Tapestries of silver and gold,
Flowers fair and foliage bold,
Shining glints that only fade
When winter's mantle is finally laid.

(Anonymous)

Welcome to The Foliage Gallery. Foliage plants are the backbone of every garden and can add texture and color for many months or even year round. Featured below are some of my favorites, sorted by leaf color; click on any plant listed below to see a photo and learn more about it.

 

Gold

• Berberis thunbergii 'Aurea'
• Hosta 'Royalty'
• Hosta 'Sum and Substance'
• Lamium 'Beedham's White'
• Lysimachia nummularia 'Aurea' ( Golden Creeping Charlie)
• Philadelphus coronarius 'Aureus' (Golden mock orange)
• Spirea x bumalda 'Goldflame'

  Silver & Grey

• Artemisia 'Powis Castle'
• Heuchera 'Pewter Veil' & Stachys byzantina (lamb's ear)
• Lamium maculatum 'Shell Pink'
• Lamium maculatum 'White Nancy'
• Stachys byzantina (lamb's ear) along path

  Blue

• Hosta 'Blue Cadet'
• Hosta 'Halcyon'
• Hosta sieboldiana 'Elegans'

  Burgandy/Bronze

• Acer palmatum dissectum 'Garnet' & Heuchera micanthra 'Palace Purple'
• Ajuga reptans 'Bronze Beauty'
• Ajuga reptans 'Burgundy Glow' & Heuchera americana 'Pewter Veil'
• Berberis thunbergii 'Rose Glow'
• Euphorbia dulcis 'Chameleon'
• Heuchera 'Amethyst Mist'
• Heuchera americana 'Chocolate Ruffles'
• Heuchera americana 'Ring of Fire'
• Sedum maximum atropurpureum 'Honeysong'

  Variegated Foliage

• Acorus 'Oborozuki'
• Buddleia davidii 'Harlequin'
• Coleus 'Gay's Delight' and Tradescantia 'Purple Heart'
• Cornus alba 'Ivory Halo'
• Daphne 'Carol Mackie'
• Euonymous fortunei 'Sunspot'
• Hosta 'Frances Williams'
• Hosta 'Paul's Glory'
• Hosta 'So Sweet'
• Kerria picta
• Liriope muscari 'Aurea variegata'
• Sambucus 'Madonna'

You may find the following articles of interest when experimenting with foliage plants in the garden.

A Long Season of Color: Setting the Stage With Foliage

In The Garden Green

Silver and Gold: Priceless Foliage Effects

Color In the Winter Garden

Interested in exploring more forms of foliage? Try visiting the web site for "Anything But Green" for a foliage lover's forum.