Colorful plants leaves fall. Nine building blocks of a foliage garden. Even summers most ardent fans have to admit that fall offers some. Another option is to plant hostas with broad white margined leaves along a garden walkway to act as living path lights. Summersweet clethra alnifolia an ornamental summer flowering shrub attracts butterflies and hummingbirds and boasts foliage that turns a clear golden yellow in the fall left.
Moreover if the flower doesnt bloom we still have a chance to see the beautiful foliage. Nine building blocks of a foliage garden. Brilliant fall foliage and fuzzy red berry clusters that linger through winter make sumacs a go to shrub for fall and winter color. Best plants for colorful foliage add curb appeal with leafy plants.
10 best trees and shrubs for fall color add fiery autumn foliage. Gingkos put on a spectacular yellow show in fall. Here a narrow ribbon of hosta halcyon is used to create a river of color in an all green shade garden. In late fall its flowers appear and remain on the branches even after the leaves have fallen see inset.
Foliage plants can also show its fascinating details. When planning your landscape take advantage of the charms of hosta foliage. It glows with yellow when its leaves turn in early autumn. Lambs ear stachys byzantina the soft fuzzy gray leaves of lambs ear plants are known to delight young children who get the chance to rub them but they are also delightful to gardeners looking for a velvety texture to soften the hard edges of a walkway or for a downy gray color to act as a foil for nearby pastels.
In other words you can get almost any look you imagine. Colorful foliage ideas a beautiful garden is not only focused on the blossoms. Some plants have leaves of a single color. If you crave fragrance and flowers as well as colorful leaves in fall plant this native shrub.
Best plants for colorful foliage add curb appeal with leafy plants. Leaves may be soft and round straight and spiky big medium or little. Others are variegated with stripes or spots. Grows up to 8 feet tall.