Plants with colored foliage are those that have evolved multi-colored leaves or leaves that are not green on purpose.
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Hibiscus 'Summer Carnival' PP 31,587
Item #: 13724
Zones: 4a to 9b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 42" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: United States Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $25.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Hosta 'Above the Clouds' PP 34,341
Item #: 17265
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 24" tall
Culture: Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3 qt. (2.8 L)
Regular price $29.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Sold outHosta 'Age of Gold' PP 30,902
Item #: 13552
Zones: 3a to 7b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 24" tall
Culture: Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3 qt. (2.8 L)
Regular price $29.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Hosta 'Autumn Frost' PP 23,224
Item #: 9145
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 12" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 2 qt. (1.9 L)
Regular price $29.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Hosta 'Azure Gem'
Item #: 13303
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 7" tall
Culture: Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 2 qt. (1.9 L)
Regular price $29.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Sold outHosta 'Beyond Glory' PP 28,784
Item #: 11921
Zones: 3a to 7b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 16" tall
Culture: Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 2 qt. (1.9 L)
Regular price $29.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Hosta 'Blue Biscuit'
Item #: 13310
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 6" tall
Culture: Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 2 qt. (1.9 L)
Regular price $29.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Hosta 'Blue Mouse Ears'
Item #: 4677
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 6" tall
Culture: Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $24.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Hosta 'Blue Spoons'
Item #: 13800
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 10" tall
Culture: Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 2 qt. (1.9 L)
Regular price $32.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Hosta 'Blue Twister'
Item #: 15972
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 11" tall
Culture: Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 2 qt. (1.9 L)
Regular price $29.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Hosta 'Blue Waves'
Item #: 15970
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 19" tall
Culture: Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 2 qt. (1.9 L)
Regular price $29.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Hosta 'Brother Stefan'
Item #: 5351
Zones: 3a to 7b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 22" tall
Culture: Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3 qt. (2.8 L)
Regular price $29.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Sold outHosta 'Captain Kirk'
Item #: 4712
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 18" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 2 qt. (1.9 L)
Regular price $29.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Sold outHosta 'Cathedral Windows'
Item #: 6600
Zones: 3a to 9b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 21" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3 qt. (2.8 L)
Regular price $29.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Hosta 'Christmas Eve'
Item #: 16076
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 24" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3 qt. (2.8 L)
Regular price $32.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Hosta 'Church Mouse'
Item #: 4516
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 8" tall
Culture: Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $27.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Hosta 'Dancing with Dragons' PP 32,040
Item #: 16630
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 18" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 2 qt. (1.9 L)
Regular price $29.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Sold outHosta 'Deep Sea Dive'
Item #: 15971
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 24" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3 qt. (2.8 L)
Regular price $29.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Hosta 'Designer Genes'
Item #: 2861
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 12" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 2 qt. (1.9 L)
Regular price $29.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Hosta 'Diamond Lake' PP 30,769
Item #: 13553
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 17" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3 qt. (2.8 L)
Regular price $29.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Hosta 'Dixie Cups'
Item #: 7209
Zones: 3a to 8b, at least
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 15" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3 qt. (2.8 L)
Regular price $29.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Hosta 'Do Wop'
Item #: 7834
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 17" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 2 qt. (1.9 L)
Regular price $29.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Hosta 'Dressed to Kill'
Item #: 13039
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 12" tall
Culture: Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3 qt. (2.8 L)
Regular price $35.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Sold outHosta 'Drop-dead Gorgeous' PP 33,318
Item #: 17102
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 30" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3 qt. (2.8 L)
Regular price $29.00Regular priceUnit price per
More Information About Colored Foliage
Plants With Colored Foliage
- I want a red one and a blue one and a yellow one
Here at Plant Delights Nursery, we have a huge online catalog of perennials and to make your shopping experience easier, we have created several mini-catalogs from it on various themes including, plants with colored foliage. This group is considered by some to be different from variegated plants in that by some people's definition, variegation does not include intentional genetic color variations such as stripes or spots and it does not include plants with a solid color leaf that is not green. Plants with colored foliage are those that have evolved multi-colored leaves or leaves that are not green on purpose. Plants with colored foliage are wonderful landscape design elements as they stand out really well against the back-drop of green-leaved plants all season long. Our mini-catalog of plants with colored foliage includes both variegated plants (due to mutations), plants with solid colored leaves that are not green, and plants with naturally occurring striped, speckled, or spotted leaves.
Plants With Solid Colored Foliage
Black Foliage - Highly ornamental, elegant and mysterious
- Canna
- Colocasia
- Ophiopogon
- Eucomis
See a full list of plants with black leaves.
Blue Foliage - Looks great in the shade and with white or yellow flowered plants
- Agave
- Dianthus
- Hosta
- Mangave
See a full list of plants with blue leaves.
Purple Foliage - Looks great in full sun
See a full list of plants with purple leaves.
Red (or Rose or Pinkish-red) Foliage - There are just a few red-leaved perennials. They are special plants for special spots. Some have red foliage year-round and others turn red in the fall.
- Athyrium (Japanese Painted Fern)
- Dryopteris
- Epimedium
- Heuchera
See a full list of plants with red leaves.
Orange (or Bronze or Copper or Peach) Foliage - Also fairly rare. These are unusual and really catch the eye
- Heuchera
- Dryopteris
- Fargesia
Silver (Gray) Foliage - Really brightens up a dark spot
- Artemisia
- Asarum
- Brunnera (Bugloss)
- Cyclamen
See a full list of plants with silver leaves.
Yellow (or Gold) Foliage - Very bright and looks great with purple flowered plants
- Acorus
- Ajuga
- Carex
- Liriope
See a full list of plants with yellow leaves.
Plants With Patches or Blotches of Colored Foliage - This includes plants with silver centered leaves.
- Alocasia
- Amorphophallus
- Remusatia
- Musa
Plants With Contrasting Colorful Foliage
Leaves with contrasting colors on the bottom of the leaf include:
- Alocasia wentii
- Amorphophallus
- Musa
- Canna (Canna Lily)
- Hedychium (Ginger Lily)
Plants With Speckled Leaves
See our full list of plants with spotted leaves.