A winter-tough, silver-leafed lavender, a coneflower with unusual orange-pincushion flowers and a purple-leafed coralbells with leaves bigger than your face are among the more interesting new ...

There is quite a world of purple-leafed plants waiting to be discovered and introduced to your garden. Get ready to intensify your landscape.

For the shady garden, bugbane is a perennial favourite as can be a purple-leafed variety of Astilbe such as Dark Side of the Moon. Grasses come in purples, too.

I favor the following perennials for partial shade: epimedium, leadwort, hellebores, foamflower, cranesbill, mazus and creeping Jenny, along with an array of small-leafed hosta varieties and hardy ...

Hydrangeas, roses and other standards that thrive elsewhere may struggle in the Mid-Atlantic climate. But there are plenty of other options.

JERRY W. ASKS: Can you tell me the botanical name of your purple-leafed shrubs that have been in full bloom the past month? I would like to plant one in my garden. The botanical name of this ...

Not all perennials thrive in smaller spaces like a pot or container. We have a list of some that DO, while remaining both beautiful and easy to care for.

Purple deadnettle pops up quickly in spring then goes away just as fast in late spring. Deadnettle is an important source of nectar for pollinators.

However, I have found that purple-leafed plants – and in particular slow-growing ones like trees and shrubs – do not thrive in shade, particularly if they’re competing for light with ...

Powerhouses of change, perennials mark the rhythms of the garden year. Despite their demanding natures — they need dividing, staking and clipping back, and then they still elbow their neighbors ...

For example, silver-leafed plants usually prefer sun and many purple-leafed ones will look wan if they don't get enough sun. Other varieties like some shade protection and still others thrive in ...