16 Best Purple and Yellow Flowers

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Best Purple and Yellow Flowers

Some flowers in this list have a tint of blue-purple to them and may not be actually purple.

1. Dwarf Iris

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Botanical Name: Iris reticulata ‘Katharine Hodgkin’

Dwarf iris shows off a four-inch-tall plant with grass-like foliage and a purple or violet-blue bloom with yellow markings in late winter to early spring.

2. Pickwick Crocus

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Botanical Name: Crocus vernus ‘Pickwick’

The six-petaled, pale silver-lilac flowers with striking dark purple stripes and yellow anthers contrast beautifully with grass-like foliage having narrow, silver-white stripes in the middle.

3. Freefall Purple Wing Pansy

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Botanical Name: Viola × wittrockiana ‘Freefall Purple Wing’

This cultivar is admired for bright flowers patterned in deep purple streaks. It grows almost year-round in coastal climates from Spring to Summer.

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4. Bittersweet Nightshade

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Botanical Name: Solanum dulcamara

This plant blooms from mid-May to September, producing purple star-shaped flowers with stamens fused in a conspicuous yellow cone. After flowering, the plant produces round or egg-shaped berries that go through different color phases.

5. Purple ProfusionPlants with purple and yellow flowers in the garden

Botanical Name: Tradescantia ‘Purple Profusion’

Purple Profusion is a clump-forming spiderwort that stands out for its stunning deep purple flowers and purple-tinged young foliage.

6. Magic Lantern Lupine

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Botanical Name: Lupinus ‘Magic Lantern’

Magic Lantern is a robust and erect herbaceous perennial that grows in clumps. It features palmate mid-green leaves and produces large, upright racemes of dark purple and yellow flowers in the summer.

7. Pasque Flower

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Botanical Name: Pulsatilla vulgaris

The fascinating flower traditionally portrays Easter and blooms in late spring; the silky purple star-shaped blossoms have a yellow center.

8. New England Aster

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Botanical Name: Symphyotrichum novae-angliae

This native perennial wildflower adds late-season color to your yard with its bold pink or purple blooms with a yellow center that appears from late summer to fall.

9. Morning Glory

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Botanical Name: Ipomoea

The trumpet-shaped purple blooms have a yellow center. If trained as a vine, it can grow up to 8-10 feet tall.

10. Purple Cloud Aster

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Botanical Name: Aster ‘Purple Cloud’

The purple-blue flowers with a yellow disk appear in late summer and bloom for at least four weeks. Pinch them to promote bushier growth.

11. Prairie Gentian

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Botanical Name: Eustoma exaltatum spp. russellianum

Native to wet meadows from South Dakota to Texas and Mexico, this annual or perennial shows off bell-shaped, upright blue or purple blooms with yellow stamens.

12. Dendrobium OrchidOrchid Plants with purple and yellow flowers in the garden 1

Botanical Name: Dendrobium spp.

It boasts delicate, cheerful purple blooms with a white-yellow center. Check the best 90 Different Types of Orchid Varieties You Can Grow here.

13. Alpine Columbine

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Botanical Name: Aquilegia alpina

This popular perennial features bright purple-blue blooms with yellow stamens over gray-green leaves.

14. Purple Burst Aster

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Botanical Name: ‘Purple Burst’ China Aster

The semi-double bloom with purple petals is splashed in white and shines with a yellow disk. They are loved for their variegated appearance.

15. Adrian Primrose

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Botanical Name: Primula auricula

This variety is abundant in hardiness zones 3 to 8. It forms rosettes of leaves that bear clusters of deep purple flowers with lighter edges and a creamy-yellow center.

16. Strict Blue-Eyed Grass

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Botanical Name: Sisyrinchium montanum

Despite its name, Blue-Eyed Grass is not a type of grass. It is a perennial wildflower that grows in clumps and has long green leaves and small, bright purple flowers.

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