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Author Garden: purple foliage plants njoynit Garden Pro! Member # 1345 posted                       looking to add some purple foliage plants to some spots in yard.would like to know what all is out there& if will grow sun/shade/full shade.........I have one spot that is full shade is 12 ft at back of a shed.shed is gold with black trim. also if it blooms or not and what time of yr it blooms.plus needs to be "hades resistant for 40 days of hell" I don't mind watering 4 times a day * * * * I will age ungracefully until I become an old woman in a small garden..doing whatever the Hell I want! http://community.webshots.com/user/njoynit03 http://community.webshots.com/user/njoynit http://photos.yahoo.com/njoynit03 Plants: 2209 | From: SE TX`in the yard somewhere most likely | Registered: Jul 2003  |  Seeded: 67.30.43.245 weezie13 Compost Queen! Member # 772 posted                       Njoynit, One that comes to mind immediately is the Purple Sweet Potato Vine~"Blackie" I think it is, looks awesome with the lime green one, somebody had in a mystery picture, was it you??? Can't remember, Brain Drain!!! I'm pooped!! (I have been in the yard, most of the day, pulling, raking, chopping, throwing, rollin' walking, sat down to eat an apple with the wee~one, then we walked and picked up the oldest from school and now the wee~ones taking a quick nap and I'm back outside for more grueling work, but I love it, it was about 60 ) I'll look up somemore tonight!!! Weezie * * * * Weezie Don't forget to be kind to strangers. For some who have done this have entertained angels without realizing it. - Bible - Hebrews 13:2 http://photobucket.com/albums/y250/weezie13/ Plants: 29299 | From: N.Y. | Registered: Apr 2003  |  Seeded: 24.54.84.61 gardengal Super Gardener Member # 1403 posted                       Hmmm... I saw a neat purple ivy looking thing at the nursery on Sunday...if i get a chance I'll go back and get the name for you. I didn't look at it too close, I was on a mission for some star jasmine... * * * * Women and cats will do as they please. Men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea. Plants: 766 | From: The real OC in sunny So. Cal. | Registered: Aug 2003  |  Seeded: 216.114.206.2 Nikkal Dream Gardener Member # 1151 posted                       Njoynit, how about Tradescantia pallida 'Purple Heart'? Here's a pic: Purple Heart It's a perrenial, hardy in zones 8a thru 11. Tolerates sun to part shade, very drought tolerant (recommended for xeriscaping). Blooms throughout the year with small pink flowers, which are rather insignificant, it's grown for it's purple to burgundy foliage. Makes an excellent ground cover, but if not restrained can become invasive. It is very easily propagated by cuttings. Will post others as I think of them... Nikkal * * * * The Earth does not belong to us - We belong to the Earth ~Oriah Mountain Dreamer~ Plants: 307 | From: Memphis, TN z8 | Registered: Jun 2003  |  Seeded: 66.61.121.241 Newt Dream Gardener Member # 74 posted                       How about oxalis regnellii - purple shamrock. It can be a bit invasive but easy to pull out. Doesn't like it colder than zone 7b even though this site says it will take it. I brought in some last winter and the ones I left outside didn't make it. We did have a particularly hard winter though. http://www.plantdelights.com/Catalog/Current/Detail/00589.html There's also a corydalis with purple leaves. http://www.rainyside.com/features/plant_gallery/perennials/CorydalisPurpleLeaf.html How about purple leafed sage - salvia officinalis 'purpurea'. http://www.gilbertiesherbs.com/herb_guide/gilb_hg_results_main.cfm?nameValue=Purple%20Sage There's also purple ruffles basil - Ocimum basilicum 'Purple Ruffles'. http://www.gilbertiesherbs.com/herb_guide/gilb_hg_results_main.cfm?nameValue=Purple%20Ruffles%20Basil Newt * * * * When weeding, the best way to make sure you are removing a weed and not a valuable plant is to pull on it. If it comes out of the ground easily, it is a valuable plant. Plants: 271 | From: Maryland zone 7 | Registered: Sep 2002  |  Seeded: 200.37.164.34 njoynit Garden Pro! Member # 1345 posted                       I have the purple heart .i know it as purple jew.it does flower great as long as i keep breaking pieces off and sticking in ground or in pots.have 3 containers of it and a few in ground around tree with my aujuga& hosta.the hanging basket one needs divided again.they get petty rooty I was watching HGTV when seen some purple shamrock.it is what caused me to think of purple foliaged plants to add elsewhere in yard.they had grown as a groundcover was hosta and some kind of purple shrub that had plum in the name I have some seeds for purple ruffles basil& i grow the blackie sweet potato vine& some wandering jew vine(it grows darker in shaded spot)oh and have some mullin seeds that will be purple * * * * I will age ungracefully until I become an old woman in a small garden..doing whatever the Hell I want! http://community.webshots.com/user/njoynit03 http://community.webshots.com/user/njoynit http://photos.yahoo.com/njoynit03 Plants: 2209 | From: SE TX`in the yard somewhere most likely | Registered: Jul 2003  |  Seeded: 67.30.43.160 catlover The Cheetah! Member # 654 posted                       Ohhhhh Nikkal another mystery solved and you didn't even know it! I have the purple heart in a hanging basket....will tag it! Thanx * * * * Plants: 7129 | From: California | Registered: Mar 2003  |  Seeded: 68.66.244.5 alankhart Super Gardener Member # 7 posted                       There are several purple leaved Heuchera cultivars, such as 'Palace Purple', which grow well in shade. * * * * Plants: 699 | From: Knoxville, TN | Registered: Aug 2002  |  Seeded: 66.19.136.189 Nikkal Dream Gardener Member # 1151 posted                       Glad I could help, Catlover , even if it was by accident!! Nikkal * * * * The Earth does not belong to us - We belong to the Earth ~Oriah Mountain Dreamer~ Plants: 307 | From: Memphis, TN z8 | Registered: Jun 2003  |  Seeded: 66.61.121.241 Jiffymouse guest posted                 Nikkal, I always knew purple heart as moses in the basket. I like the purple heart name better. have a pot of it to bring in for the winter. Seeded: 206.220.183.10

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