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28 PERENNIALS WITH HIGHLY ATTRACTIVE FOLIAGE




Agave o. ‘Frosty Blue’(Whale’s Tongue Agave) • One of the most cold hardy Agaves,

tolerating temperatures as low as 5°F • Forms a solitary rosette of short,

broad, cupped leaves lined with small teeth and tipped with steel grey, terminal spines

• Its distinctive powdery grey color has almost a turquoise cast

• Height: 2-3ft • Zones: 7b-10




Aralia c. ‘Sun King’(Golden Japanese Spikenard) • Emerges mid-spring with bright gold

leaves held on contrasting reddish brown stems

• Remains yellow in part shade; chartreuse to lime green in heavy shade

• Tiny white flowers give way to purple-black berries in fall

• Height: 3ft • Zones 3-9




Astilbe ‘Amber Moon’ PPAF(Astilbe, False Spirea) • Emerges radiant chartreuse yellow in

spring with a tinge of red pigment in the newest leaves

• Greens up a bit by late summer • Very tall, strong, blush red stems

carry rose pink flowers in midsummer • A. chinensis hybrid; heat tolerant • Height: 34-38in • Zones: 4-9




Athyrium ‘Godzilla’(Japanese Giant Painted Fern) • Like Athyrium ‘Pictum’ on steroids • Thought to be a sporeling of ‘Pictum’

and the Lady Fern • Forms a massive, arching clump of

silvery fronds with green highlights and dark purple stems

• Spreads slowly where it is happiest in moist, loamy soils

• Height: 3ft • Zones: 3-8




Brunnera m. ‘Jack Frost’ PP13859(Heartleaf Brunnera, Siberian Bugloss) • Though the leaves are dark green,

they have a heavily frosted overlay which allows only the green veining to show through

• From mid to late spring, baby blue, forget-me-not type blossoms are held in clusters several inches above the shimmering foliage

• Height: 12-15in • Spread: 12-15in • Zones: 3-8




Buddleia ‘Crown Jewels’ PPAFMONARCH™ Collection

(Butterfly Bush) • Beautiful gold foliage that shines

brightly from spring through fall • Contrasting, magenta purple flowers • Flowers pointed skyward on

branched stems • Secondary flowering extend further

into fall • Height: 3 ½ - 4ft • Zones: 5-10




Carex s. ‘Snow Cap’(Creeping Broad-leaved Sedge) • Nearly all-cream to bright white,

wide leaves with narrow green stripes

• Variegation is much whiter than ‘Variegata’

• Grows surprising well for a plant with so little green

• Forms a dense, spreading clump of deciduous foliage; insignificant flowers

• Height: 6-8in • Zones: 5-9




Colocasia g. ‘Thailand Giant’(Giant Elephant Ear) • Giant seedling from Colocasia

gigantea • Glaucous green leaves can grow a

whopping 5ft long by 4ft wide each • Produces pleasantly perfumed,

white, lily-like flowers • Height: 9ft • Zones: 8-10




Euphorbia x m. ‘Ascot Rainbow’ PP21401

(Spurge) • Striking variegated foliage; grey-

green with a yellow edge • Foliage becomes flushed with shades

of red, pink, and orange in cooler temperatures

• No reversion observed in trials • Variegated cream, lime, and green

flowers/bracts in spring • Height: 20in • Zones: 5-9




Festuca g. ‘Elijah Blue’(Blue Fescue) • Distinguished by a slightly taller

stature, loose habit, and varied flower stalks

• Soft powdery blue, spikey foliage keeps its color year round

• Very durable and long lived • Height: 8-10in • Spread: 8-10in • Zones: 4-8




Heliopsis h. var. s. ‘Sunburst’(False Sunflower) • Terrific cream and green variegated

foliage • Foliage greens up as season

progresses • Single 2-2½in, golden yellow flowers • Height: 30-36in • Zones: 4-9




Heuchera DOLCE® CINNAMON CURLS™ (‘Inheuredfu’ PPAF)

(Coral Bells) • Forms a tidy, compact, rounded

mound of glossy, dissected leaves with ruffled edges

• Unique blend of coppery orange, red, and purple tones on the top and brilliant magenta red on undersides of the leaves

• Insignificant flowers • Foliage Height: 8-12in • Scape Height: 18in • Zones: 4-9




Heuchera ‘Grape Expectations’ PPAF(Coral Bells) • Excellent grower, very uniform in

production • Forms a dense, upright mound of large,

thick, durable, deep grape purple leaves with black veins

• Holds its color longer into the season, then develops a bright silver coating in heat

• Creamy white flowers in midsummer • Naturally heat and humidity tolerant • Foliage Height: 12in • Scape Height: 34in • Zones: 4-9




Heucherella FUN AND GAMES™‘Leapfrog’ PPAF

(Foamy Bells) • Brilliant chartreuse yellow with a

prominent burgundy center in spring • Darkens to green with purple centers

in summer then takes on apricot and rose tones in fall and winter

• Pure ivory, bottlebrush-shaped flowers in late spring

• Naturally heat and humidity tolerant • Foliage Height: 10-12in • Scape Height: 24in • Zones: 4-9




Heucherella ‘Pink Fizz’ PPAF(Foamy Bells) • One of the very best in Walters

Gardens Heucherella breeding • Full clump of large, deeply lobed, soft

green leaves with light silvering and heavy wine red to purple veining

• Pure pink flowers from early through midsummer

• Proportional, densely packed flower spikes pack quite a punch

• Foliage Height: 8in • Scape Height: 10-13in • Zones: 4-9




Hibiscus ‘Midnight Marvel’ PP24079

(Rose Mallow) • Very deep wine purple, dissected

maple-like foliage is thick and leathery

• Glossy, black-red buds open to 8-9”, deep scarlet red flowers from midsummer thru early fall

• Relatively compact habit; intermediate in size between ‘Cranberry Crush’ and ‘Summer Storm’

• Height: 4ft • Zones: 4-9




Hibiscus ‘Mocha Moon’ PPAF(Rose Mallow) • 7-8 inch, slightly cupped pure white

flowers have a red eye that bleeds only a little way in the just as slightly ruffled, overlapping petals

• Bright lime green carpels that hold the flowers contrast nicely with deep bronze-green foliage.

• Blooms cover the plant from top to bottom

• Height: 4ft • Spread: 5½-6ft • Zones: 4-9




Hosta ‘Abiqua Drinking Gourd’(Hosta) • Dark blue-green, seersuckered leaves

with heavy substance display a unique cupped form up to 3 inches deep

• Demonstrates good slug resistance • White flowers appear just above the

foliage on 22" scapes in early summer

• Foliage Height: 18in • Spread: 36in • Zones: 3-9




Hosta ‘Curly Fries’(Hosta) • Arching, wiggly clump of extremely

rippled, long and narrow leaves • Position in morning sun, as its

chartreuse foliage will be brightest • Mature plants will develop red

speckled petioles • Lavender flowers in midsummer • Foliage Height: 6in • Scape Height: 16in • Zones: 3-9




Hosta ‘Island Breeze’ PPAF(Hosta) • Sport of ‘Paradise Island’ with wider

margins, thicker leaf substance, and a strong growth rate

• Bright yellow leaves with dark green margins in early spring

• Centers turn chartreuse in shade and lighter yellow in sun

• Dark lavender flowers on showy red petioles in midsummer

• Foliage Height: 12in • Scape Height: 28in • Zones: 3-9




Hosta SHADOWLAND™ ‘Empress Wu’ PP20774

(Hosta) • One of the largest hostas in

commerce • Huge, thick, dark green leaves • Forms a massive, upright clump • Pale reddish violet flowers • Foliage Height: 3-4ft • Scape Height: 4ft • Zones: 3-9




Hosta SHADOWLAND™ ‘Wheee!’ PP23565

(Hosta) • Extremely ruffled, cream colored

margins extend from the tip of each green leaf all the way down the petiole to the crown.

• Leaves are of excellent substance; slug resistant

• Light lavender flowers in midsummer • Foliage Height: 11-18in • Scape Height: 24in • Zones: 3-9




Imperata c. ‘Red Baron’(Japanese Blood Grass) • Upright clump of green leaves with

blood red tips; nearly all-red in fall • Rarely flowers • Spreads slowly by underground

runners and is typically not invasive in northern and eastern climates

• Spreads more quickly in the south; make steps to contain its growth there

• Height: 18-20in • Zones: 5-9




Mangave ‘Pineapple Express’ PPAFMAD ABOUT MANGAVE™ Collection

(Mangave) • Agave-Manfreda cross • Refined, spiky habit • 1 inch wide, dark green leaves are

long and slender with pronounced burgundy spotting

• A waxy coating gives the leaves a mint-green finish

• Tiny spines line the margins and a very sharp, cinnamon terminal spine complete the spiky look

• Height: 18-20in • Spread: 34in • Zones: (8)9-10




Miscanthus s. ‘Oktoberfest’ PPAF(Miscanthus) • Improvement over ‘Graziella’ -

blooms earlier and has much improved fall color

• Wide, deep green leaves develop deep purple and red highlights beginning in late summer or early fall

• Shimmering burgundy flowers turn tan as they age in early fall

• Height: 6-7ft tall in bloom (4 ½ft before blooming)

• Zones: 5-9




Phlox p. ‘Shockwave’ PP23265(Tall Garden Phlox) • Stable variegated sport of ‘David’s

Lavender’ • Leaves are deep green with sunny

yellow to creamy yellow margins • Large clusters of lavender pink

blooms in late summer and early fall • Height: 12-18in • Zones: 4-8




Schizachyrium s. ‘Smoke Signal’ PPAF

(Little Bluestem) • Glaucous blue-green foliage • Begins to take on scarlet red tones in

late summer and deeper red-purple through the fall

• Maintains its strictly upright habit through fall

• Comparison to ‘Twilight Zone’: more vibrant red fall color

• Blooms in early fall • Height: 3-4ft • Zones: 3-9




Tricyrtis f. ‘Autumn Glow’(Formosa Toad Lily) • Improvement over ‘Gilt Edge’ with

much more impressive variegation • Wider, yellow leaf margins are

showier in the shade • Orchid-like, reddish purple to blue

violet speckled blossoms • Blooms late summer into early fall in

the north, earlier in the south • Great perennial for late season

interest • Height: 24-26in • Zones: (4)5-9

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