Name of a plant red/purple? Flower spikes look like jesters / jokers hat?

Hi all, I'm after the name of a red/purple flowered plant seen on holiday in various south devon gardens and street decorations. It looked similar to a buddleia but smaller with coloured foliage i think. Not a great description to go on so hopefully someone will know what I mean.

Name of a plant red/purple? Flower spikes look like jesters / jokers hat?
maybe fuschia, that has red %26amp; purple flowers as well as other colored varieties. grows quite bushy %26amp; the flowers are dangly from it. Some people grow it as hedging

Sorry cant think of anything else like that.
Reply:Found it (I think) on 1 of the sites suggested by intersexual. Amaranthus Report It
Reply:Try some of the following.



Flower Encyclopedia

They have 6- to 10-inch flower spikes and come in purple, lavender, pink and white. ... dense spike of fragrant flowers in shades of red, blue, white, ...www.jackiephillipsflowers.com/html/fl... - 63k - Cached



Salvias - not just red annuals on Seniority.co.uk

... long white hair and the flower spike is usually white. ... The purple flower spikes are few and open enough. that they don't block the plants behind them. ...seniority.co.uk/contributions/homeand... - 42k - Cached



Penstemon digitalis 'Husker Red' Penlan Perennials

... purple foliage in spring and early summer are topped with tall flower spikes of ... Basket. Checkout " Home " Herbaceous Perennials " Penstemon digitalis 'Husker Red' ...www.penlanperennials.co.uk/penstemon-... - 27k - Cached



Online Plants from Halcyon Plants - Search Results

... of Phormium, large bronze purple foliage with red/bronze flower spikes born in ... Royal Red has long dark red/purple flower panicles, up to 20'' long, ...halcyonplants.co.uk/index.php?page=se... - 68k - Cached



Celosia Cristata Spicata Plumosa seeds

... Scarlet, Celosia Punky red, Spiky Pink, Spiky Purple, Xantippe, Castle Mixed, ... large clusters of deep red flower spikes that bloom throughout the summer. ...www.nickys-nursery.co.uk/seeds/pages/... - 17k - Cached
Reply:I think Leigh could be right with Fuchsia. The only other thing I can think of is Pheasant berry http://images.google.co.uk/images?gbv=2%26amp;...
Reply:if you mean the ones grown as hedges with pink /magenta flowers.they are hardy fuschias
Reply:could it be bee balms?

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