Colour Co-ordinates

The Foliage List

This listing contains all the plants grown mainly for their foliage colour, some do have flowers but they are secondary to the leaf colour.  Foliage plants can be used to enhance a floral display or are very dramatic when grown as specimen plants or grouped together with just a few flowering Begonia or Impatiens to provide a exotic paradise jungle effect.

Variety

Habit

Position

Range

Foliage Colour

Helichrysum  Golden

Spreading

Sun or Part Shade

Blue

Gold

Oxalis Sunset Velvet

Trailing

Sun or Part Shade

Blue

Gold

Lysimachia  Nummularia

Spreading

Sun or Part Shade

Blue

Gold / Green

IPOMEA (SWEET POTATO) MARGUERITA 

Trailing

Sun or part Shade

Gold

Bright Green

CAREX AMAZON MIST 

Bush

Sun or part Shade

Gold

Light green

ERAGROSTIS WIND DANCER 

Bush

Sun or part Shade

Gold

Green

MENTHA  Varigata

Bush

Sun or Part Shade

Blue

Cream / Green

Nepeta  Hederacea

Trailing

Sun or Part Shade

Blue

Cream / Green

PERILLA MAGILLA VANILLA 

Bush

Sun or part Shade

Gold

Cream / Green

COLEUS Kong Rose

Bush

Part Shade or Shade

Blue

Rose / Green

COLEUS Kong Scarlet

Bush

Part Shade or Shade

Blue

Red / Green

FESTUCA FESTINA 

Bush

Sun or part Shade

Gold

Blue / Green

Centradenia cascade

Spreading

Sun or Part Shade

Blue

Bronze / Green

CAREX BRONZITA 

Bush

Sun or part Shade

Gold

Bronze

IRESINE BLAZING ROSE 

Bush

Sun or part Shade

Gold

Red / Rose

PERILLA  Magilla

Bush

Sun or part Shade

Gold

Purple

IPOMEA (SWEET POTATO) BLACKY 

Trailing

Sun or part Shade

Gold

Deep Purple / Black

Cineraria  Silver Dust

Bush

Sun

Seedlings

Silver

Helichrysum  Silver

Spreading

Sun or Part Shade

Blue

Silver

Coleus Chocolate Mint

Bush

Part Shade or Shade

Blue

Chocolate/light green