
Textured plants that steal the show
Whereas colour and form had been essential components in selecting the vegetation, a mixture of daring and high quality textures kinds the spine of the design. Listed here are among the most spectacularly textured vegetation on this backyard.
Lungwort ‘Moonshine’
Identify: pulmonary ‘Moonshine’
Zones: 4–9
Measurement: 12 to fifteen inches tall and 15 to twenty inches large
Situations: A fan of full shade; moist, well-drained soil
native vary: Hybrid
A deciduous, shade-loving perennial, ‘Moonshine’ Lungwort kinds a mound of broad, rounded leaves with white edges and a placing texture.
Agapanto ‘Storm Cloud’
Identify: agapanthus ‘Storm Cloud’
Zones: 7–10
Measurement: 3 to five ft tall in flower; 2 to three meters large
Situations: Full solar to partial shade; effectively drained soil
native vary: Hybrid
This dramatic South African perennial blooms in summer time. It has giant, daring, strap-shaped foliage and clusters of deep purple flowers on tall stems.
New Zealand orange sedge
Identify: Carex testacea
Zones: 6–10
Measurement: 1-½ to 2 ft tall and large
Situations: Full solar to partial shade; moist, well-drained soil
native vary: New Zealand
Finely textured bronze-green leaves age to an electrical orange within the cool season. This arched and mound perennial grass is good for piling up and spilling over rocks.
Heavenly Bamboo ‘Lemon-Lime’

Identify: home nandina* ‘Lemon’
Zones: 6–9
Measurement: 3 to 4 meters excessive and large
Situations: Full solar to partial shade; effectively drained soil
native vary: Japan, China, India
A fluffy evergreen shrub with evergreen foliage that fades to a gorgeous inexperienced, this plant has branches of reduce leaves that kind a fluffy lemon-colored mound.
English Lavender ‘Hidcote’
Identify: Lavandula angustifolia ‘Hidcote’
Zones: 5–8
Measurement: 1 to 1 ½ ft tall and large
Situations: Full solar; dry to medium, well-drained soil
native vary: southern europe
This aromatic evergreen undershrub is a star for its deep purple flowers, long-lasting scent and finely textured foliage.
New Zealand Flax ‘Rainbow Dawn’
Identify: phormium tenax ‘Rainbow Dawn’ sync. ‘Maori Dawn’
Zones: 7b–11
Measurement: 2 to 4 meters excessive and large
Situations: Full solar to partial shade; moist, well-drained soil
native vary: New Zealand
A dramatic upright evergreen perennial, this plant has daring, curved leaves and an open behavior.
* Invasive Alert:
Heavenly Bamboo (home nandina)
This plant is taken into account invasive in AL, FL, GA, MD, MO and SC.
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Robin Parsons is a member of APLD and the proprietor and operator of Spring Greenworks, LLC, a Seattle-based landscaping firm.Robin Parsons
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