Finding purple in the wild

Purple is not a very common color in nature. At least, that's what I thought. But when I was searching through my photo archive for photos with something purple for this weeks Qurator photo Quest, I actually found dozens of photos with something purple on it (albeit mostly flowers).

I live in the flower region in The Netherlands. Where I live are a lot of flower farms. These farmers have huge fields full of flowers every spring which attract a lot of tourists from all over the world. Most people come to see the famous Dutch tulips, but a bit earlier in spring, the hyacinths bloom. In contrast to tulips, hyacinths have a strong, sweet fragrance. I often go for a bicycle ride through the flower fields during the 'flower season' and love passing the hyacinths. Both for the nice bright colors, like these purple ones as for the smell of them