Uses
The plant is popular as a garden subject, and numerous cultivars have been developed with a range of colours from white through pink to purple. Cultivated forms often show flowers completely surrounding the central spike, in contrast to the wild form, where the flowers only appear on one side. D. purpurea is easily grown from seed or purchased as potted plants in the spring. The following selections have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit:-
- 'The Shirley'
- 'Excelsior group'
- D. purpurea f. alba
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