Can you suggest plants with coloured foilage, please?

For some stunning perennial plants, consider the following -

Cotinus (Smoke Bush, generally deep purple leaves) - http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://ww...

Santolina - Silver foliage

http://fichas.infojardin.com/foto-perennes-anuales...

Cordylines - variegated, red, purple and other coloured leaves - http://www.alpinenurseries.com.au/images/articles/... http://www.smgrowers.com/imagedb/CordylineSouthern... http://www.ppandl.net/images/features/originals/Co...

Phormiums - variegated, red, purple, pink, other coloured leaves, stunning spear shaped leaves

http://www.queanbeyannursery.com.au/MyImages/Phorm... http://www.hotplants.co.uk/images/phormium%20amazi... http://www.gardenexpress.com.au/images/P/Phormium_...

Periwinkle, ground covering variegated leaves http://www.finegardening.com/CMS/uploadedimages/Im...

Hostas grow about 12-18''. many different leaf colours, from blue, variegated, stunning shade loving plants - http://www.gardening-tips-perennials.com/images/ho...

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Quite a few Hebe's have variegation, or colours, such as red or silver - eg. Hebe ‘Broughton Silver’ . Hebe pagei (silver) http://www.humeseeds.com/s_hebe.jpg http://im.edirectory.co.uk/p/1634/i/11489.jpg

A silver bedding plant, frequently perennial in many areas, is known as Silver Dust or Dusty Miller in the US. It's a type of cineraria, with yellow flowers too - some info here - http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/84383/ More photos - http://hardyplants.com/Merchant2/graphics/00000002...

A related silver plant, is Senecio http://www.english-country-garden.com/a/i/flowers/...

Choisya, variety Goldfinger, is a small golden shrub, also fragrant - http://photos.jardindupicvert.com/ph_1_cp/P062/624...

Phloxes are fragrant plants, some varieties deliciously variegated - http://marketplaceadvisor.channeladvisor.com/store...

Most of the Euonymus are great evergreen variegated plants, in mixes of white/gold/green stripes and blotches - easy too - http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7D1MyJsmqe4/SgMHeTvnHQI/AAAA...

Pieris japonica, with some variegated forms, forms bright red new leaves in spring - great for moist shady areas - http://www.pieris.eu/images/flamingsilver-1.png

Brunnera 'Jack Frost' is a superb plant for shady areas, stunning foliage, and forget me not type blue flowers - http://sugarcreekgardens.files.wordpress.com/2009/...

I always have a mixture of leaf types, leaf shapes as well as colours in my garden, as it really creates tons more interest.

Hope this helps. Good luck! Rob

Perrenials

Lamium, mint, salvia (green/white) heuchera, lobelia, dahlia, (purple leaved), heuchera, thymus, (yellow leaved), dianthus, helianthemum, senecio (grey), ajuga burgundy glow (purple variegated).

Shrubs

Houytinia cordata, (red/yello) choisya ternata sundance (yellow), cotinus (purple), cornus elegantissima (variegated and red stems) euonymous, holly, (gold or silver and green), photinia red robin

(red)

Bedding plants - petunia pink ice (variegated), heaths and heathers.

House plants - cacti come in all colours. Zebra plant. Tradescantia.

I have been putting a lot of perennials in our yard this month. It really depends on whether you are planting in shade, full sun or partial sun and the region you reside in.

I wandered around the local nursery 'just looking' last week and ended up bringing thirteen various plants home with me for a shady area.

The tags on the plants at the nursery I went to had symbols and wording explaining what kind of environment to plant them in.

Varigated Dogwood with red branches. Get garden designed from better homes and gardens magazine. We use them to design our shade areas. Lots of good ideas. Check the Feb March issues each year. Sort of late in the season now.

gray/white like lamb's ear or dusty miller.... deep purple like purple heart vine..... bright yellow/lime spirea, or hosta..... gray/green of artemesia..... blue/green of iris leaves......coral bells Heuchera in lots of shades.....deep bronze of flax....

look thru here for more....

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