Why Plant Palace Purple Coral Bells?
If purple is your passion, then here’s a Spirit to satisfy your color craving. Palace Purple Coral Bells brings rich burgundy-purple foliage to your garden for months and months—all year long in mild climates. The tops of the Maple-shaped leaves range in color from shimmering purple to deep chocolate-red, depending on the time of year and exposure, while the undersides reveal glowing ruby-red when the sun catches them just right. Palace Purple goes with everything. Use this easy edger to give definition to pastel-colored flowers; it also holds its own with bolder colors. A classic.
This is the one that started it all. Thanks to breeders’ efforts, Coral Bells are available in a rainbow of colors these days, but Palace Purple was the first one to wear a color other than green. Brian Halliwell, a curator at Kew Gardens in England, found it growing in a bed near the Queen’s Palace on the grounds of that famous botanic garden in 1980. Palace Purple was introduced to the U.S. in 1986, although it was an American native all along. The seed had come from a population of purple-leaved Coral Bells growing in the Southeast.
How to use Palace Purple Coral Bells in the landscape?
Use these standout plants as a specimen plant that will add depth and color to your landscape. These purple brilliance are the perfect low-maintenance ground-cover. Use these as garden bed edging or incorporate in mass plantings! To get the full effect of these beauties we recommend getting multiple to really achieve that purple sea look! These charming shrubs even work beautifully planted in containers or window boxes! Because of this plants ability to grow in shaded areas, line any shaded walkways or driveways for some extra pizzazz and color!
Planting Zones
Hardiness Zone: 4-9
How To Plant Palace Purple Coral Bells
Most Coral Bells do best in morning sun, with shade during the hottest part of the day. Bright light will bring out the richest coloring in their foliage, but intense sun can scorch some varieties. Plant Palace Purple in rich, organic, well-drained soil that is moist but never soggy. Palace Purple is evergreen; clean up any winter-damaged foliage in early spring. Black vine weevils can be a problem in some areas. You can control them organically with beneficial nematodes if this is the case, or simply keep your Coral Bells in containers.
How To Water
Water as soon as they arrive! Coral Bells need to be watered regularly to maintain evenly moist soil for proper establishment in the landscape.
How To Fertilize
Fertilizing Purple Coral Bells is recommended to take place in the spring. Fertilizing this plant however, is not required, although if you wish to help jumpstart your plants growth we recommend using our Elements Starter Plant Food!
How To Prune
Pruning these Coral Bells is not required but it is recommended to clean up when needed. Prune back the wilted coral bells when the plant is dormant to have that clean winter look.
How Does Shipping Work?
Bower & Branch Trees, the real BIG trees, don’t fit in a box! Our big trees, sizes XL and bigger, require expert delivery and care, that means our extra-large trees are shipped on Bower & Branch trucks. We are the only ones who know how to ship our big and bigger trees and plants with tender loving care. We deliver your trees and plants directly to you. Ask Bower & Branch about planting services – we'd be happy to assist in installation.
*For Big trees and Shrubs, Size XL and bigger: Review our Seasonal Shipping Timelines and Policy here.
Your trees and plants are grown across the United States at various Bower & Branch Growers. Depending on your location, your plant orders may be shipped from various locations. Please expect orders with multiple items to be delivered over a number of days as a result. Orders made up of numerous items or selections will not arrive at your home on the same day.
Shipping Delays:
From time to time, Bower & Branch Growers may determine to delay order shipment based on various factors for plant health. Weather in your region, as well as, where your plants are grown, is always considered when shipping. Extreme weather conditions may delay some or all of your order. Bower & Branch allows our Growers to make final shipping decisions based solely to benefit your trees and plants’ health and success.
How Does Sizing Work?
The size of our trees have nothing to do with the container size like you may find elsewhere–big doesn't mean just height - it’s also vigor, age, and overall health. Other online retailers are going to tell you that a plant is a seven gallon, that means nothing to your tree or plant (or you.)
Our trees for sale online are graded on large, x-large, and even bigger sizes. This is because our trees are sized by their age—the higher the letter, the more mature the tree. The age determines the trees’ overall height, size of the trunk and the overall branch density.
All of these characteristics are what you should be looking for when choosing a tree for immediate impact and instant curb appeal. Our extra-large tree and plant sizes are sure to wow you and your neighbors!
See the size guides below.
