habit and the beautiful foliage make this a great ornamental shrub. The rich purple to reddish-brown foliage…

Berberis Plant - Harlequin

…f. atropurpurea 'Harlequin', also known as Japanese barberry 'Harlequin', belongs to the Berberidaceae family. It is a deciduous shrub with rounded deep purple leaves and some veriegation with the spots being…

Spiraea japonica Plant - Anthony Waterer

The plant has distinctive flat-topped flower heads of pink blooms. New foliage comes through a pretty reddish purple that matures to a soft green. A low spreading shrub. Flowers April-August. Height 100-150cm, spread…

Berberis thunb. 'Rose Glow'

This Berberis thunbergii 'Rose Glow' is a compact spiny shrub with young leaves that are purple and irregularly marbled with pink and white. Later on, the entire foliage turns purple. His flowers are very…

Berberis thunb. 'Rose Glow'

This Berberis thunbergii 'Rose Glow' is a compact spiny shrub with young leaves that are purple and irregularly marbled with pink and white. Later on, the entire foliage turns purple. His flowers are very…

Berberis thunb. 'Harlequin'

Berberis thunbergii 'Harlequin' is a popular, easy colourful small shrub with leaves unfolding purple at first, becoming heavily mottled pink next and lastly turning ruby-red in autumn. Clusters of pale yellow…

Berberis thunb. 'Harlequin'

Berberis thunbergii 'Harlequin' is a popular, easy colourful small shrub with leaves unfolding purple at first, becoming heavily mottled pink next and lastly turning ruby-red in autumn. Clusters of pale yellow…

Juniperus horizontalis Plant - Golden Carpet

Juniperus horizontalis 'Golden Carpet' is a prostrate, evergreen shrub with cream-yellow foliage which gets a purple tinge in winter months. Due to its habit, it is great for planting as ground cover and it will also…

Juniperus horizontalis Plant - Jade River

Juniperus horizontalis 'Jade River' is a prostrate, evergreen shrub with silver-blue foliage that gets a rich, attractive purple hue during the cold winter months. Great for ground cover this will give your garden a…

Juniperus horizontalis Plant - Jade River

Juniperus horizontalis 'Jade River' is a prostrate, evergreen shrub with silver-blue foliage that gets a rich, attractive purple hue during the cold winter months. Great for ground cover this will give your garden a…

Rhododendron Plant - Marcel Menard

A large flowered, evergreen hybrid rhododendron. It produces large trusses of showy purple flowers which have beautiful spotting.Flowers May-June. Height 150-180cm. Supplied in a 4 litre pot.

Acer Palmatum Plant - Black Lace

This is a new selection that stands out due to its very dark purple and gracefully shaped leaves. It is a vase-shaped plant whose leaves turn a lovey red in the autumn. Height 151-200cm. HP - Hardy perennial. Supplied as a…

Cornus alba Plant - Cream Cracker

Cornus alba 'Cream Cracker' is an attractive, bushy, upright to rounded, deciduous shrub with purple-red winter shoots bearing ovate, grey-green and cream variegated leaves, grey-green and golden-yellow when young, and flat…

Perovskia Plant - Blue Spire

…winner and is sometimes referred to as Perovskia atriplicifolia 'Blue Spire'. It belongs to the Lamiaceae family. Its spires of almost electric purple and blue flowers in late summer complement silver-grey foliage.…

Berberis thunb. Plant - Atropurpurea

Berberis thunbergii f. atropurpurea is a deciduous shrub with a long season of interest, starting in spring when the new reddish-purple foliage emerges. Clusters of scented, bright yellow flowers appear in spring, followed…

Acer Palmatum Plant - Firecracker

This japanese maple has finely incised purple-red leaves which are bright red in the autumn. Height 151-200cm. HP - Hardy perennial. Supplied as a 30-40cm plant in a 3 litre pot.

Rhododendron Plant - Catawb. Grandiforum

Rhododendron 'Catawbiense Grandiflorum' is a very vigorous shrub with a wide, round habit that bears clusters of large, bell-shaped, bright purple flowers with golden-brown markings in May-June. They are easy to grow…

Clematis Plant - Luther Burbank

Clematis 'Luther Burbank' has dark green leaves and this deciduous, perennial climber produces large, deep purple flowers from mid summer to early autumn. Flowers July-September. Height 250-300cm. Supplied in a 3-4 litre…

Clematis Plant - Prince Charles

Clematis 'Prince Charles' has large pale purple flowers with green fluffy stamens, and ribbed petals borne on the woody stems from midsummer into autumn. Grow in a container, into a trellis, or a pergola. Flowers July…

Buddleia alternifolia Plant - Unique

…summer, it starts to flower and blooms throughout the whole summer. It is a compact and bushy bush. This British bred variety has pastel, lilac or purple flowers which contrast well with his silvery-green foliage.…

Buddleia Argus Plant - Velvet

Buddleia ARGUS Velvet is a butterfly bush with beautiful purple flowers. It has been modified to not produce seeds thereby controlling its spread. It is recommended to prune the plant each year and can be done up to knee…

Buddleia davidii Plant - Santana

Buddleia davidii 'Santana' is a deciduous shrub with lance-shaped variegated foliage of green and golden yellow. Flowers red-purple on panicles up to 50cm long at the end of the arching stems during the second half of…

Hydrangea serrata Plant - Preziosa

Hydrangea 'Preziosa' is a deciduous shrub with large, purple-flushed green leaves and quantities of round mophead-style flowerheads in late summer and early autumn. Flowers start out deep pink and gradually mature to…

Caryopteris clandonensis Plant - Hint of Gold

A compact, deciduous shrub with dazzling lime-green foliage which contrasts brilliantly with the spires of violet-purple flowers that are produced in late summer and early autumn. It needs full sun for the leaf colour to…

Clematis Plant - Honora

Clematis 'Honora' has a large rich purple, 6-petalled, star-shaped flower with a pinky-red stripe along the centre of each petal. Blooms in mid summer to early autumn on a rambling climber, great for a pergola or through a…

Magnolia liliiflora Plant - Nigra

Magnolia Nigra is a compact deciduous magnolia tree that produces large goblet-shaped flowers. Blooming in early summer, the lightly fragrant flowers are a dark red-purple on the outside and a paler shade on the inside. Flowers…

Clematis Plant - Mikelite

Clematis 'Mikelite' is an Estonian cultivar from the Viticella Group. It is best planted in full sun and requires pruning for the best display (pruning group 3). With light green foliage and plum purple-red flowers it is best…

Clematis Plant - The President

Clematis 'The President' is an early large-flowered clematis with a long flowering period, producing impressive purple-blue flowers from late spring to early autumn. It is a compact plant ideal for training over an arch or pergola…

Clematis viticella Plant - Etoile Violette

Clematis 'Etoile Violette' is a large deciduous climber, growing up to 4m in height. The 'Violet Star' flower can be up to 10 cm in width, with cream coloured stamens. It belongs to the Viticella group of clematis, which are cut…

Lonicera periclymenum Plant - Chojnow (Serotina)

Lonicera Chojnow is a compact growing climer. Fragrant magenta and white flowers smother the plant over a long flowering period throughout summer, followed by ornamental red berries in autumn that birds will love. Supplied in a 3…

Pennisetum alopecuroides Plant - Hameln

Pennisetum Hameln is a compact, clump forming grass also known as Chinese Fountain Grass. From mid summer spikes of soft pink feathery flowers are produced atop the arching bright green leaves. Height 90-100cm. Supplied in a 3…

Rhododendron (AJ) Plant - Amoena

An evergreen azalea with a compact spreading habit. Blooming throughout April and May producing masses of magenta pink flowers. Height 90-100cm. Supplied in a 2 litre pot.

Akebia quinata Plant

With bright green leaves composed of five obovate leaflets notched at the tips and fragrant reddish-purple flowers, Akebia quinata is a climber that sometimes has purple fruits which are up to 10cm in length. Flowers April…

Viburnum plicatum Plant - Grandiflorum

…amazing clusters of white flowers which can reach up to 10cm across. This viburnum is a fabulous shrub and will reach 3m when fully grown. It is deciduous and the leaves turn from a mid green to shades of red and Despatch from August 2019 3 Litre Potted Plant

Viburnum opulus Plant - Roseum

A large deciduous shrub that produces wonderfull blooms in May. The flower start off in a bright green colour turning white as they mature. They make excellent cut flowers for indoors and last a long time. The leaves turn…

Viburnum plicatum Plant - Popcorn

…viburnum with clusters of white flowers borne along the branches. It flowers in such profusion covering the entire bush. It is a deciduous shrub with ovate veined leaves that turn to beautiful shades of red and Despatch from August 2019 3 Litre Potted Plant

Weigela florida Plant - Minor Black

The dark purple reddish tinged leaves create a striking backdrop for the rose-pink funnel-shaped flowers of Weigela Minor Black. This compact shrub flowers from late spring well into summer and will attract all types…

Acer Palmatum Plant - Shirazz

A striking japanese maple due to its variegated leaves which are pink, purple and green during spring. In summer its leaves are green with a white border and in autumn it turns pink-red again. Height 101-150cm. HP - Hardy…

Aucuba japonica Plant - Crotonifolia

…laurel 'Crotonifolia' or spotted laurel 'Crotonifolia' is a medium-sized shrub with large green, leather-like leaves with blotches of deep yellow. Female plants when pollinated produce bright red berries from their…

Berberis Plant - Rose Glow

…'Rose Glow', also known as Japanese barberry 'Rose Glow', belongs to the Berberidaceae family. It is a deciduous shrub with leaves that are rounded towards the end and deep purple in colour with some…

Fagus Sylvatica Purpurea Bare Roots - 60/90cm

Purple or Copper Beech is a really classy hedging plant - luxurious green/black/purple leaves from spring until late autumn and then (like green Beech) it's leaves turn copper brown so it has two completely different…

Spiraea japonica Plant - Superstar First Editions

Superstar Spirea features showy clusters of pink flowers at the ends of the branches from late spring to late summer, which emerge from distinctive purple flower buds. It has attractive dark green foliage which emerges…

Malus Royal Beauty

Small weeping crab apple tree, red-purple leaves in spring change to purple-green in summer, single red-purple blossom up to 5cm wide, blossom followed by small red fruit. Height 2-2.5m (6'6"-8'2").