But these vibrant blooms might not be what you think. Many fields around the St. Louis area may appear to be bursting with purple flowers, except they’re not. The culprit? A common weed called ...

Field garlic (Allium vineale ... Between July and September, it puts on a rogue show of thistle-shaped purple flowers that bob over black-mottled bracts — hence the name. It's considered ...

Identified by its large, nodding head of spiny purple flowers, this biennial weed is common in pastures and open fields. A ...

A thick thatched roof topped with purple iris flowers shelters this timber sheep pen in Kyoto, Japan, which has been designed ...

This park features millions of flowers throughout the year ... Route in Provence offers some of the most stunning views of purple fields. The best time to visit is between June and July.