Let's Learn About Purple Things!

Purple is a regal and imaginative color that is often associated with creativity and mystery. It is the color of a royal robe and a magic potion. When you see the color purple, you might feel inspired and imaginative. Some people even say that purply can help to increase your intuition and make you feel more open-minded. Purple can also be a symbol of luxury and sophistication. Lots of delicious fruit turns purple when it's ready to eat. Figs, grapes, plums and lots of berries turn purple when they're ripe. Some vegetables are purple too, like eggplants and beetroot. Are you hungry for purple things?

Purple Things in Nature

Purple Fish

There are lots are pretty purple fish. One of the most beautiful purple fish is the purple betta fish. It has amazing fins around its tail and lives in Thailand. The purple betta fish might be pretty, but it's dangerous too, at least for other purple betta fish. They have another name, Siamese fighting fish. That's because they're aggressive and attack other fish that look like them.

Purple Birds

Purple might be a rare color in nature, but there are birds all over the world with purple feathers. Some of the purple birds are big and some of the purple birds are small. Some of the purple birds are common and some of the purple birds are rare. None of the birds are completely purple from head to foot though!

Purple Grapes

Do you like grapes? Sweet grapes taste delicious, but you have to be careful not to bite on any grape seeds, as they can be sour. Grapes are also used to make grape juice and wine. In some places people walk on the grapes in bare feet to get the juice out!

Purple Eggplants

Why are eggplants called eggplants? Today the eggplants we see in the supermarket are all long and purple. Some people even call eggplants aubergines to describe their purple color. One thing is for sure. They don't look anything like an egg! But the first eggplants were actually white and egg-shaped, so the name made a lot more sense.

Purple Flowers

There are so many pretty purple flowers. They look great and smell fantastic. One very beautiful purple flower is lavendar. In summer if you sit and watch a lavendar plant you'll see lots of bees buzzing around. It feels like a new bee arrives every minute to get nectar from the flowers.

Purple Plums

Purple PlumPlums come in many colors. There are green plums, yellow plums and purple plums. There is nothing nicer than eating a ripe plum picked straight from a tree. You've got to be fast though. When plums are ripe you're not the only one who wants to eat them. Wasp and other insects will eat them if you don't!s Description