Purple or dark-colored foliage plants provide contrast and dynamics to a landscape. They can make neighboring plants pop with colorful contrast, create focal points, and draw your eye to an area, and they can complement accent features in your garden. They are extremely versatile and can combine great with almost anything. While this list is not comprehensive, it provides a starting point to those recommended for growing in your St. Louis garden.
Disclaimer: Purple to one person might look different to another. The plant selections on this list are in the purple/black range.
Annuals
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Cordyline fruticosa
cabbage tree
Broadleaf evergreen
Sun: Part shade to full shade
Water: Medium
Height: 9.00 to 15.00 feet
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brazilian joyweed
Annual
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Water: Medium
Height: 1.5 to 1.75 feet
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Beta vulgaris (Garden Beet Group) 'Bull's Blood
beet
Annual
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Water: Medium
Height: 1.00 to 1.50 feet |
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Brassica oleracea (Acephala Group) 'Redbor'
kale
Annual
Sun: Full sun
Water: Medium
Height: 1.00 to 1.50 feet |
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cabbage
Annual
Sun: Full sun
Water: Medium
Height: 1.00 to 2.00 feet
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Capsicum annuum 'Black Pearl'
ornamental pepper
Herbaceous perennial
Sun: Full sun
Water: Medium
Height: 1.00 to 1.50 feet |
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Capsicum annuum 'Purple Flash'
ornamental pepper
Herbaceous perennial
Sun: Full sun
Water: Medium
Height: 1.00 to 1.50 feet
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Sun: Full sun to part shade
Water: Medium to wet
Height: 3.00 to 4.00 feet |
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Sun: Full sun to part shade
Water: Medium to wet
Height: 2.00 to 3.00 feet
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Sun: Full sun to part shade
Water: Medium to wet
Height: 3.00 to 4.00 feet
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Sun: Full sun
Water: Medium
Height: 1.5 to 3 feet
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hyacinth
Herbaceous perennial
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Water: Medium
Height: 10.00 to 20.00 feet
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fountain grass
Ornamental grass
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Water: Medium
Height: 4.00 to 5.00 feet
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fountain grass
Ornamental grass
Sun: Full sun
Water: Medium
Height: 4.00 to 5.00 feet
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Sun: Full sun to part shade
Water: Medium
Height: 1.00 to 3.00 feet
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Perennials
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bugbane
Herbaceous perennial
Sun: Part shade to full shade
Water: Medium
Height: 4.00 to 5.00 feet
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bugbane
Herbaceous perennial
Sun: Part shade to full shade
Water: Medium
Height: 3.00 to 4.00 feet
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bugbane
Herbaceous perennial
Sun: Part shade to full shade
Water: Medium
Height: 4.00 to 6.00 feet
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Sun: Full sun to part shade
Water: Medium
Height: 0.25 to 0.50 feet
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Sun: Full sun to part shade
Water: Medium
Height: 0.25 to 0.75 feet
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Sun: Full sun to part shade
Water: Medium
Height: 1.00 to 2.00 feet
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Sun: Full sun to part shade
Water: Medium
Height: 1.00 to 2.00 feet
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Sun: Full sun to part shade
Water: Medium
Height: 1.00 to 2.00 feet
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Sun: Part shade to full shade
Water: Medium to wet
Height: 2.00 to 3.00 feet
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Sun: Full sun
Water: Dry to medium
Height: 2.50 to 3.00 feet
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Sun: Full sun
Water: Dry to medium
Height: 1.00 to 1.50 feet
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Shrubs
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Sun: Full sun
Water: Medium to wet
Height: 4.00 to 4.50 feet
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Sun: Full sun
Water: Medium to wet
Height: 3.00 to 4.00 feet
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Physocarpus opulifolius 'Diabolo'
ninebark
Deciduous shrub
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Water: Dry to medium
Height: 4.00 to 8.00 feet |
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Sambucus nigra 'Eva' BLACK LACE
black elder
Deciduous shrub
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Water: Medium to wet
Height: 6.00 to 8.00 feet |
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European beech
Tree
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Water: Medium
Height: 5.00 to 12.00 feet
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