purple foliage, purple leaves
What do you have? Previous discussion was gathering dust:
I have many more of these purple plants but here's a couple pics fresh off the camera:
Purple waffle (Hemigraphis)
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7 years agolast modified: 7 years agoHere is one of my ponytail palms. Its leaves turned this dark purple color last year after I repotted it. I thought that it was only temporary, and that it would just fade to green over time, but it is still the same color a year later. My other palm that's the same size as this one has pale light green leaves, so they offer a nice contrast to each other. My largest ponytail palm has ordinary dark green leaves. I found the perfect pot for it recently, and I just finished repotting it. I couldn't believe how heavy it was; even after I washed off all of the old soil. But this is my little purple ponytail. I just love its dark purplish foliage. It looks almost black in this photo, lol...
I'm not sure if this counts, but I have two pots of these Alocasia Amazonicas. The top of the leaves are more of a dark, blackish-green color, but the undersides of its leaves are a deep purple. So exotic...
These AA's love the summer heat down here in the South. As long as I keep them well watered, they grow like crazy. It almost seems like the hotter the weather gets, the happier they are. I kept them in my small greenhouse this spring, and kept them very warm with a small electric heater, to give them an early start this year.
massey516 (NW Montana z 4b)
7 years agoHere are a few of mine. I find myself spending a lot of time on this forum right now as I am anxious to do some outdoor gardening but it remains so cold. We had snow a few days ago and I am just ready for spring!
Here is one of my purples, I think it is a Purple Passion, the ones that are fuzzy. I found a beautiful purple and black pot to put it in! I do a lot of thrift store shopping and love when I find something like this for a buck or 2. And I think it matches so well!
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These are 2 different kinds of wandering jews. I would like to make a combo pot of wandering jews at some point. I know Tiffany purpleinopp does a lot of combo pots and I really like them. I think several varieties of wandering jews together would be so nice. I have these 2 and will remain on the look out for a few more to try a combo pot sometime.
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7 years agomassey516 (NW Montana z 4b)
7 years ago
tropicbreezent
7 years agoHere's a few of mine.
A bit difficult to see in the photo but the underside of Rhoeo leaves are purple.
Another Rhoeo
Also the underside of Calathea
Canna Lily
The underside of Alocasia reginula
And everyone's favourite, Tradescantia pallida "Purple Heart".
Edie
7 years agoI have the same tradescantias as some of you.
Varigated rubber plant:
I also have purple succulents. Tricolor jade:Various echeveria and graptoveria:
Purple split rock and lithops.
Tiffany, purpleinopp Z8b Opp, AL
6 years agoThe "funnels as planters" link is awesome! I'm a huge fan of whoever made 'em. TYVM, I DID love it!
This cute minuscule plant in a mini garden is more purple in person than my camera can handle capturing in a pic. It's about the same size as a quarter, in outside mini garden for 4 yrs.
Same for Graptopetalum paraguayense 'Ghosty,' also in mini garden for 4 yrs.
Just found this, Sedum 'Ayers Rock.'
Vanessa S
6 years agoI just noticed today that a mini rose bush I planted outside has grown some purple leaves. Very cool!
Andrea ME z5b
6 years ago
I just had to show this guy off, he was a sad little houseplant in about a 4'' pot that I had for several years but last spring I put him in my mom's outdoor pot with a couple of annuals, he wintered over outdoors and I was going to add some fresh annuals in the pot but this is what I found when I finally got out there to do it lol! This is about a 10" pot!
Debra (6a) West Ma.