Plants with silver foliage add luster to the full sun or shade perennial border and look great when paired with red, pink, gold, purple or blue flowers
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Agave asperrima
Item #: 6327
Zones: 7b to 10b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 36" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Mexico, United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Agave 'Desert Love'
Item #: 12743
Zones: 7a to 9b, at least
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 24" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Agave havardiana 'Glass Mountain'
Item #: 11771
Zones: 5a to 10b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 20" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Agave 'Huasteca Giant'
Item #: 6339
Zones: 7b to 9b, at least
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 60" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Mexico
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Agave isthmensis 'Ohi Raijin Shiro Nakafu'
Item #: 8524
Zones: Tropical
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 4" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: Mexico
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Agave macroacantha 'Blue Ribbon'
Item #: 7568
Zones: 9a to 10b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 12" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Mexico
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Agave 'Mr. Ripple'
Item #: 6507
Zones: 8a to 10b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 60" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Mexico
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Agave ovatifolia
Item #: 6306
Zones: 7a to 9b, at least
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 36" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Mexico
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Agave ovatifolia 'Frosty Blue'
Item #: 9513
Zones: 7b to 9b, at least
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 36" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Mexico
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Agave x ovatispina 'Blue Rapture'
Item #: 13061
Zones: 7b to 9b, probably colder
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 24" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Agave x parryantha 'Mazatzal'
Item #: 12647
Zones: 7a to 10b, possibly colder
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 20" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Agave parryi ssp. huachucensis 'Wakefield'
Item #: 12370
Zones: 6a to 8b, at least
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 24" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Agave titanota 'X-Rays'
Item #: 11077
Zones: 9a to 10b, at least
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 12" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: Mexico
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Andropogon glaucopsis 'Liberty Blue'
Next crop available: 12/27/2019
Item #: 10804
Zones: 7b to 9b, at least
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 42" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Antirrhinum glutinosum 'White Hot'
Item #: 11833
Zones: 7b to 9b, at least
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 8" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: Spain
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Asarum fauriei var. takaoi 'Ginba'
Item #: 5622
Zones: 4b to 8a
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 2" tall
Culture: Light Shade to Shade
Origin: Japan
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Asarum fauriei var. takaoi 'Pitter Patter'
Item #: 12584
Zones: 4b to 8b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 1" tall
Culture: Light Shade to Shade
Origin: Japan
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Asarum forbesii 'Mercury'
Next crop available: 12/31/2019
Item #: 6104
Zones: 5a to 8b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 6" tall
Culture: Light Shade
Origin: China
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Asarum forbesii 'Venus'
Next crop available: 12/31/2019
Item #: 13283
Zones: 5a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter, Fall
Height: 6" tall
Culture: Light Shade
Origin: China
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Asarum splendens
Item #: 720
Zones: 5a to 9b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 6" tall
Culture: Light Shade to Shade
Origin: China
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Asphodeline lutea 'Italian Gold'
Item #: 10450
Zones: 6a to 9b
Dormancy: Summer, Fall
Height: 48" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Mediterranean Europe
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Athyrium 'Branford Beauty'
Item #: 3662
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 36" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Athyrium 'Ghost'
Item #: 3881
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 30" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Athyrium 'Godzilla'
Item #: 8169
Zones: 5a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 36" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Athyrium niponicum 'Joy Ride'
Item #: 5212
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 20" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: China, Japan
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Athyrium niponicum 'Wildwood Twist'
Item #: 3890
Zones: 4a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 18" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Shade
Origin: Japan
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Baptisia arachnifera - NOT OUTSIDE NC
Item #: 510
Zones: 6a to 10b, possibly colder
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 24" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Begonia 'Cotes de Castillon'
Item #: 12822
Zones: 7b to 9b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 20" tall
Culture: Light Shade
Origin: Malaysia
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Begonia sp. 'Pewterware'
Item #: 8534
Zones: 8b to 10b, at least
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 18" tall
Culture: Light Shade
Origin: Malaysia
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Brunnera macrophylla 'Alexander's Great' PP 25,789
Item #: 6251
Zones: 3a to 7b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 15" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Mediterranean Europe
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Brunnera macrophylla 'Jack Frost' PP 13,859
Next crop available: 01/03/2020
Item #: 3367
Zones: 3a to 7b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 12" tall
Culture: Light Shade to Shade
Origin: Mediterranean Europe
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Caesalpinia gilliesii
Item #: 2276
Zones: 7a to 10b, possibly colder
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 60" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Argentina
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Colocasia heterochroma 'Dark Shadows'
Item #: 6124
Zones: 8a to 10b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 8" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: China
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Crambe maritima
Item #: 14328
Zones: 5b to 7b, at least
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 36" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Europe
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Cyclamen cilicium
Item #: 3309
Zones: 5a to 8b, at least
Dormancy: Spring, Summer
Height: 3" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Turkey
Pot Size: 2.5" pot (7.9 fl. oz/233 ml) ?
Cyclamen coum 'Maurice Dryden'
Item #: 3319
Zones: 4a to 8b
Dormancy: Summer, Fall
Height: 2" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Europe
Pot Size: 2.5" pot (7.9 fl. oz/233 ml) ?
Cyclamen coum Pewter Leaf Form
Item #: 6828
Zones: 4a to 8b
Dormancy: Summer, Fall
Height: 2" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Mediterranean Europe
Pot Size: 2.5" pot (7.9 fl. oz/233 ml) ?
Cyclamen coum 'Red Robin'
Item #: 14972
Zones: 4a to 8b
Dormancy: Summer, Fall
Height: 2" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Europe
Pot Size: 2.5" pot (7.9 fl. oz/233 ml) ?
Cyclamen hederifolium
Item #: 1281
Zones: 4a to 8b
Dormancy: Spring
Height: 3" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Southern Europe
Pot Size: 2.5" pot (7.9 fl. oz/233 ml) ?
Cyclamen hederifolium 'Mini Me'
Item #: 14971
Zones: 4a to 8b
Dormancy: Spring
Height: 1" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Southern Europe
Pot Size: 2.5" pot (7.9 fl. oz/233 ml) ?
Cyclamen hederifolium 'Silver Anniversary'
Item #: 14990
Zones: 4a to 8b
Dormancy: Spring
Height: 3" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Southern Europe
Pot Size: 2.5" pot (7.9 fl. oz/233 ml) ?
Cyclamen hederifolium Silver Leaf Forms
Item #: 6335
Zones: 4a to 8b
Dormancy: Spring, Summer
Height: 3" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Southern Europe
Pot Size: 2.5" pot (7.9 fl. oz/233 ml) ?
Cyclamen hederifolium 'Silver Swan'
Item #: 3310
Zones: 4a to 8b
Dormancy: Spring, Summer
Height: 6" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Southern Europe
Pot Size: 2.5" pot (7.9 fl. oz/233 ml) ?
Cyclamen hederifolium 'Silver Tongued Devil'
Item #: 9011
Zones: 4a to 8b
Dormancy: Spring, Summer
Height: 3" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Southern Europe
Pot Size: 2.5" pot (7.9 fl. oz/233 ml) ?
Cynara cardunculus
Item #: 4949
Zones: 7b to 9b
Dormancy: Summer
Height: 36" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Morocco
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Dasylirion wheeleri 'Apache Junction'
Item #: 12773
Zones: 7b to 10b, at least
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 84" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Dentaria heterophylla 'White Sprite'
Item #: 11406
Zones: 5a to 8b, at least
Dormancy: Summer, Fall
Height: 6" tall
Culture: Light Shade to Shade
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Dianella 'Cassa Blue' PP 17,998
Item #: 10698
Zones: 7b to 9b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 20" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Australia
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Dianthus 'Maraschino' PP 27,882
Item #: 13496
Zones: 3a to 8a
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 10" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Dianthus 'Sweetie Pie' PP 27,989
Item #: 13497
Zones: 3a to 8a
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 10" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Dicentra 'Fire Island' PP 22,488
Item #: 6291
Zones: 4a to 7b, at least
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 12" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: United States Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Dicliptera suberecta
Item #: 1285
Zones: 7a to 10b, at least
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 20" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Uruguay
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Echeveria runyonii 'Topsy Turvy'
Item #: 8928
Zones: 7b to 10b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 6" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Mexico
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Eryngium venustum
Item #: 4936
Zones: 7a to 10b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 18" tall
Culture: Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Mexico
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Eryngium yuccifolium 'Kershaw Blue'
Item #: 6588
Zones: 4a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 54" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Erythronium albidum
Item #: 2474
Zones: 4a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter, Summer, Fall
Height: 6" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 2.5" pot (7.9 fl. oz/233 ml) ?
Erythronium americanum 'Silver Pigeon'
Item #: 15563
Zones: 4a to 8b, at least
Dormancy: Summer, Fall
Height: 2" tall
Culture: Light Shade
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 2.5" pot (7.9 fl. oz/233 ml) ?
Eucalyptus neglecta
Item #: 1001
Zones: 7a to 10b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 360" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Australia
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Euphorbia rigida
Item #: 4973
Zones: 7a to 10b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 12" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: Mediterranean Europe
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Ficus afghanistanica 'Silver Lyre'
Item #: 2435
Zones: 7b to 10b, at least
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 240" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: India, Sri Lanka
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
More Information About Silver/Grey Foliage Plants
How do you get a sterling garden? Use plants with silver foliage. Plants with silver foliage add luster to the full sun or shade perennial border and look great when paired with red, pink, gold, purple or blue flowers. Silver leaved plants are also perfect for night gardens because they reflect moonlight while repelling those pesky werewolves. Plant Delights Nursery has a huge on-line catalog of perennials and to help make your shopping experience easier, we have created this mini-catalog of plants with silver foliage.
Some of the best perennials with silver foliage available here at Plant Delights Nursery have both beautiful argent leaves and lovely complementary flowers. They include certain cultivars of brunnera, cyclamen, dianthus, perovskia, pulmonaria, nepeta, arundo, dicliptera, oxalis, achillea, salvia, eucalyptus, lavandula, othonna and certain cultivars of buddleia. All of these silver leaved plants deserve a gold medal.
Other valuable plants with silver foliage include athyrium, teucrium, eryngium, artemisia, echeveria, graptopetalum, agave, begonia, carex, chasmanthium, alpinia and zingiber. These plants do not have the floral capacity of the previous group but make excellent companions for other perennials that do.
How does a plant make silver foliage? The argent color of silver plants is not a pigment, but rather some type of mechanism that scatters and reflects light. Some plants with silver foliage have a thick coat of foliar wax. Others are covered with fine hairs. A few silver perennials get their luster from blisters that separate the outer and inner cell layers of the leaf. No matter how they get silver plated, plants with silver foliage look great. When you are ready to buy plants with silver foliage for your garden, check out our online list of plants with silver foliage for sale.