Purple deadknettle produces small purple flowers and jagged, heart-shaped leaves that emerge from a single, central stem. Part of the mint family, it is a low-growing plant of 2 to 8 inches.

Despite the color in the name, wild indigo flowers show up in white or yellow along with the expected bluish-purple. Wild indigo is drought-tolerant and pollinator-friendly and is hardy in Zones 3 ...

Head up the Buckhorn Mountain on Route 36 and when you are almost at the Avalon Road intersection, you’ll start to see majestic stands of purple flowers scattered along the roadside. They’re ...

Big-leaf hydrangeas may have the spotlight with their giant puffs of flowers blooming in pink, blue, purple or white. Wild hydrangeas, plants native to the U.S., shouldn’t be overlooked. These ...