Purple flowering trees really stand out and we love them.
That is why we put together this comprehensive list of twenty nine of them.
Take your time and enjoy all of the stunning shades of purple.
We hope you love them as much as we do!
Stunning Trees With Beautiful Purple Blooms
1. Jacaranda Tree
The Jacaranda tree is celebrated for its stunning purple blooms in spring, transitioning to vibrant yellow hues in the fall.
This fast-growing, drought-tolerant tree enhances landscapes with its dramatic silhouette and fernlike foliage.
The breathtaking clusters of lavender flowers create a visually striking presence, followed by a unique lilac carpet as the blooms fall.
With its resilient trunk and branches, the Jacaranda thrives in various soil types, embodying strength and beauty.
- USDA Growing Zones: 9-11 outdoors (hardy down to 30℉)
- Growth Rate: Fast
- Height: Mature height of 25-50 ft.
- Width: Mature width of 15-30 ft.
- Flowers: Long-lasting purple blooms in spring
- Sunlight Requirements: Full sun
- Botanical Name: Jacaranda mimosifolia
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2. Ann Magnolia Shrub
The Ann Magnolia is a stunning, low-maintenance shrub that thrives in modern yards, offering privacy and aesthetic appeal with its dense foliage.
It blooms magnificent, fragrant, purple-red flowers with a white interior late in spring, strategically avoiding spring frosts, and occasionally re-blooms in summer.
This moderately fast-growing, pest and disease-resistant plant is adaptable, requiring little to no pruning, and is a popular choice among gardeners for its vibrant floral display and versatility as either a shrub or a small tree.
- USDA Growing Zones: 4-8
- Growth Rate: Moderately Fast
- Height: Mature height of 8-10 ft.
- Width: Mature width of 8-10 ft.
- Flowers: Huge, fragrant blooms in late spring with sporadic blooms in summer
- Sunlight Requirements: Full sun to partial shade
- Botanical Name: Magnolia x ‘Ann’
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3. Twilight Crape Myrtle
The Twilight Crape Myrtle boasts the darkest purple blooms among crape myrtles, setting it apart as a strikingly beautiful ornamental tree.
Known for its low maintenance and high drought tolerance, it offers a spectacular display of deep purple flowers from early June until frost.
Capable of growing up to 20-25 feet tall, it serves wonderfully for driveways, roadways, fences, groupings, or as a solo standout in your yard.
The Twilight Crape Myrtle transitions through seasons with changing leaf and bark colors, adding year-round interest.
Bred for hardiness, it thrives in full sun, prefers acidic soil, and once established, shows remarkable drought resistance and a fast growth rate, making it an easy-to-grow addition to any landscape.
- USDA Growing Zones: 7-9 outdoors (hardy down to 10℉)
- Growth Rate: Fast
- Height: Mature height of 20-25 ft.
- Width: Mature width of 10-20 ft.
- Flowers: Deep purple blooms from early June until frost
- Sunlight Requirements: Full sun
- Botanical Name: Lagerstroemia indica ‘Twilight’
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4. Purple Robe Locust Tree
The Purple Robe Locust tree is a fast-growing, hard-wooded tree beloved for its stunning, fragrant purple flower clusters reminiscent of Wisteria, blooming in mid-to-late spring.
This highly adaptable and drought-tolerant tree offers easy care, thriving in USDA zones 4 to 8.
With its reddish bronze leaves maturing to dark blue-green and turning yellow in fall, the Purple Robe Locust provides beautiful, light-dappled shade, making it an excellent choice for street trees, shade, and ornamental lawn trees.
Its moderate size and fine-textured foliage, combined with its resilience and minimal care requirements, make it a highly sought-after addition to any landscape.
- USDA Growing Zones: 4-8
- Growth Rate: Fast, with 2-3 feet of growth per year
- Height: Mature height of 30-40 ft.
- Width: Mature width of 20-30 ft.
- Flowers: Fragrant, drooping purple clusters in mid-to-late spring
- Sunlight Requirements: Full sun
- Botanical Name: Robinia pseudoacacia ‘Purple Robe’
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5. Betty Magnolia Shrub
The Betty Magnolia is a compact and hardy variety known for its striking blooms that emerge later than other magnolias, providing a reliable flower show even in frost-prone climates.
Its large, fragrant flowers are cup-shaped, featuring a captivating contrast of white interiors against purple exteriors. Ideal for smaller gardens, this variety has a shrubby habit that makes it perfect for creating flowering privacy screens.
With lush summer foliage and a bloom time that dodges late frosts, Betty Magnolia is a delightful addition to any landscape, offering beauty without the bulk of larger magnolia varieties.
- USDA Growing Zones: 3-8
- Growth Rate: Medium
- Height: Mature height of 12-15 ft.
- Width: Mature width of 10-12 ft.
- Flowers: Large, fragrant white and purple cup-shaped blooms in spring
- Sunlight Requirements: Full sun to part shade
- Botanical Name: Magnolia ‘Betty’
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6. Shoal Creek Chaste Tree
The Shoal Creek Chaste tree stands out with its graceful form and vigorous growth, presenting long wands of fragrant violet-blue flower clusters throughout the summer.
This heat and humidity-tolerant tree is an improved cultivar, beloved for its light, airy canopy and aromatic, silvery blue-green foliage.
Ideal as a multi-trunked small tree or large shrub, it attracts pollinators with its all-summer blooming and provides a robust, easy-care option for gardeners.
Deer resistant and adaptable, the Shoal Creek Chaste Tree is a stunning choice for adding color and texture to landscapes.
- USDA Growing Zones: 6-9
- Growth Rate: Fast
- Height: Mature height of 10-12 ft.
- Width: Mature width of 10-12 ft.
- Flowers: Fragrant, violet-blue clusters blooming all summer
- Sunlight Requirements: Full sun
- Botanical Name: Vitex agnus-castus ‘Shoal Creek’
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7. Don Egolf Chinese Redbud
The Don Egolf Chinese Redbud is a stunning, award-winning tree known for its erect, fastigiate branches and exceptional floral display.
Introduced by the U.S. National Arboretum, this compact tree is perfect for small space gardens, showcasing rosy purple flowers that cover the bare branches from top to bottom in early spring.
The blooms are long-lasting and transition into attractive, dark-green, glossy, heart-shaped leaves, providing an upright architectural interest throughout all seasons.
Notably sterile, Don Egolf Chinese Redbud does not produce seed pods, making it a tidy option for landscapes.
Its disease resistance and easy-care nature make it a highly desirable choice for both residential and commercial settings.
- USDA Growing Zones: 6-9
- Growth Rate: Slow
- Height: Mature height of 8-12 ft.
- Width: Mature width of 12-15 ft.
- Flowers: Rosy purple flowers covering the branches in early spring
- Sunlight Requirements: Full sun to partial shade
- Botanical Name: Cercis chinensis ‘Don Egolf’
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8. Profusion Crabapple
The Profusion Crabapple is a vibrant, year-round tree known for its bright red flowers with dark pink/purple centers in spring, transitioning to bronzed, green summer foliage, and ending with harvest gold in fall.
This tree is a feast for the eyes and local songbirds, thanks to its deep, reddish-purple fruit. Its compact, rounded form and outstanding accent features make it an excellent choice for modern yards, street trees, and landscapes seeking color and interest throughout all seasons.
Hardy and disease-resistant, it displays drought tolerance, making it a low-maintenance and adaptable addition to any garden.
- USDA Growing Zones: 4-8
- Growth Rate: Medium
- Height: Mature height of 18-24 ft.
- Width: Mature width of 20-25 ft.
- Flowers: Bright red with dark pink/purple centers, blooms in early spring
- Sunlight Requirements: Full sun
- Botanical Name: Malus ‘Profusion’
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9. Bubba Desert Willow
The Bubba Desert Willow is an exceptional native tree known for its knockout purple flowers and easy-care nature.
This drought-tolerant tree thrives in full sun and well-drained soil, making it an excellent choice for creating a marvelous screen or tall hedge in landscapes that face harsh conditions.
With large, bicolored, trumpet-shaped flowers reminiscent of orchids, the Bubba Desert Willow offers a stunning display from summer to fall, attracting a variety of beneficial pollinators.
Its willow-like foliage and slim branches contribute to its unique and open canopy, distinguishing it from true willows and adding year-round interest with its twisted trunks and exfoliating bark.
- USDA Growing Zones: 5-9
- Growth Rate: Medium
- Height: Mature height of 30 ft.
- Width: Mature width of 25-30 ft.
- Flowers: Knockout purple flowers from summer to fall
- Sunlight Requirements: Full sun
- Botanical Name: Chilopsis linearis ‘Bubba’
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10. Thunderstruck™ Lavender Blast™ Crape Myrtle Tree
The Thunderstruck™ Lavender Blast™ Crape Myrtle combines the elegance of soft lavender blooms with the striking beauty of black, glossy foliage.
This tree promises to turn heads with its unique color palette, blooming from early summer until the first frost.
Suited for smaller gardens, it is drought-tolerant, cold hardy, and exhibits fast growth, ensuring your landscape quickly becomes the envy of the neighborhood.
This nearly maintenance-free tree provides vivid color and lush growth, making it a standout addition to any garden setting.
- USDA Growing Zones: 6-10 outdoors (hardy down to 0℉)
- Growth Rate: Fast
- Height: Mature height of 12-15 ft.
- Width: Mature width of 8-12 ft.
- Flowers: Soft lavender blooms from early summer to the first frost
- Sunlight Requirements: Full sun
- Botanical Name: Lagerstroemia x ‘JM3’ PPAF
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11. Miss Kim Lilac Tree
The Miss Kim Lilac tree is loved for its exceptional fragrance and visually captivating blooms that undergo a fascinating transformation through the seasons.
It blossoms with clusters of lavender-blue lilacs in May, which gradually shift to a soft pale pink in the summer.
As autumn approaches, the foliage turns a striking dark purple, offering a continual display of beauty.
Perfect for both garden and container settings, the Miss Kim Lilac can be used to create an elegant, fragrant screen or simply enjoyed for its aromatic presence near entrances.
Carefully nurtured to ensure a healthy root system and vigorous growth, this lilac variety promises a full and fragrant addition to any landscape.
- USDA Growing Zones: 3-8 outdoors (hardy down to -30℉)
- Growth Rate: Slow
- Height: Mature height of 6-8 ft.
- Width: Mature width of 6-8 ft.
- Flowers: Lavender-blue blooms in May, transitioning to pale pink in summer
- Sunlight Requirements: Full to partial sun
- Botanical Name: Syringa patula ‘Miss Kim’
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12. Hong Kong Orchid Tree
The Hong Kong Orchid tree is a winter wonder, boasting large, pinkish-purple blooms that last five months, from November into the spring.
Perfect for enlivening winter landscapes, these fragrant blooms stand out against the stark backdrop of the season.
Suitable for planting in containers in colder climates or as a privacy screen in warmer regions, the Hong Kong Orchid tree is highly adaptable and drought-tolerant, thriving in a range of soil types and conditions.
- USDA Growing Zones: 4-11 patio / 9-11 outdoors (hardy down to 30℉)
- Growth Rate: Moderate
- Height: Mature height of 15-25 ft.
- Width: Mature width of 15-25 ft.
- Flowers: Large, pinkish-purple blooms from November to spring
- Sunlight Requirements: Full to partial sun
- Botanical Name: Bauhinia x blakeana
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13. Ardens Rose of Sharon Althea Shrub
The Ardens Rose of Sharon Shrub offers a splendid late-season bloom, featuring 3-inch double blooms set against vibrant green foliage.
Starting mid-summer and extending into autumn, the lavender flowers with a maroon center draw in bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds.
This hardy, adaptable shrub thrives in a variety of conditions, including partial shade, and promises a long life of up to 40 years.
Perfect for adding a pop of color to the garden late in the season, the Ardens Rose of Sharon is a low-maintenance yet visually striking choice for any landscape.
- USDA Growing Zones: 5-9
- Growth Rate: Medium
- Height: Mature height of 8-12 ft.
- Width: Mature width of 6-8 ft.
- Flowers: Lavender, double blooms from mid-summer to autumn
- Sunlight Requirements: Full sun to partial shade
- Botanical Name: Hibiscus syriacus ‘Ardens’
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14. Red Pixie Lilac Tree
The Red Pixie Lilac is an ideal choice for gardeners seeking a compact yet vibrantly colored tree. Known for its dwarf stature and upright, rounded growth, it fits perfectly in smaller gardens without sacrificing visual impact.
From late spring to early summer, and often reblooming later in the season, this lilac delights with aromatic red-pink flowers against a backdrop of bright green foliage, which turns a blazing yellow in fall.
The Red Pixie Lilac promises easy care, minimal upkeep, and a long blooming period, ensuring your garden shines with color and interest throughout the seasons.
- USDA Growing Zones: 3-7 outdoors (hardy down to -30℉)
- Growth Rate: Moderate
- Height: Mature height of 6-7 ft.
- Width: Mature width of 3-4 ft.
- Flowers: Aromatic red-pink blooms in late spring, with potential reblooming in summer and early fall
- Sunlight Requirements: Full to partial sun
- Botanical Name: Syringa ‘Red Pixie’
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15. Autumn Royalty® Encore® Azalea
The Encore® Autumn Royalty® Azalea is as a hardy, large variety of Azalea, boasting up to three flushes of vibrant lavender-purple blooms a year.
Its evergreen foliage and oversized flowers make it a stunning addition to any landscape, with the ability to attract butterflies and hummingbirds.
Awarded “Rhododendron of the Year” by the Rhododendron Society of America, this Azalea thrives in USDA zones 6 to 9, reaching heights of 4-5 feet.
It’s perfect for mass plantings, hedges, or as a striking specimen plant, offering beauty with minimal maintenance.
- USDA Growing Zones: 6-9
- Growth Rate: Fast to Medium
- Height: Mature height of 4-5 ft.
- Width: Mature width of 3-4 ft.
- Flowers: Lavender purple blooms in early spring, mid-summer, and fall
- Sunlight Requirements: Full sun to partial shade
- Botanical Name: Rhododendron ‘Conlec’
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16. Lavender Rhododendron Shrub
The Lavender Rhododendron is renowned for its impressive clusters of bright lavender flowers, offering a dramatic display each spring.
This drought-tolerant and adaptable shrub is easy to grow, making it a splendid addition to any landscape.
Praised by the National Arbor Day Foundation as one of America’s most beautiful plants, its glossy foliage and round growth habit make it perfect for group plantings or as a standalone specimen.
- USDA Growing Zones: 4-8
- Growth Rate: Moderate
- Height: Mature height of 6-10 ft.
- Width: Mature width of 6-10 ft.
- Flowers: Lavender flowers in spring
- Sunlight Requirements: Full to partial sunlight
- Botanical Name: Rhododendron catawbiense
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17. Muskogee Crape Myrtle Tree
The Muskogee Crape Myrtle looks amazing with its unique lavender-purple flowers, offering an impressive display for up to six months.
As one of the fastest-growing Crape Myrtle varieties, it quickly reaches its full ornamental potential, adaptable to a variety of soil types and resistant to powdery mildew and drought.
This variety thrives especially well in the humid regions of the South, maintaining its vigor and beauty without the need for messy treatments.
The Muskogee Crape Myrtle provides versatile landscaping options, ensuring rapid growth and vibrant color.
- USDA Growing Zones: 6-9 outdoors (hardy down to 0℉)
- Growth Rate: Moderate
- Height: Mature height of 20-30 ft.
- Width: Mature width of 10-15 ft.
- Flowers: Lavender-purple flowers lasting up to six months
- Sunlight Requirements: Full sun
- Botanical Name: Lagerstroemia indica x fauriei ‘Muskogee’
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18. Ace of Hearts Redbud
The Ace of Hearts Redbud is a captivating addition to any garden, boasting magenta, pea-shaped buds that burst into bloom in spring, followed by heart-shaped, light green foliage that transitions to bright yellow in fall.
This easy-to-care-for tree is a magnet for beneficial pollinators and serves as an excellent specimen tree.
Its compact size and colorful display through the seasons make it an ideal choice for adding vibrant hues to your landscape, blending seamlessly with other plants and filling your garden with life and color.
- USDA Growing Zones: 5-9
- Growth Rate: Medium
- Height: Mature height of 12-15 ft.
- Width: Mature width of 12-15 ft.
- Flowers: Magenta, pea-shaped buds in spring
- Sunlight Requirements: Full sun to partial shade
- Botanical Name: Cercis canadensis ‘Ace of Hearts’
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19. Genie Magnolia Tree
The Columnar Genie Magnolia is a compact and columnar saucer magnolia variety, perfect for small space gardens and offering frost-resistant, rich maroon-purple blooms.
Its very dark black-red buds open to scented, six-inch-across flowers, providing an incredible spring display and potential repeat blooms throughout the growing season.
This long-lived, easy-care tree has large, shiny green leaves with silvery undersides and maintains an excellent narrow form, making it suitable for both ground planting and large containers.
The Genie Magnolia’s reliable flowering performance, even in cold springs, makes it a magical addition to any landscape.
- USDA Growing Zones: 5-9
- Growth Rate: Medium
- Height: Mature height of 10 ft.
- Width: Mature width of 5 ft.
- Flowers: Rich maroon-purple, six inches across, with a repeat bloom potential
- Sunlight Requirements: Full sun to partial shade
- Botanical Name: Magnolia x ‘Genie’
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20. Alley Cat Redbud
The Alley Cat Redbud is a striking ornamental tree celebrated for its unusual variegated leaves and vibrant purple-pink blooms that appear in early spring.
This compact tree, discovered as a natural sport in an alley, showcases electric purple-pink flowers followed by new leaves that emerge dark pink and mature into a marbled green and white variegation.
It’s heat-tolerant, ensuring the heart-shaped leaves will not scorch under the summer sun.
With its disease-resistant and widely adapted nature, Alley Cat Redbud is an easy-care, compact tree that spreads nicely, offering year-round appeal and winter interest.
- USDA Growing Zones: 5-9
- Growth Rate: Medium
- Height: Mature height of 20 ft.
- Width: Mature width of 30 ft.
- Flowers: Electric purple-pink blooms in very early spring
- Sunlight Requirements: Full sun to partial shade
- Botanical Name: Cercis canadensis ‘Alley Cat’
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21. Galaxy Magnolia
The Galaxy Magnolia is different, with its unique timing and stunning flower display.
Bred specifically to bloom later, past the threat of frost, this magnolia variety ensures its deep purple buds and rose-purple flowers are seen at their best, without damage from late spring frosts.
Its strong branches support a compact, spreading canopy that yearly adds to its beauty, making it an ideal choice for those with limited space.
The Galaxy Magnolia’s remarkable flower color, combined with its resilience and compact growth habit, makes it a prized addition for any garden, offering a breathtaking spectacle each spring.
- USDA Growing Zones: 5-9
- Growth Rate: Medium
- Height: Mature height of 30-35 ft.
- Width: Mature width of 15-20 ft.
- Flowers: Deep purple buds open to rose-purple flowers, blooming later to avoid frost damage
- Sunlight Requirements: Full sun
- Botanical Name: Magnolia x ‘Galaxy’
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22. Royal Purple Smoke Tree
The Royal Purple Smoke tree looks great with its stunning purplish-red foliage and unique, smoke-like purple blooms.
This tree is known for its versatility, thriving in a variety of soil types and conditions, including drought.
From spring through fall, the Royal Purple Smoke Tree offers a continuous display of color, with foliage turning scarlet in autumn.
Ideal for various landscape applications, it grows slowly into an open crown, reaching up to 15 feet.
This tree combines ease of care with striking beauty, making it a compelling choice for gardeners seeking a distinctive and low-maintenance addition to their landscape.
- USDA Growing Zones: 5-9 outdoors (hardy down to -10℉)
- Growth Rate: Moderate
- Height: Mature height of 10-15 ft.
- Width: Mature width of 12-15 ft.
- Sunlight Requirements: Full to partial sun
- Botanical Name: Cotinus coggygria
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23. Black Diamond® Crape Myrtle – Purely Purple™
The Black Diamond® Purely Purple Crape Myrtle has vibrant purple blooms and a compact shrub form, making it a perfect choice for adding a splash of color to any garden, even in limited spaces.
From spring through summer, it showcases its distinct purple flowers against stunning black foliage, creating a striking contrast.
This drought-tolerant and mildew-resistant variety blooms on new wood, ensuring that pruning will not impact its flowering potential.
Ideal for containers, it’s a versatile addition to porches, balconies, or small gardens, offering easy care and a robust display of color.
- USDA Growing Zones: 6-10 outdoors (hardy down to 0℉)
- Growth Rate: Moderate
- Height: Mature height of 10-12 ft.
- Width: Mature width of 6-8 ft.
- Flowers: Vibrant purple blooms from spring to summer
- Sunlight Requirements: Full sun
- Botanical Name: Lagerstroemia indica
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24. Vitex Chaste Tree
The Vitex Chaste Tree is renowned for its striking lavender blooms and versatility in any landscape, thriving both in the ground and in containers.
Offering bold color and fragrant blooms from early summer into fall, the Vitex is a drought-tolerant and cold-hardy choice for gardeners seeking minimal maintenance with maximum impact.
Its flowers not only add aesthetic value but also attract wildlife, enhancing the garden’s vibrancy.
- USDA Growing Zones: 5-9 outdoors (hardy down to -10℉)
- Growth Rate: Moderate
- Height: Mature height of 8-15 ft.
- Width: Mature width of 5-8 ft.
- Flowers: Fragrant lilac blooms from early summer to fall
- Sunlight Requirements: Full sun
- Botanical Name: Vitex agnus castus
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25. Bloomerang® Lilac Tree
The Bloomerang Lilac tree extends the lilac season with its remarkable ability to bloom twice a year, first in mid-May and then again from July until the first frost.
This reblooming lilac fills your garden with months of vivid colors and a refreshing, jasmine-like fragrance, making it an ideal choice for areas where you can enjoy its scent up close, like patios and poolsides.
Its compact size allows it to fit seamlessly into any landscape design.
With a healthier root system and more developed branching provided from the start, the Bloomerang Lilac offers effortless elegance and easy upkeep, ensuring a stunning display of color and fragrance in your garden.
- USDA Growing Zones: 3-7 outdoors (hardy down to -30℉)
- Growth Rate: Fast
- Height: Mature height of 6-7 ft.
- Width: Mature width of 4-5 ft.
- Flowers: Blooms twice each year, in mid-May and again from July until the first frost
- Sunlight Requirements: Full sun
- Botanical Name: Syringa ‘SMSJBP7’ PP26549
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26. Leonard Messel Magnolia Tree
The Leonard Messel Magnolia tree, awarded the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit, is a captivating addition to small space gardens.
This magnolia variety blooms a bit later than other star magnolias, reliably outpacing late frosts with its striking two-toned, strappy blooms.
The purple flower buds open to reveal a white interior, maturing into fragrant, lavender-pink blossoms.
Crafted into a single stem tree form, its fine-textured narrow leaves complement the tree’s overall grace.
This cold-hardy and widely adaptable magnolia is not only an excellent size for compact gardens but also brings a spectacular bloom and elegant structure to any landscape.
- USDA Growing Zones: 4-9
- Growth Rate: Medium
- Height: Mature height of 15-20 ft.
- Width: Mature width of 12-18 ft.
- Flowers: Purple buds open to white interior, maturing to lavender-pink; blooms later than other star magnolias
- Sunlight Requirements: Full sun
- Botanical Name: Magnolia x loebneri ‘Leonard Messel’
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27. Dwarf Korean Lilac Tree
The Dwarf Korean Lilac in Tree-Form is an exceptional choice for those seeking spring glory without sacrificing space.
This compact lilac tree dazzles with an abundance of fragrant, pale purple blooms each spring, creating a violet hue that is more visible than green.
Its reblooming nature ensures a light floral display later in the season, making it a flower-producing powerhouse.
With its ruffled, dark green foliage, this lilac variety also offers attractive fall colors and is highly adaptable, thriving in urban conditions and cold climates alike.
Ideal for adding height and style to any garden, this lilac tree is a testament to beauty and strength in a compact package.
- USDA Growing Zones: 3-7
- Growth Rate: Slow
- Height: Mature height of 5-6 ft.
- Width: Mature width of 5-6 ft.
- Flowers: Abundant pale purple blooms in spring with a light rebloom in late summer
- Sunlight Requirements: Full sun
- Botanical Name: Syringa ‘Palibin’
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28. Catawba Crape Myrtle Tree
The Catawba Crape Myrtle dazzles from spring to fall with its rich purple blooms, making it a standout among flowering trees.
Its lush clusters of dark purple flowers not only add a striking contrast against its green foliage but also give the branches a beautiful cascading effect.
As the blooming season ends, the Catawba doesn’t fade into the background; instead, it showcases a stunning display of autumn foliage in shades of reddish-bronze, orange, and yellow.
This versatile and easy-to-grow tree can be shaped into various forms to suit any landscape design, promising to be a focal point wherever it’s planted.
- USDA Growing Zones: 7-9 outdoors (hardy down to 10℉)
- Growth Rate: Moderate
- Height: Mature height of 10-15 ft.
- Width: Mature width of 8-12 ft.
- Flowers: Dark purple blooms from spring to fall
- Sunlight Requirements: Full sun
- Botanical Name: Lagerstroemia indica ‘Catawba’
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29. Jane Magnolia Tree
The Jane Magnolia is a versatile and hardy plant perfect for small yards, offering beautiful, fragrant, reddish-purple tulip-shaped blooms in spring.
Its compact size allows it to be used as a small tree or a large hedge, providing an excellent option for privacy or as a specimen plant.
With blooms that appear a bit later than other magnolias to avoid frost damage, this care-free, adaptable plant is known for its long-lasting flowers and attractive foliage that transitions to a lovely copper-yellow in fall.
- USDA Growing Zones: 4-8
- Growth Rate: Medium
- Height: Mature height of 10-15 ft.
- Width: Mature width of 8-10 ft.
- Flowers: Reddish-purple blooms with white centers in late spring, with sporadic re-blooming
- Sunlight Requirements: Full sun, appreciates afternoon shade in hot climates
- Botanical Name: Magnolia x ‘Jane’
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