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PLANTS WITH VIOLET to PURPLE FLOWERS If you do not find your purple-violet flower here, try in the Pink index. Sometimes such flowers can appear to be blue or red for some people. [ Main Colour Index ] [ Red ] [ Pink ] [ Violet ] [ Blue ] [ Green ] [ Yellow ] [ Pale Yellow ] [ White ] [ Orange ] [ Brown ] [ Inconsp. ] Quick Links: Home Page Index by Plant Family Index by Flower Colour News and Updates Search and General Index Plant Profile User Guide List of Botanical Terms Bibliography and References Visitors' Comments Read/Sign the Guest Book Contact Page Copyright Information Promotions and Contributions Felter's Eclectic Materia Medica GO -> Ruellia longepetiolata         Acanthaceae Mexican Petunia Ruwelja tal-Messiku Ruellia simplex         Acanthaceae Water Bluebell Ruwelja sufija Carpobrotus acinaciformis         Aizooaceae Glaucous Hottenot Fig Xuxet San Ġwann iż-żgħira Carpobrotus acinaciformis         Aizooaceae Hybrid Glaucous Hottenot Fig Xuxet San Ġwann il-komuni Carpobrotus edulis         Aizooaceae Hottenot Fig Xuxet San Ġwann is-safra Delosperma cooperi         Aizooaceae Though Trailing Ice Plant Maltese name not known Disphyma crassifolium         Aizooaceae Rounded Noon Flower Maltese name not known Drosanthemum hispidum         Aizooaceae Hairy Dewflower Kristallina vjola iż-żgħira Lampranthus multiradiatus         Aizooaceae Creeping Ice Plant Maltese name not known Lampranthus spectabilis         Aizooaceae Trailing Ice Plant Maltese name not known Mesembryanthemum cordifolium         Aizooaceae Heart-leaved Ice Plant Widnet il-ħanżir Mesembryanthemum lancifolium         Aizooaceae Lance-leaved Ice Plant Qrun il-baqra Mesembryanthemum vascosilvae         Aizooaceae Vascosilva Hybrid Ice Plant Kristallina ta\' Vaskosilva Oscularia deltoides         Aizooaceae Deltoid-leaved dewplant Kristallina tal-werqa trijangolari Tetragonia tetragonoides         Aizooaceae New Zealand Spinach Spinaċi tal-Awstralja Alisma lanceolatum         Alismataceae Spear-leaved Water Plantain Biżbula tal-Ilma tal-werqa dejqa Alisma plantago-aquatica         Alismataceae Water Plantain Biżbula tal-Ilma Allium commutatum polyanthum         Amaryllidaceae Hybrid Sea Leek Kurrat tax-xatt bagħal Allium nigrum         Amaryllidaceae Black Garlic Ċuplajs Allium polyanthum         Amaryllidaceae Many-flowered garlic Kurrat selvaġġ Allium roseum         Amaryllidaceae Rosy Garlic Tewm ħamrani Allium sphaerocephalon subsp. sphaerocephalon         Amaryllidaceae Round-Headed Leek Tewm kaħlani Tulbaghia violacea         Amaryllidaceae Society Garlic Tewm vjola Periploca angustifolia         Apocynaceae African Wolfbane Siġret il-ħarir Vinca major         Apocynaceae Greater Periwinkle Pervinka Muscari commutatum         Asparagaceae Dark Grape Hyacinth Muskari skuri Muscari parviflorum         Asparagaceae Autumn Grape Hyacinth Ġjaċint tal-ħarifa Scilla peruviana         Asparagaceae Portuguese Squill Għansar tal-ġonna Scilla sicula         Asparagaceae Sicilian Squill Għansar ikħal Atractylis cancellata         Asteraceae Cage Thistle Xewk tal-gaġġa Carduncellus caeruleus         Asteraceae Blue Thistle Xewk ikhal Carduncellus pinnatus         Asteraceae Feather-leaved Safflower Maltese name not known Carduus pycnocephalus subsp. marmoratus         Asteraceae Arabian Thistle Ħorfox Carduus pycnocephalus subsp. pycnocephalus         Asteraceae Plymouth Thistle Xewk tal-fjura żgħira Carduus tenuiflorus         Asteraceae Winged Plumeless Thistle Xewk tal-fjura żgħira Carlina gummifera         Asteraceae Stemless Atractylis Xewk tal-mixta Carlina lanata         Asteraceae Wooly Carline Thistle Sebqet \'l oOmmha Centaurea calcitrapa         Asteraceae Moroccan chamomile Maltese name not known Centaurea cyanus         Asteraceae Mixed mayweed Maltese name not known Centaurea diluta         Asteraceae North African Star-Thistle Xewk tal-Afrika ta\' fuq Centaurea jacea         Asteraceae Brown Knapweed Maltese name not known Cheirolophus crassifolius         Asteraceae False dandelion Widnet il-baħar Chrysanthemum oreastrum         Asteraceae Alpine Chrysanthemum Kriżantemi ħomor Cirsium arvense         Asteraceae Max chrysanthemum Maltese name not known Crupina crupinastrum         Asteraceae False Crupina Maltese name not known Cynara cardunculus         Asteraceae Hoppe’s hawkweed Qaqoċċ tax-xewk Cynara cardunculus scolymus         Asteraceae Qaqoċċ bagħal Cynara scolymus         Asteraceae Globe Artichoke Qaqoċċ Notobasis syriaca         Asteraceae Horse Thistle Xewk tax-xitan Onopordum tauricum         Asteraceae Argolian Cotton Thistle Xewk ta\' Għawdex Silybum marianum         Asteraceae Milk Thistle Xewk tal-Madonna Tragopogon porrifolius         Asteraceae Oyster plant Maltese name not known Jacaranda mimosifolia         Bignoniaceae Blue Jacaranda Maltese name not known Cynoglossum creticum         Boraginaceae Blue Hound's Tongue Ilsien il-kelb Echium arenarium         Boraginaceae Coastal Viper's Bugloss Lsien il-fart tar-ramel Echium candicans         Boraginaceae Pride of Madeira Maltese name not known Echium plantagineum         Boraginaceae Purple Viper's Bugloss Lsien il-fart vjola Echium sabulicola         Boraginaceae Sand Viper's Bugloss Lsien il-fart tax-xatt Phacelia tanacetifolia         Boraginaceae Tansy-leaf Phacelia Faċelja Symphytum officinale         Boraginaceae Common comfrey Widnet il-għomor Wigandia urens         Boraginaceae Wigandia Maltese name not known Cakile maritima         Brassicaceae Sea Rocket Kromb il-baħar Diplotaxis viminea         Brassicaceae Southern Rocket Aruka selvaġġa Enarthrocarpus pterocarpus         Brassicaceae Winged Radish Ravanell tal-Eġittu Iberis umbellata         Brassicaceae Garden candytuft Iberis Malcolmia maritima         Brassicaceae Virginia stocks Gażun Matthiola incana subsp. incana         Brassicaceae Hoary Stocks Giżi Matthiola incana subsp. melitensis         Brassicaceae Maltese Stocks Giżi ta\' Malta Matthiola longipetala         Brassicaceae Night-scented Stock Giżi ta\' lejl Matthiola tricuspidata         Brassicaceae Three-horned Stocks Ġiżi tal-baħar Moricandia arvensis         Brassicaceae Purple mistress Morikandja Strigosella africana         Brassicaceae African mustard Mustarda Afrikana Acanthocereus tetragonus         Cactaceae Barbed Wire Cereus Maltese name not known Cleistocactus strausii         Cactaceae Silver Torch Cactus Maltese name not known Legousia hybrida var. foliosa         Campanulaceae Venus looking Glass Maltese name not known Lobelia erinus         Campanulaceae Edging lobelia Lobelja Centranthus ruber         Caprifoliaceae Red Valerian Toppu tar-reġina Dipsacus fullonum         Caprifoliaceae Fuller's Teasel Maltese name not known Scabiosa atropurpurea         Caprifoliaceae Sweet Scabiosa Skabjoża ħamra Valeriana graciliflora         Caprifoliaceae Lesser horn-of-plenty Sieq il-ħamiema Agrostemma githago         Caryophyllaceae Corn campion Agrostemma selvaġġa Gypsophila vaccaria         Caryophyllaceae Cowherb Maltese name not known Silene colorata         Caryophyllaceae Pink Pirouette Ilsien l-għasfur Spergularia purpurea         Caryophyllaceae Purple Sand-Spurrey Maltese name not known Cistus creticus         Cistaceae Hoary Rockrose Ċistu roża Cistus tauricus         Cistaceae Lesser Cretan Rockrose Ċistu roża ż-żgħir Convolvulus althaeoides subsp. althaeoides         Convolvulaceae Mallow bindweed Leblieb tax-xagħri roża Convolvulus arvensis         Convolvulaceae Field BindWeed Leblieb tar-raba Ipomoea cairica         Convolvulaceae Cairo morning glory Kampanella tal-Eġittu Ipomoea indica         Convolvulaceae Blue morning Glory Kampanella tal-Indja Ipomoea nil         Convolvulaceae Japanese Morning Glory Maltese name not known Ipomoea purpurea         Convolvulaceae Purple morning glory Kampanella komuni Sedum cespitosum         Crassulaceae Broad-leaved Stonecrop Maltese name not known Bituminaria bituminosa         Fabaceae Pitch Trefoil Silla tal-mogħoż Cercis siliquastrum         Fabaceae Judas Tree Siġra ta\' Ġuda Lathyrus clymenum         Fabaceae Crimson Pea Ġilbiena tas-serp Lathyrus gorgoni         Fabaceae R Pea Maltese name not known Lathyrus inconspicuus         Fabaceae Inconspicuous Pea Maltese name not known Lathyrus odoratus         Fabaceae Sweet Pea Maltese name not known Lathyrus oleraceus         Fabaceae Garden pea Piżelli Lathyrus sativus         Fabaceae Grass pea Piżelli tal-Lvant Lotus tetragonolobus         Fabaceae Crimson Dragon's Teeth Fiġġiela ħamra Medicago sativa         Fabaceae Alfalfa Alfalfa Ononis reclinata         Fabaceae Small Restharrow Broxka mdendla Sulla coronaria         Fabaceae Sulla Silla Sulla glomerata         Fabaceae Clustered Sulla Silla selvaġġa Sulla spinosissima         Fabaceae Spiny Sulla Silla bix-xewk Trifolium pratense         Fabaceae Red Clover Xnien ta\' l-eghlieqi Vicia altissima         Fabaceae Tall Vetch Maltese name not known Vicia bithynica         Fabaceae Bithynian Vetch Ġilbiena ħoxna Vicia ervilia         Fabaceae Bitter Vetch Żożfa Vicia hirsuta         Fabaceae Hairy Tare Maltese name not known Vicia lathyroides         Fabaceae Tiny Vetch Maltese name not known Vicia monantha         Fabaceae Barn Vetch Maltese name not known Vicia narbonensis         Fabaceae Narbonne Vetch Ġilbiena ħoxna Vicia onobrychioides         Fabaceae Flase sainfoin Vetch Maltese name not known Vicia pannonica         Fabaceae Hungarian Vetch Maltese name not known Vicia peregrina         Fabaceae Slender-leaved Vetch Maltese name not known Vicia sativa subsp. amphicarpa         Fabaceae Amphicarpic Vetch Maltese name not known Vicia sativa subsp. nigra         Fabaceae Common Vetch Ġilbiena sewda Vicia sativa subsp. sativa         Fabaceae Common Vetch Ġilbiena sewda Vicia serratifolia         Fabaceae Serrated purple broad vetch Maltese name not known Vicia villosa subsp. ambigua         Fabaceae Fodder vetch Maltese name not known Vicia villosa subsp. varia         Fabaceae Variable Fodder vetch Maltese name not known Frankenia hirsuta         Frankeniaceae Hairy Sea Heath Erba Franka Frankenia pulverulenta         Frankeniaceae Annual Sea Heath Maltese name not known Centaurium erythraea         Gentianaceae Common Centaury Ċentawrija kbira Centaurium pulchellum         Gentianaceae Lesser Centaury Ċentawrija żgħira Centaurium tenuiflorum         Gentianaceae Slender Centaury Ċentawrija rqiqa Schenkia spicata         Gentianaceae Spiked Centaury Ċentawrija tal-virga Erodium alnifolium         Geraniaceae Alder-leaved storksbill Maltese name not known Erodium chium         Geraniaceae Mediterranean Storkbill Maltese name not known Erodium cicutarium         Geraniaceae Common Storkbill Maltese name not known Erodium gruinum         Geraniaceae Long-beaked Stork's-bill Maltese name not known Erodium laciniatum         Geraniaceae Cut-leaved Storkbill Moxt tar-ramel Erodium malacoides         Geraniaceae Mallow-Leaved Stork's Bill Moxt Erodium moschatum         Geraniaceae Musk Stork's Bill Ħaxixa tal-Misk Geranium dissectum         Geraniaceae Cut-leaved Crane's Bill Ġeranju tal-weraq bil-pizzi Geranium molle         Geraniaceae Dove's foot Crane's Bill Ġeranju tal-weraq artab Geranium purpureum         Geraniaceae Little Robin Ġeranju roża Geranium rotundifolium         Geraniaceae Round-Leaved Crane's Bill Ġeranju tal-werqa tonda Crocus longiflorus         Iridaceae Yellow-throated Crocus Żagħfran selvaġġ skars Gladiolus communis         Iridaceae Eastern gladiolus Ħabb il-qamħ tal-blat Gladiolus italicus         Iridaceae Field Gladiolus Ħabb il-qamħ tar-raba Iris foetidissima         Iridaceae Stinking Iris Fjurduliż tal-bosk Iris germanica         Iridaceae German bearded Iris Fjurduliż ikħal Iris marsica         Iridaceae Marsican Iris Maltese name not known Iris pseudopumila         Iridaceae Southern Dwarf Iris Bellus Iris sicula         Iridaceae Sicilian Iris Fjurduliż Sqalli Iris xiphium         Iridaceae Spanish Iris Fjurduliż tal-ġonna Moraea mediterranea         Iridaceae Mediterranean One-leaved Iris Maltese name not known Moraea sisyrinchium         Iridaceae Barbary Nut Iris Fjurduliż salvaġġ Romulea melitensis         Iridaceae Maltese tufted sand crocus Zagħfran tal-blat ta\' Malta mqanfed Romulea ramiflora         Iridaceae Sand Crocus (branched) Żagħfran tal-blat skars Romulea variicolor         Iridaceae Maltese Sand Crocus Żagħfran tal-blat ta\' Malta Romulea variicolor var. martynii         Iridaceae Maltese Sand Crocus (Martyn's variety) Maltese name not known Romulea variicolor var. mirandae         Iridaceae Maltese Sand Crocus (Miranda's variety) Maltese name not known Ajuga iva subsp. iva         Lamiaceae Southern Bugle Xantkura Ajuga reptans         Lamiaceae Common Bugle Maltese name not known Glechoma hederacea         Lamiaceae Ground-ivy Maltese name not known Lamium amplexicaule         Lamiaceae Henbit Dead Nettle Kapilliera Lamium bifidum         Lamiaceae Bifid Dead-nettle Maltese name not known Lavandula angustifolia         Lamiaceae Common Lavender Spika tal-Kamla Lavandula dentata         Lamiaceae French Lavender Spika Franċiża Mentha piperita         Lamiaceae Peppermint Nagħniegħ tas-seba\' rwejjaħ Mentha pulegium         Lamiaceae Peppermint Plejju Micromeria graeca subsp. tenuifolia         Lamiaceae Greek Savory Sagħtrija Griega Micromeria microphylla         Lamiaceae Maltese savory Xpakkapietra Origanum dictamnus         Lamiaceae Dittany Rieġnu ta\' Ġnien il-kbir Salvia verbenaca         Lamiaceae Wild Sage Salvja selvaġġa Teucrium chamaedrys         Lamiaceae Wall Germander Maltese name not known Teucrium scordium subsp. scordioides         Lamiaceae Water Germander Borgħom tal-ilma Thymbra capitata         Lamiaceae Mediterranean Thyme Sagħtar Vitex agnus-castus         Lamiaceae Chaste Tree Siġret il-virgi Lythrum junceum         Lythraceae Creeping Loosestrife Litrum tal-ilma Alcea rosea         Malvaceae Common Hollyhock Bastun ta\' San Ġuzepp Althaea officinalis         Malvaceae Marshmallow Plant Ħobbejża tas-swar Ceiba speciosa         Malvaceae Floss-silk Tree Maltese name not known Lagunaria patersonia         Malvaceae Primrose Tree Lagunarja Malope malacoides         Malvaceae Hairy Mallow Maltese name not known Malope trifida         Malvaceae Annual Malope Maltese name not known Malva arborea         Malvaceae Tree Mallow Ħobbejża tas-siġra Malva sylvestris         Malvaceae Common Mallow Ħobbejża tar-raba Bougainvillea glabra         Nyctaginaceae Lesser Bougainvillea Buganvilla żgħira Bougainvillea spectabilis         Nyctaginaceae Bougainvillea Buganvilla Mirabilis jalapa         Nyctaginaceae Four o'clock Flower Ħummejr Mirabilis odorata         Nyctaginaceae Fragrant Four o'clock Flower Ħummejr Epilobium parviflorum         Onagraceae Hoary Willowherb Epilobju ż-żgħir Epilobium roseum         Onagraceae Pale Willowherb Epilobju skars Epilobium tetragonum subsp. tournefortii         Onagraceae Square-stalked Willowherb Epilobju komuni Oenothera rosea         Onagraceae Rose evening primrose Onotera roża Anacamptis collina         Orchidaceae Fan-Lipped Orchid Orkida ħamra Anacamptis fragrans         Orchidaceae Scented Bug Orchid Orkida tfuħ Anacamptis longicornu         Orchidaceae Horned Orchid Orkida tal-qrun Anacamptis pyramidalis         Orchidaceae Pyramidal Orchid Orkida piramidali Himantoglossum robertianum         Orchidaceae Giant Orchid Orkida kbira Orchis italica         Orchidaceae Naked Man Orchid Ħajja u mejta tal-werqa Fdewxa Serapias lingua         Orchidaceae Tongue Orchid Orkida tal-ilsien Bellardia trixago         Orobanche Mediterranean Lineseed Perlina bajda Orobanche caryophyllacea         Orobanche Bedstraw Broomrape Maltese name not known Orobanche cernua         Orobanche Drooping Broomrape Maltese name not known Orobanche minor         Orobanche Common Broomrape Maltese name not known Orobanche pubescens         Orobanche Hairy Broomrape Budebbus muswaf Orobanche schultzii         Orobanche Schultz' Broomrape Budebbus ta\' Schultz Fumaria bastardii         Papaveraceae Tall Ramping Fumitory Maltese name not known Fumaria bicolor         Papaveraceae Two-coloured Fumitory Maltese name not known Fumaria densiflora         Papaveraceae Dense-flowered Fumitory Maltese name not known Fumaria flabellata         Papaveraceae Southern Ramping Fumitory Maltese name not known Fumaria gaillardotii         Papaveraceae Italian Fumitory Daħnet L-art kbira Fumaria muralis         Papaveraceae Common Ramping Fumitory Maltese name not known Fumaria officinalis subsp. officinalis         Papaveraceae Common Fumitory Daħnet L-art medja Fumaria officinalis subsp. wirtgenii         Papaveraceae Wirtgen's fumitory Daħnet L-art ta\' Wirtgen Papaver setigerum         Papaveraceae Opium Poppy Xaħxieħ Vjola Passiflora perfoliata         Passifloraceae Leafy Passion Flower Fjura tal-passjoni taj-Ġamajka Passiflora violacea         Passifloraceae Violet Passion flower Fjura tal-passjoni vjola Antirrhinum tortuosum         Plantaginaceae Greater Snapdragon Papoċċi ħomor Cymbalaria muralis         Plantaginaceae Ivy-leaved Toadflax Ċimbalarja Kickxia commutata         Plantaginaceae Mediterranean Fluellen Xatbet l-art vjola Kickxia elatine         Plantaginaceae Round-leaved Fluellen Xatbet l-art skars Kickxia spuria subsp. integrifolia         Plantaginaceae Round leaved Fluellen Xetbet l-art safra Linaria pseudolaxiflora         Plantaginaceae Maltese Toadflax Papoċċi ta\' Malta Linaria triphylla         Plantaginaceae Three-coloured Toadflax Papoċċi tat-tlett werqiet Maurandella antirrhiniflora         Plantaginaceae Snapdragon vine Maltese name not known Misopates orontium         Plantaginaceae Lesser Snapdragon Papoċċi rqiq Veronica anagallis-aquatica         Plantaginaceae Blue Water Speedwell Veronika tal-ilma Veronica arvensis         Plantaginaceae Wall Speedwell Maltese name not known Veronica beccabunga         Plantaginaceae Brooklime Maltese name not known Veronica hederifolia         Plantaginaceae Ivy-leaved Speedwell Veronika tal-weraq tal-liedna Veronica persica         Plantaginaceae Common Field Speedwell Maltese name not known Veronica polita         Plantaginaceae Grey-leaved Speedwell Veronika żgħira Limonium dubium         Plumbaginaceae Divaricate Sea-Lavender Maltese name not known Limonium melitense         Plumbaginaceae Maltese Sea Lavender Limonju ta\' Malta Limonium narbonense         Plumbaginaceae Narbonne's Sea Lavander Limonju l-kbir Limonium sinuatum         Plumbaginaceae English Statice Limonju tal-Ġonna Limonium virgatum         Plumbaginaceae Violet Sea Lavender Limonju tal-baħar Limonium zeraphae         Plumbaginaceae Zerapha's Sea Lavender Limonju ta\' Żerafa Plumbago europaea         Plumbaginaceae European Plumbago Pjombina selvaġġa Polygala myrtifolia         Polygalaceae African Milkwort Maltese name not known Antigonon leptopus         Polygonaceae Coral Vine Maltese name not known Pontederia crassipes         Pontederiaceae Water Hyacinth Wardet in-Nil Cyclamen persicum         Primulaceae Persian cyclamen Ċiklamini tal-Lvant Anemone coronaria         Ranunculaceae Crown Anemone Kaħwiela Anemone hortensis         Ranunculaceae Broad-leaved Anem Kaħwiela ċara Delphinium halteratum         Ranunculaceae Winged Larkspur Sieq il-ħamiema Rubus ulmifolius         Rosaceae Bramble Għollieq Cynanchica pyrenaica subsp. cynanchica         Rubiaceae Squinancywort Maltese name not known Plocama calabrica         Rubiaceae Stinking Madder Putorja Hyoscyamus niger         Solanaceae Henbane Maltese name not known Lycianthes lycioides         Solanaceae Tomato Bush Maltese name not known Lycium chinense         Solanaceae Chinese Boxthorn Maltese name not known Lycium europaeum         Solanaceae Mediterranean Tea Tree Għawseġ tal-Mediterran Lycium ferocissimum         Solanaceae African Tea Tree Għawseġ tal-Afrika Lycium schweinfurthii         Solanaceae Southern Tea Tree Għawseġ tal-ħitan Solanum elaeagnifolium         Solanaceae Silver-leaf Nightshade Maltese name not known Solanum linnaeanum         Solanaceae Brown Nightshade Maltese name not known Duranta erecta         Verbenaceae Golden Dewdrop Maltese name not known Lantana montevidensis         Verbenaceae Trailing Lantana Lantana xeblieka Verbena officinalis         Verbenaceae Common Verbena Buqexrem Viola odorata         Violaceae Sweet Violet Vjola Zygophyllum creticum         Zygophyllaceae Fagonia Fagonja

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