Attitude towards purple has always been ambiguous. On the one hand, it is often called the color of witches and sorcerers, since it is believed that it is able to awaken psychic abilities. On the other hand, they attribute calming, relaxing and even healing properties. The shade itself is also quite controversial - the purple color is full of mysticism and even somewhat gloomy, but it belongs to the group of light, and by no means dark, tones.
Not every bride decides to choose purple as the main color for her wedding dress, not every person wants to design their home in purple tones. However, giving a purple hue to your own garden is a solution that will appeal to many lovers of living plants. Any purple flower, as a rule, is not only stunningly beautiful, but also extremely useful for creating overall harmony throughout the backyard.
For example, a purple flower, whose name is known to every person - lavender. She issuitable even for a beginner gardener. This plant is extremely unpretentious and quite resistant to weather changes (lavender withstands both drought and even frosts down to -30 degrees).
She loves light, warmth and is considered an evergreen. Lavender can be propagated from cuttings. The hardiness of the plant allows it to be grown even in harsh climates, however, experienced gardeners still recommend using additional protective equipment in severe frosts - cover the lavender with spruce branches or move it to a warmer room for a while.
Lavender is a stunningly beautiful purple flower, which also has a lot of useful properties. This plant is successfully used, for example, in cosmetology and aroma therapy.
Essential oils based on lavender have a truly miraculous calming effect.
No less famous purple flower in gardening - the delphinium exists in other variations. Delphiniums are white, pinkish and even red, but it is the purple hue that gives these flowers the true charm. These wonderful plants, like lavender, are not very difficult to care for. It is recommended to plant delphiniums in spring (preferably in early May), or in late summer. For planting, you should choose places where there are no strong gusts of wind - the stems of plants are quite high, and the wind can easily break them. For safety, the stems are tied to a support. Delphiniums bloom, as a rule, twice a season - in summer and autumn.
Another red-violet flower, very popular with gardeners, the dahlia, can be found in almost every Russian garden. Dahlias come in different varieties, respectively, the choice of colors and forms of inflorescences they have is really huge. However, recently, very often gardeners prefer a variety called "phantom" (photo of purple flowers). It is a plant with velvety purple petals. Dahlias, like delphiniums, should be protected from the wind and given the opportunity to receive more sunlight. In the shade, plants do not develop well, so it is not recommended to plant them near trees. Dahlias bloom very beautifully, magnificently, and most importantly, for a long time - the flowering period often reaches three months.
