Shrubs with purple or black leaves
Shop our range of shrubs with purple or black leaves, perfect for adding colour and interest in the garden, either as standalone specimens or as a contrast to showy flowers. Purple is known for being a regal colour, signifying luxury and nobility but also magical and cheerful. For an eye popping display, combine purples with oranges and yellows, while for a more subtle combination it’s also effective to accompany violets, indigoes and blues. Purple evergreen shrubs provide year-round colour, while deciduous varieties produce a striking autumnal display before shedding their leaves for the winter. Purple foliage colour is caused by higher levels of anthocyanin than chlorophyll in the leaves and helps produce some of the most vivid autumn displays you’ll find. Our top tip is to grow purple foliage plants in groups for the biggest impact and best contrasting effect in the border.