Silver/white ground cover plants? Silvermist?

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Is there a ground cover plant that has silvery foliage? Preferably a perennial that likes/tolerates shade.

I've seen dusty miller around a lot and thought I saw something that was a bit shorter that was labeled "silver mist" but didn't get it at the time, now I can't find it.

I have a shady corner and I'd love to have something like that to brighten up the ground. I've also come across the licorice ground cover - but it wasn't as pale as dusty miller (& both need more sun than my corner gets)

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Here are some low growing plants as well as some which will grow taller. Each has a silvery cast to their foliage.

Silver Mist, a trailing licorice (Helichrysum microphyllum)

http://pics.davesgarden.com/pics/2008/05/24/Happenstance/3c7462.jpg
http://benjoynursery.com/uploads/2/8/9/6/2896876/5287820_orig.jpg?325

Silver mound (Artemisia schmidtiana)

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-0SYfaG-uNC8/UKQHlJuN33I/AAAAAAAAAMo/SGGRMtnysJQ/s1600/gardening-plants-silver%2520mound2.jpg
http://www.anniesannuals.com/signs/a/images/artemisia_absinthium_fol.jpg

Licorice plant (Helichrysm sp.)

http://urbanext.illinois.edu/foliage/image/licoriceplant2_l.jpg
http://www.gardencrossings.com/_ccLib/image/plants/DETA-2121.jpg

Japanese Painted Fern (Athyrium sp.)

http://rotarygardens.blogspot.com/2012/03/japanese-painted-ferns.html
http://kilbournegrove.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/gardenjuly09-094.jpg

Silver Mist plant (Cedrus deodara)

http://www.conifersociety.org/wp-content/uploads/cedrus-deodara-silver-mist-533x400.jpg
http://www.gardenshowblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/cedrus-deodora-silver-mist_1795.jpg

Buddleia Davidii Silver Anniversary Morning Mist (Butterfly Bush)

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Silver Ground Cover

The Young Codger. · Answer

if it is silvery the chances are that it is a sun lover, that's its adaptation.
Brunnera such as 'Jack Frost' and some of the Hostas might be useful, but the ultimate if you can find it is Pulmonaria 'Silver shivers'  like strips of cooking foil in shade.

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