Plants with Interesting Foliage

It's easy to get caught up in the allure of flowers when choosing landscape plants, but that might not always be the best approach.  While most plants have a limited blooming season, the site exists to be seen year-round.  Including species that provide interest through their foliage rather than their flowers can go a long way toward creating a landscape that shines even when there isn't a bloom in sight. 

• Acalypha wilkesiana - copper plant
• Achillea 'Moonshine' - moonshine yarrow
• Ajuga reptans - bugleweed
• Alternanthera brasiliana - false amaranth
• Artemisia 'Powis Castle' - Powis Castle artemisia
• Artemisia stelleriana 'Silver Brocade' - silver brocade artemisia
• Asparagus officinalis - asparagus
• Brassica oleracea - ornamental cabbage
• Canna x generalis - canna lily
• Cynara cardunculus - cardoon
• Foeniculum vulgare - fennel
• Hesperaloe parviflora - red yucca
• Miscanthus sinensis zebrinus - zebra grass
• Oxalis regnellii var. triangularis - purple shamrocks
• Pennisetum purpureum - napier grass
• Salvia officinalis - common sage
• Santolina chamaecyparissus - lavender cotton
• Sedum reflexum - stonecrop sedum
• Sempervivum sp. - hen and chicks
• Senecio cineraria - dusty Miller
• Solenostemon scutellarioides - coleus
• Stachys byzantina - lamb's ear
• Tradescantia pallida - purple heart

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