Inside The Home – 2.1

Purple Flower

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Purple Flower Face Art:)...............Tutorial Entry for Danalajeunesse's contest!

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My lawn is covered this year with a beautiful purple flower. It seems to have sprung up everywhere. What is it?

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Definately not clover or morning glory. It is a very common flower/weed. Someone told me it was carpet bugle which it does look like but my research says that is a cultivated plant which can escape gardens and I know of none in our local gardens. I have honey bees, do you think they may be the reason it has become so wide spread?
lightenron's picture seems to match it pretty closely.

This guy?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purple_loosestrife

It's considered a pest, since it grows anywhere. This is the first spring I've seen it in downtown Toronto.

Butterflies crazy for mystery plant

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A roadside flash of brilliant red-purple: one way that nature tells us to say goodbye to summer. Its leaves are dark green, long and pointed, and with saw-tooth margins. As with all the members of the aster family (or "Asteraceae"), this plant has its small flowers congested into heads.

Why Purple Flowers Make Such Great Choices When it Comes to Decorations

The explanation comes first and foremost from the impact purple has on the psyche: this is considered to be the color of luxury and power, also associated with mind strength and spiritual accomplishments. According to the vibrational scales by which colors are classified, purple occupies a top place being synonym with the openness towards the invisible reality beyond the material realm.

Lots of purple flowers grow all over the world, and they are often included in the most sophisticated and daring decoration patterns. The aesthetic effects of such bouquets often depend on the happy combination of purple, indigo and lilac tints that maximize any artistic flowery design. In such cases the great advantage of purple flowers used in various combinations comes from the fact that they create the illusion of arrangements being somehow airy and a lot lighter than other similar ones.

Opinions about purple flowers are definitely shared: some people simply hate the color, others adore it, and from a certain point of view this is the fashion victim effect triggered here. Purple carnations or violets and pink rose blossoms could be true mood boosters on a rainy day for instance; a person open to the secret language of colors could not not remain untouched by the vivid message purple flowers generally send.

Lots of great arrangements can be made right at home by anyone interested enough to learn how to make the perfect flowers combination. For instance, in a room where you have used dark-colored furniture, purple flowers are definitely not a match; yet, in light-colored spaces where beige, orange and yellow tints are present, purple flowers definitely look great. And in case you wonder about when and whom to offer purple flowers, here are a few suggestions.

As a general rule, purple flowers are both daring and optimistic, they should be sent or offered to very energetic people who'd perceive all their power. Though red is the favorite love color, for unconventional couples who don't care too much about color symbolism, purple flowers are a great way of expressing a variety of messages: from “I love you” to “You complete me”.

Purple flowers also work great for family anniversaries since they can be offered to the in-laws with a respectful congrats message. What we mean here is that there are actually no restrictions for offering lavender roses and purple dahlias on a variety of occasions.

About the Author

Muna wa Wanjiru Has Been Researching and Reporting on Flowers for Years. For More Information on Purple Flowers, Visit His Site at PURPLE FLOWERS