Dollywood’s Flower & Food Festival is fast becoming a must-see event for flower enthusiasts. There are more than 500,000 blooming blossoms within the footprint of the festival that winds from Showstreet to Adventures in Imagination and throughout Rivertown Junction.
Many park-goers pause long enough to admire the larger-than-life sculptures and snap some pictures, but others may linger wondering, “what are the purple flowers?”
If you fall into the latter group, this blog is for you. We did the homework and have the list of flowers featured in our iconic displays—some of which have as many as 6,000 individual flowers within the sculpture! Whether you’re just curious or you want the name so you can buy some to put in your garden, find answers below!
Topsy Turvy Umbrella
Alternanthera ‘Red Carpet’
Sedum ‘Lemon Ball’
Ground Plants:
Calibrachoa ‘Trixi Combo Caribbean Cocktail’
Butterflies
Hemigraphis repanda
Alternanthera ficoidea (green small leaf)
Alternanthera ficoidea ‘Red Threads’ (red small leaf)
Alternanthera ‘True Yellow’
Ground Plants:
Petchoa ‘SuperCal Premium French Vanilla’
Petchoa ‘SuperCal Premium Caramel Yellow’
Coat of Many Colors
Sedum ‘Cherry Tart’
Alternanthera tricolor ‘Rosea’
Alternanthera ‘True Yellow’
Hemigraphis repanda
Alternanthera cromatella ‘Rubra’
Alternanthera ‘Little Ruby’
Lysimachia nummularia ‘Aurea’
Petchoa ‘SuperCal Blue’
Sedum ‘Ogon’
Calibrachoa ‘Cabaret Bright Red’
Calibrachoa ‘Calitastic Pumpkin Spice’
Alternanthera ‘Green Match’
Calibrachoa ‘Mini Famous Red’
Ajuga ‘Chocolate Chip’
Lobelia ‘Hot Waterblue’
Alternanthera ‘Red Threads’ (red small leaf)
Alternanthera “Red Match’
Artemisia ‘Silver Brocade’
Sedum ‘Lemon Ball’
Muehlenbeckia
Ground Plants:
Petchoa ‘Super Cal Premium French Vanilla’
Ring-Tail Raccoons
Hemigraphis repanda
Sedum ‘Sea Urchin’
Alternanthera cromatela “Rubra”
Ground Plants:
Coleus ‘Wasabi’
New Guinea Impatiens Dark Red
Begonia “Valentino Pink’
Turtle Family
Alternanthera bettzickiana ‘Rubra’
Alternanthera ‘True Yellow’
Ground Plants:
Begonia ‘Eva’
Begonia ‘Valentino Pink’
Strobilanthes
Ajuga reptans ‘Chocolate Chips’
Hungry Frog
Hemigraphis repanda
Alternanthera ‘True Yellow’
Bear Family
Hemigraphis repanda
Sedum ‘Sea Urchin’
Cub In the Tree:
Alternanthera cromatella ‘Rubra’
Hedera helix
Ajuga ‘Black Scallop’
Ground Plants:
Begonia ‘Carneval’
Begonia ‘Batik’
Ajuga reptans ‘Black Scallop’
Coleus ‘Wasabi’
Alternanthera ficoidea (green small leaf)
Echeveria ‘Black Knight’
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