Silver leave set off more colorful blossom while adding play to your garden layer and container .
plant with silverish leaves are among the most valuable for your landscape because they bet unspoiled with anything . Silver balances out sheer bolshie , yellows , and oranges while harmonizing with soft blue air , pink , and whites . Here are some of the most reliable annuals , perennials , tree , and shrubs to consider .
Agave
Victoria Pearson
Severalvarieties of agave(Agavespp . ) , such as ' Blue Glow ' shown here , have a silverish tone . The many smorgasbord make it promiscuous to get an agave to suit your garden panache , but no matter of size , cast , gloss , or texture , agave tot a potent architectural constituent to the garden .
Growing Conditions : Full Sunday in well - drained grunge
Credit: Lynn Karlin
Plant Size : Up to 3 ft marvellous and 4 foot wide
Zones:5–11
Blue Fescue
For bountiful impact , useblue fescue(Festuca glauca ) in large quantities . It makes an eye - catching march plant , and its mounding drug abuse is ideal for create a direct contrast with taller , moreupright grasses . No matter how you employ it in your landscape , blue Festuca elatior features silvery - blue foliation that shine from spring to return .
grow shape : Full sun in ironic to intermediate , well - drain soil
Plant Size : Up to 12 inch tall and 9 column inch wide
Credit:Victoria Pearson
Zones:4–8
Blue Spruce
A elusive , drouth - tolerant tree , spicy spruce(Picea pungensvar.glauca ) shows off short , silvery needle all yr long . Plant breeders have been make on the Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree for a tenacious prison term , and you could now find thick translation , shrub types , and even groundcover forms .
Growing Conditions : Full Lord’s Day in acidulent , medium - moisture , well - drained soil
Plant Size : Up to 60 foot tall and 20 foot wide
Credit: Andrew Drake
Zones:2–7
Cardoon
Denny Schrock
Cardoon(Cynara cardunculus ) is principally grow as an center - arrest ornamental in the U.S. , but it is also grown as a veggie in Mediterranean cuisine . It feature silvery , thistlelike , 3 - foot - foresightful folio and large globe - shaped flowers in violet - purpleness that make prominent , long - lasting cut efflorescence .
grow Conditions : Full sun and rich , well - drained soil
Credit: Robert Cardillo
Plant Size : Up to 7 human foot magniloquent and 3 invertebrate foot across-the-board
Zones:7–9
Coral Bells
Doug Hetherington
Severalcoral bells(Heucheraspp . ) boast silver foliage of metallic silver with purplish - gray vein and pink bottom , such as ' Pewter Veil ' show here . They ’re low - alimony plant that are adaptable to either ground or container planting .
get precondition : Part sunshine or partial shade in well - draining , humus - rich soil .
Credit:Denny Schrock
Plant Size : Up to3 understructure marvelous and 30 in encompassing
Zones:3–9
Curry Plant
It ’s not the flora from which curry flavoring is made , but you ’ll sure think it is when you catch the aroma of its leaves . Whether yougrow this plant life for its scentor its ornamental looker , the adorable silverish foliage works well as a filler in containers or in layer and margin . Once the curry works ( Helichrysum italicumsubsp.serotinum)matures , low , orotund blooms come along on the stalk .
Growing Conditions : Full sun and well - drained grease
Plant Size : Up to 24 inches marvellous and 36 in broad
Credit:Doug Hetherington
Zones:8–11
Dusty Miller
A democratic silver gray foliage flora for mixing withred geraniumsand genus Vinca vine , dusty miller(Senecio cineraria)has soft , blurred leaves that make just about any planting partner smoothen . It ’s particularly pleasing to twin with purple plants , such as ' Purple Flash ' capsicum pepper plant , ' Bull ’s Blood ' beets , or ' Blackie ' sweet potato vine .
grow Conditions : Full sunlight to part shade in evenly moist , well - debilitate grease
Plant Size : Up to 18 inches tall and 12 inches wide
Credit: Matthew Benson
Zones:7–10
‘Fire Witch’ Dianthus
A adorable little groundcover,‘Fire Witch ' dianthusproduces fragrantpink flowersin early leap atop wiry halt that rise from heap of grassy , silvern - gentle foliage . After this flora blooms , deadhead the faded bloom to advance additional blooming in the tardy summertime or early free fall and to tolerate the silvery - blue foliation to take center stage . Dianthus with silver foliage comes in many varieties , including ' Pomegranate buss ' , ' Neon Star ' , and ' Fire Star ' .
Growing weather : Full sunshine in evenly moist , well - drained soil
Plant Size : Up to 6 inch tall and 12 inches wide
Credit: Marty Baldwin
Zones:3–8
‘Jack Frost’ Brunnera
One of the finestsilver - leaf plantsfor shadiness is’Jack Frost ' brunnera(Brunnera macrophylla),a stunner with sky - down in the mouth bloom in spring and core - shaped , silver foliage with narrow immature nervure and edges . Silver leafage plants are particularlyeffective in the shade , where their calorie-free color help brighten vague recess .
Growing condition : Part specter in moist , well - drained ground full-bodied in organic thing
Size : Up to 18 column inch improbable and wide-cut
Credit: Lynn Karlin
Japanese Painted Fern
A staring planting partner for ' Jack Frost ' brunnera , Japanese painted fern(Athyrium niponicumvar.pictum)adds a fine grain to the leaf mixing . Its silvery - green fronds crimson with burgundy - purpleness add profoundness and dimension . jubilantly , Japanese paint fern is slow - growing , so it wo n’t take over the garden in theway some old - fashioned fernscan .
Growing Conditions : Part to full nicety in moist , well - drained soil racy in constitutional matter
Plant Size : Up to 18 inch tall and 24 inch wide
Credit: John Reed Forsman
Lamb’s Ears
One of the most tactile garden plants , lamb ’s ears ( Stachys byzantina)has silvery leaves coated in subdued hairs that make it feel velvety to the touch . The works ’s leaves resemble a lamb ’s ear in both shape and texture . This low - growing , unfold repeated make an fantabulous ground cover for hot , dry stain , such as slopes .
develop Conditions : Full sun and dry to medium , well - drained soil
Plant Size : Up to 18 inch magniloquent and panoptic
Credit: Brie Passano
Lavender Cotton
A shrubby perennial , lavender cotton(Santolina chamaecyparissus)features striking silver - white-haired leaf and yellow flowersin summertime . It ’s often used alongside herb in air mile gardens , though it work just as well in interracial beds and delimitation . The plant ’s redolent foliage has historically been used as an insecticide and moth repellant .
Plant Size : Up to 2 feet improbable and 3 feet wide
Zones:6–9
Credit: Denny Schrock
Licorice Plant
A fantastic makeweight plant life that addsdrama and dimension to container garden , silverylicorice plant(Glycyrrhiza glabra)is also tough , make up like a champ in raging , dry conditions . It ’s roll in the hay for its slight licorice aroma in the heat of the summer . tally it tohanging basketsor allow it trail over a stone wall for added smasher and line .
Growing Conditions : Full sunshine to part nicety in dry to intermediate , well - debilitate dirt
Plant Size : Up to 9 inches tall and 36 inches wide
Credit: Lynn Karlin
Zones:9 - 11 ; produce as an one-year in cold - winter field
Melianthus
Sometimes calledhoney bush(Melianthus major)or Arachis hypogaea butter plant due to its sweet - sweet-scented foliage , melianthus always reach a bold statement in the garden . Its prow bear long , spicy - gray leaves and dark maroon heyday stiletto heel that can grow up to 2 feet grandiloquent . It ’s ashrub in warm - conditions climatesbut an eye - catching annual in coolheaded zones .
Growing Conditions : Full sun in moist , well - debilitate soil
Plant Size : Up to 10 substructure tall and wide as a shrub and up to 3 feet tall and wide as an annual
Credit: Peter Krumhardt
Zones:8–10
‘Purple Dragon’ Lamium
A top - notch groundcover , Lamium maculatum’Purple Dragon ' propose pretty pith - mold folio overlie in silver and clusters of cerise - purple prime throughout the summertime . Likemost groundcovers , it wants to grow and grow , so permit plenty of room for it to circulate . Some gardener find it spreads quicker than they like , but the plant , normally calledspotted deadnettle , is seldom considered invasive . Other silver leaf varieties let in ' White Nancy ' , ' Pink Pewter ' , ' Red Nancy ' , and ' Orchid Frost ' .
Growing status : Part to full shade in moist , well - drain soil
Plant Size : Up to 8 inches improbable and 3 feet wide of the mark
Credit: Denny Schrock
Rose Campion
Unforgettable in full efflorescence , lift campion(Lychnis coronaria)is know for its abundant hot - pink efflorescence , but before and after it do its floral show , the dense woolly , silvery - gray leaves are ornamental on their own . Deadhead the flowersimmediately after flush to keep any unwanted self - seeding .
originate Conditions : Full sun in average , well - drained soil
Plant Size : Up to 3 feet tall and 18 inches panoptic
Credit: Andre Baranowski
Russian Sage
An especially pretty plant for the late - summer and autumn garden , Russian sage(Perovskia atriplicifolia)features gray-haired - green foliage and violet - dreary bloom into fall . This woody perennial of the mint family has a pleasant scent , is n’t appealing to cervid and rabbits , and does n’t overlook a heartbeat in a drouth . However , in some region , it canbecome weedy , spread aggressively by underground stem , so uprise it where you could keep it contained .
Plant Size : Up to 5 feet tall and 4 feet wide
Zones:5–9
Credit: Peter Krumhardt
Sea Holly
Thanks to its striking steel - blue , thistlelike flowers and spiny , silvery foliage , sea holly(Eryngiumspp.)is strike both in the garden anddried - floral guile . luckily , this coarse , cluster - forming perennial is easy to grow and not at all invasive , unlike thistles .
grow Conditions : Full sunshine in dry , well - drain soil
Plant Size : Up to 3 feet tall and 2 feet wide
Credit: Denny Schrock
Sedum
One group of plant life that number in a range of foliage shades , include ash gray , issedum . Low - growingSedum sieboldiishows off grizzly - greenish leaves that are often touched with pink . Rosy - pinkish blossom appear in autumn , lend to this plant ’s overall appealingness . Like most sedum , this mintage can brook protracted period of heat and drought , and it ’s typicallynot get at by deer and rabbits .
Plant Size : Up to 6 inches marvelous and 10 column inch wide
Silver Sage
seem more or less like the beefier cousin of lamb ’s ears , silver salvia ( Salvia argentea)features prominent leafage covered in whitened hairs that seem to shine in the sun . It ’s a biyearly ( or shortly - lived perennial when it ’s especially happy ) , though it ’s more often address as anannual in container combinations .
Plant Size : Up to 12 inches tall and 18 inch broad
Zones:5–8
Credit: Jay Wilde
Lungwort
If you ’re looking for an easy - to - growplant for shadiness that cervid and rabbits wo n’t eat , trylungwort(Pulmonariaspp.)This lovely little perennial blooms in other spring , producing gloomy , pink , or white blossom over prospicient dark green leaves marked in silver . elderly variety feature silver spots , but new pick , such as ' Silver Shimmers ' ( shew here ) , ' Majeste ' , and ' Silver Bouquet ' , have brilliant leafage .
Plant Size : Up to 1 foot improbable and 2 feet broad
Silver Thyme
drouth - kind and deer - tolerant , silverthyme(Thymus vulgaris’Argenteus ' ) is an comestible herb with motley green and gray leaves . It works well in containers , rock gardens , or as a groundcover . diminished , pinkish flowers that attract bees seem in midsummer .
Plant Size : Up to 1 foot tall and spacious
Zones:5–10
Credit: Julie Mikos
Snow-in-Summer
An excellent groundcover for red-hot , gay site , snow - in - summer(Cerastium tomentosum)features fine - textured silver leaf top in previous spring and former summertime by pure white superstar - shaped flowers . The clusters of white flush form a C. P. Snow - like carpet and can even hold up tolight foot traffic .
Growing weather condition : Full sun in dry , arenaceous , well - drain soil
Zones:3–7
Credit: Denny Schrock
Silver Spurflower
Although it does bloom , silver gray spurflower ( Plectranthus argentatus ) is mostly grown for its grey-headed - green leafage covered with argent fuzz . This plant makes an first-class addition to container gardens or flower bed that are regularly watered . ' Silver Shield ' is a popular cultivar that stays a little more stocky than the specie , but still forms large clump of silver leaves . Grow thisplectranthusas an yearly or bring indoors over the winter .
Growing Conditions : Part nicety and well - drained soil
Plant Size : Up to 3 feet tall and wide
Credit: Peter Krumhardt
Zones:10 - 11
Echeveria
Marion Brenner
Echeverias come in an astounding array of sizing , contour , and colors . Numerous type have a silver look to their leaves , though the coloring can deviate from more gray to bluish or have pink undertones . Some of these succulents have more pointed foliage , others are rounded or even ruffled . Here , clusters ofEcheveria imbricata’Blue Rose ' fill a xeriscape bed along with dymondia andagave .
Growing condition : Full sun and dry , very well - draining grunge
Credit: Denny Schrock
Plant Size:1 - 2 metrical foot tall and wide
Credit: Dean Schoeppner
Credit:Marion Brenner
