Let ’s move counterclockwise to the other side of the color bicycle today and enjoy two purple jazz group with some of my all - time favorite industrial plant .
photograph # 1 : Chanticleer Gardenin Wayne , Pennsylvania . A deep purple elephant auricle ( Colocasia esculentacv . , Zones 9 - 11 ) , metallic purple Iranian buckler ( Strobilanthes dyerianus , USDA Hardiness Zones 9 - 11 ) , and a mauve blossoming tobacco ( Nicotianacv . , yearly ) . Those Chanticleerians sure know how to commingle plants !
Photo # 2 : Conservatory Gardenin Central Park . Where else ? New York , New York . A rose of Sharon ( Hibiscus syriacuscv . , Zones 5 - 9 ) in the background signal , a purple coneflower ( Echinacea purpureacv . , zone 3 - 9 ) , the luscious deep purple leave of perilla ( Perilla frutescenscv . , annual ) , Joe Pye smoke ( Eupatorium purpureumcv . , zone 3 - 9 ) , and another blossom tobacco plant ( Nicotianacv . , one-year ) . Beautiful !

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