I took a hodge-podge of foliage photos this month in preparation for the foliage follow-up feature hosted by Pam at
Digging. After loading them into my PC, I realized that, with just a couple of exceptions, all the plants I photographed are variegated. I know some people don't care for variegated plants but I'm always drawn to them. Here are the ones that caught my attention this month:
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| Okay, this Abelia 'Kaleidoscope' is sporting a few flowers at the moment but it's in my garden because of its multi-colored foliage, not its flowers. At last count, I have 10 of these plants in the ground and 2 in pots but this one is looking particularly good. |
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| The Abelia 'Kaleidoscope' shown above sits near 2 Pelargonium 'Mrs. Pollock'. Variegation overkill? Maybe, but the difference in leaf size and shape prevents the combination from being jarring (at least to my eyes). |
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| This Furcraea foetida mediopicta was getting too much sun in one of the backyard beds so I moved it to a pot where it gets only half-day sun and it seems much happier. It's underplanted with a variegated Sedum I don't have a name for. |
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| As with succulents, many garden centers fail to label bromeliads but I think this one is an Aechmea orlandiana, possibly 'Rainbow' |
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| I've shown this Pseuderanthemum 'Texas Tri-star' before but, relishing our recent spot of tropical weather, it's looking particularly colorful at the moment |
Two non-variegated plants that grabbed my attention were these:
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| Duranta erecta 'Gold Mound' is striking against other foliage plants in medium green tones |
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| This is Plectranthus ciliatus 'Zulu Warrior', which has pleated leaves with purplish undersides. I'm featuring it this month because I grew this one from cuttings and it's finally beginning to flesh out, which pleases me greatly. |
That's it for this month's foliage follow-up. To find more foliage highlights for July,
visit Pam at Digging here.All material
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