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Gold Zebra Foamy Bells
Heucherella, Zones 4 to 9
Gold Zebra’s golden yellow and green leaves are accented with brilliant gold and blood-red centers. When watered regularly, this stunner tolerates heat and humidity as it grows up to 8 inches tall and wide. It thrives in full shade to part sun and is often used in containers or as an edging plant. This deer-resistant wonder has showy white flowers.
Why we love it: Gold Zebra foamy bells have it all! They light up shade, lure butterflies and hummingbirds, and perform well in containers or right in the garden.
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WhiteflowerFarm.com
Campfire Coleus
Plectranthus scutellariodes, annual
Set your beds ablaze with the bright orange foliage of Campfire. This big, bold coleus variety tolerates both part shade and full sun. Reaching about 28 inches tall and nearly as wide, it’s an evergreen perennial that won’t survive frost, so most gardeners grow it as an annual.
Why we love it: The National Gardening Association also highly recommends this hardy, beautiful, no-fail coleus for new gardeners.
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Copper Cascade Foamy Bells
Heucherella, Zones 4 to 9
The rosy orange-gold foliage of Copper Cascade lasts throughout the year. This trailing plant mounds up to 12 inches tall and 30 inches wide when in full to part shade. Well-draining, moist soil helps retain its exceptional color. In the late spring to early summer, tiny white flowers appear.
Why we love it: It’s an alluring addition to containers and looks lovely spilling over landscape rocks.
Editor’s note: Heucherella is a cross between two species native to North America, Heuchera and Tiarella, and features characteristics of both. The resulting hybrid cultivars like Gold Zebra and Copper Cascade are carefree and heat-loving.
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Walters Gardens. Inc.
Arkansas Blue Star
Amsonia hubrichtii, Zones 4 to 9
Prepare to be enchanted by this low-maintenance, native perennial. In fall, its feathery green foliage becomes blazing gold-yellow. It loves well-draining soil, though it’s tough enough for dry conditions. This fast-growing plant reaches 3 feet tall and 4 feet wide.
Why we love it: Deer avoid it, while butterflies and bees love its beautiful, sky blue blooms.
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Northern Exposure Silver Coral Bells
Heuchera, Zones 4 to 9
This rounded mound of burgundy and silver plants is a blessing for northern gardeners, as it’s cold-tolerant and grows quickly. Often used as a ground cover, it reaches 24 inches tall and 16 inches wide when in bloom, thriving in part shade to full sun.
Why we love it: Keep deadheading its delicate pink blooms to ensure continued flowering from late spring into summer.
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Silver Falls Dichondra
Dichondra argentea, annual
Grow Silver Falls for cascading, fan-shaped silver plants that tumble beautifully from hanging baskets or window boxes. It does well in full sun. When hanging, it grows up to 4 feet long. Planted as ground cover, it stays a lovely low 4 inches tall as it spreads.
Why we love it: This container all-star requires little to no maintenance once it’s planted and is drought tolerant.
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Tiny Wine Ninebark
Physocarpus opulifolius, Zones 3 to 7
The mature stems on this delightful deciduous ninebark plant peel back, or exfoliate, to expose red and light brown inner bark. The shrub grows up to 5 feet tall and 4 feet wide, creating exceptional, copper-colored fall foliage and continued winter interest. This tolerant plant does best in full sun and adapts to most soil types.
Why we love it: Bees and other pollinators benefit from the long-lasting white or pink flowers. It looks best a little untidy, so no need to prune regularly.
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Ball Horticultural Company
Age of Gold Hosta
Hosta, Zones 3 to 9
Broad, golden-yellow leaves spread lushly from its center, while white and pale lavender tubular blooms attract hummingbirds. This hosta reaches 25 inches tall and nearly 6 feet wide in filtered sunlight. Morning sun helps intensify its colors.
Why we love it: Conceived and developed by renowned hosta breeder Hans Hansen, it brightens shady spaces.
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Burgundy Lace Japanese Painted Fern
Anisocampium niponicum, Zones 5 to 8
The intricate fronds of the Japanese painted fern emerge burgundy and turn silver-green, making it a welcome gift plant, accent or addition to a Japanese garden. These perennial silver plants prefer moist soil, reaching up to 2 feet tall and wide.
Why we love it: With alluring color and texture, it’s a shade garden staple.
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Jack Frost Brunerra
Brunnera marophylla, Zones 3 to 8
With cute, heart-shaped leaves and contrasting veins, Jack Frost brunnera attracts attention to shade and woodland beds. This slow-growing, silvery perennial creates clusters of blue flowers in the spring. It reaches up to 12 to 15 inches tall and wide, preferring climates with summers on the cooler side.
Why we love it: Its silver-blue finish creates a gorgeous effect as a ground cover, making these silver plants absolutely shimmer.
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