Easycare ferns & foliage
Many plants are grown for their interesting foliage rather than for their flowers. For example, plants with variegated foliage^ such as many varieties of Euonymus fortunei and Euonymus japonica. These have little floral interest but are highly desirable garden features. Other plants may have beautiful ‘architectural’ shapes such as the striking fan-shapes of some ferns. Green hues calm busy colours and can soothe the spirits of stressed people. Green is especially effective in shady corners, perhaps around a seat. Large-leaved Hostas and dramatic Fatsia foliage are good choices for such positions.
Plants (150)
Hedera hibernica 'Deltoidea'
Shield ivy, Sweetheart ivy, Atlantic ivy, Irish ivy
Hydrangea serrata 'Diadem'
Cut-leaf hydrangea
Hydrangea serrata 'Shojo'
Cut-leaf hydrangea
Hypericum pseudohenryi
Irish tutsan
Hypericum x dummeri 'Peter Dummer'
Dummer's tutsan
Hypericum x inodorum Golden Beacon = 'Wilhyp'
Tall tutsan
Jasminum officinale 'Argenteovariegatum'
Common jasmine, Poet's jasmine, Common white jasmine
Jasminum officinale Fiona Sunrise = 'Frojas'
Common jasmine, Poet's jasmine, Common white jasmine
Lonicera ligustrina var. yunnanensis 'Baggesen's Gold'
Shining honeysuckle, Boxleaf honeysuckle
Lysimachia nummularia 'Aurea'
Yellow creeping Jenny, Creeping Jenny, Meadow runagates, Herb twopence, String of sovereigns, Moneywort
Mahonia japonica
Japanese mahonia
Mahonia nitens 'Cabaret'
Shiny barberry
Mahonia oiwakensis subsp. lomariifolia
Lomaria mahonia
Mahonia x media 'Buckland'
Hybrid barberry
Mahonia x media 'Lionel Fortescue'
Hybrid barberry
Mahonia x wagneri 'Pinnacle'
Wagner's mahonia
Malva moschata f. alba
Musk mallow
Nandina domestica 'Richmond'
Chinese sacred bamboo, Heavenly Bamboo
Origanum 'Kent Beauty'
Marjoram, Marjory
Origanum rotundifolium
Round leaved oregano, Round leaved marjoram
Paeonia x lemoinei 'High Noon'
Peony
Photinia x fraseri 'Canivily'
Fraser's hybrid photinia
Pinus pinea
Stone pine, Umbrella pine, Italian stone pine, Pine nut pine
Pulsatilla vulgaris
Meadow anemone, Common pasque flower, Coventry bells, Flaw flower
Rosmarinus officinalis 'Green Ginger'
Rosemary
Rosmarinus officinalis 'Sissinghurst Blue'
Rosemary
Salix integra 'Hakuro-nishiki'
Nishiki's purple willow, Willow, Osier, Sallow
Salix x sepulcralis 'Erythroflexuosa'
Weeping willow
Salix x sepulcralis var. chrysocoma
Golden weeping willow, Weeping willow, Weeping willow
Salvia argentea
Silver sage
Salvia officinalis 'Berggarten'
Mountain garden sage, Common sage, Kitchen sage, Garden sage
Salvia officinalis 'Icterina'
Common sage, Kitchen sage, Garden sage
Salvia officinalis 'Purpurascens'
Purple sage, Common sage, Kitchen sage, Garden sage
Salvia uliginosa
Bog sage, Marsh sage
Sedum 'Ruby Glow'
Stonecrop
Sedum 'Vera Jameson'
Stonecrop
Sedum cauticola
Hidaka-misebaya, Cliff stonecrop
Sedum spathulifolium 'Purpureum'
Pacific stonecrop, Spatula leaved stonecrop
Sempervivum 'Bronco'
House leek
Sempervivum calcareum 'Extra'
Chalky houseleek
Tiarella wherryi
False mitrewort, Wherry's tiarella, Mapleleaf tiarella
Veronica prostrata
Rockery speedwell, Harebell speedwell, Prostrate speedwell
Veronica prostrata 'Spode Blue'
Rockery speedwell, Harebell speedwell, Prostrate speedwell
Veronica spicata subsp. incana
Blue willow herb, Spiked speedwell
Viburnum cinnamomifolium
Cinnamon-leaved viburnum
Yucca filamentosa 'Color Guard'
Adam's needle yucca, Spoonleaf yucca, Silkgrass, Adam's thread
Yucca flaccida 'Golden Sword'
Weak leaf yucca
Yucca flaccida 'Ivory'
Weak leaf yucca