9 plants with purple flowers, most of which can be grown indoors

Flowers of any color are beautiful when grown at home. If you like flowering plants that look romantic and charming, then the purple flowers below are perfect for you. They produce bright, captivating purple blooms.

The most common one is the African violet. Below I will introduce some less common purple flowers, so see which one you like better.

1. Bellflower

Bellflower, also called balloon flower (Platycodon grandiflorus), is a very easy-care herbaceous flowering plant. Once planted, it needs almost no management, just some slow-release organic fertilizer in spring and summer, and regular watering if it gets too dry. The key thing about growing bellflower is that it rarely suffers from pests or diseases and stays very healthy most of the time.

2. Ornamental onion

Ornamental onions (Allium) are much more attractive than the common scallion. Some have very tall flower stalks and very large flower heads that look like big fluffy pom-poms.

They are very charming in a yard or on a balcony. Their large flower heads are made up of delicate little flowers and look very cute. The purple-flowered varieties are the most captivating. They are extremely drought tolerant, you do not need to worry about pests or diseases, and they have strong resistance to various pests.

3. Azalea

Azaleas are very well suited to cool climates. They do not need much light and can grow well even planted in the shade of trees. They like well-drained soil, and planting them on a hillside is ideal. Azaleas come in different varieties and are suited to temperate and subtropical regions. They can grow into small shrubs, and when they bloom they are especially captivating.

4. Betony

Betony (Stachys officinalis) is an herbaceous flowering plant. It is very easy to grow and quite harmless, attracting no harmful insects, only butterflies and bees. It likes loose, well-drained soil, and the growing spot needs plenty of light.

5. Aster

Asters are herbaceous flowering plants in the sunflower family. Their flowers look like miniature sunflowers, with pink and purple varieties. They are very easy to grow; the seeds can simply be scattered on the soil surface to grow and sprout. They are very heat-tolerant and drought-tolerant flowering plants with captivating blooms.

6. Cyclamen

Cyclamen flowers usually have five petals, and the flower colors are typically purple, pink and white. They are very delicate and cute, and they also give off a faint fragrance. They are very well suited to being grown as indoor potted plants. As long as the temperature is suitable, they can bloom all year round. They are a low-maintenance plant that generally does not suffer from pests or diseases; when the water runs low, simply water them. They like cool climates.

7. Crocus

Crocus, also called saffron crocus, is a truly wonderful flower. It can be planted directly in the yard. It likes loose, airy, well-drained sandy soil. The growing environment should stay cool, avoiding overly high temperatures, and the growing spot should have plenty of light.

8. Windflower

Windflower (Pulsatilla) belongs to the genus Pulsatilla. It was originally a wild flower. Its blooming period is very short, usually flowering in March and April. The flowers are very delicate. When there is plenty of sunlight, it produces small purple flowers; at night or in dark weather, the flowers close up. It is well suited to growing in a rock garden.

9. Petunia

Petunia is one of the most popular herbaceous flowering plants. As long as the temperature is suitable, it can stay in bloom all year round. It looks very elegant and comes in a great many flower colors, including the most common purple, white and pink, and even mixed-color varieties. From spring to autumn it can maintain continuous blooming.