Do plants with purple leaves have chlorophyll

Question: Do plants with purple leaves have chlorophyll
- Keywords:
  chlorophyll,
  plants,
  purple
Asked by Museilum to Sammy on 10 Jul 2017.
- Sammy Wambua answered on 10 Jul 2017:
  
  Hi Museilum,
  
  Plants’ leaves color is as a result of the pigment contained. There are various types of pigments giving different plants different colors. Plants that appear purple, blue or red contain a higher concentration of the pigment anthocyanin than chlorophyll.