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This cultivar of the Southeast native sweetshrub has rich purplish-red foliage that holds its color through hot Southern summers.
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 24 Aug. 2025
This followed an image of De Laurentiis completely covered up in a purplish winter fur coat and hat on top of a navy blue outfit.
—Moná Thomas, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Moments later, the sky darkens into a purplish blue before being split by a sharp bolt of lightning.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025
Downy mildew also affects rose canes and stems with purplish, brown or black spots.
—Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2025
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 24 Aug. 2025
This followed an image of De Laurentiis completely covered up in a purplish winter fur coat and hat on top of a navy blue outfit.
—Moná Thomas, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Moments later, the sky darkens into a purplish blue before being split by a sharp bolt of lightning.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025
Downy mildew also affects rose canes and stems with purplish, brown or black spots.
—Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2025
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“Purplish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/purplish. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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purplish
adjective
pur·plish
ˈpər-p(ə-)lish 
: somewhat purple
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