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In July’s column of Purdue Yard & Garden News, Purdue Extension Consumer Horticulturist B. Rosie Lerner discusses several types of purple plants that could spice up your landscape, from small shrubs like Weigela and Ninebark to larger trees like Purple-leaf European Beech and Redbud Forest Pansy.
Resources
The Purple Landscape, Purdue Yard & Garden News
News Archive, Purdue Yard & Garden News
Purdue Master Gardener Program, Purdue Horticulture
B. Rosie Lerner
Extension Consumer Horticulturist, Purdue Extension
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