Plants for ... Fine foliage form
Rosemary Tuscan Blue
Rosmarinus officinalis 'Tuscan Blue'
An upright form with rich, green leaves and violet-blue flowers. Good choice for mid-border, or perhaps near a path where leaves can be rubbed for fragrance, or picked for indoor use, in pot pourri for example. Tuscan Blue can be clipped to size and shape, so try it as small hedge; particularly effective in a cottage garden or potager. Hardiness Zone - suits dark green area - click for details
Saxifraga Star Blush
Saxifraga x anglica 'Star Blush'
A supberb evergreen rockery or container plant with beautiful rosettes of dark green foliage and attractive pink flowers produced enmasse late Winter and early Spring. Grows well in most garden situations but needs a cool moist site in during Summer. 20 x 40cm. Hardiness Zone - suits dark green area - click for details
Sedum Purple Emperor
Sedum 'Purple Emperor'
An amazing new sedum from Sussex in the UK. Its dark purple fleshy leaves contrast with deep pink stems. And in summer the clump is topped with heads of pink-ruby red-purple flowers. A "can’t walk past" contrast plant Hardiness Zone - suits dark green area - click for details
Syzygium Tom Thumb
Syzygium 'Tom Thumb'
A topiary delight - a compact, dwarf selection with fine leaves and an upright, columnar and dense habit. Glossy, red and green leaves on a bush that lends itself to shaping and clipping - columns, balls, triangles; its versatility limited only by the imagination. Summer flowers and berries feature on untrimmed plants. Hardiness Zone - suits dark green area - click for details
Thuja Smaragd
Thuja occidentalis 'Smaragd'
Arguably the tidiest conifer we've seen, Smaragd forms a lush green cone that's ideal for patio pots, driveway avenues and specimen trees. An upright shape that's a great way of introducing drama into a small garden, especially at an entranceway or on a bank if the garden is sloping. Hardiness Zone - suits dark green area - click for details
Tibouchina Grandiflora
Tibouchina 'Grandiflora'
One of nature's grand plants. Easily grown to a rounded bush with velvet green leaves and large luxuriant royal-purple flowers from summer into autumn and on into spring in mild districts. An native of South America, this is a shrub to use for a tropical look in not-so-tropical areas! Hardiness Zone - suits dark green area - click for details
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