Transform summer
garden pots, planters and
window boxes into magical
displays this fall. The addition
of mums, winter pansies and
ornamental cabbage and kale
are always excellent choices
but you can really spice things
up with the inclusion of a
few of these colorful, cold-hardy
selections.
Acorus
gramineus ‘Ogon’
This graceful, fan-shaped
acorus variety is ideal for
adding height to plantings.
It keeps its color and shape
into the winter.

Acorus
gramineus ‘Variegatus’
This is the white-variegated
version of ‘Ogon’.
Its white-green striping is
the perfect complement to
mixed planting in silver,
pink, purple or blue.
Ajuga
reptans ‘Burgundy Glow’
This ajuga has a trailing
habit and pretty, variegated
leaves. Its blue flowers are
scattered in fall and summer
but this plant blooms profusely
in springtime.

Ceratostigma
plumbaginoides ‘Leadwort’
The prolific flowers of this
plumbago are an intense gentian-blue
and the foliage turns bright
red in low temperatures.
Euphorbia
amydaloides ‘Purpurea’
This pretty perennial is exceptionally
frost resistant. ‘Purpurea’
features upright branches
with leaves that form a rosette
pattern and turn from reddish
to purple in the cold.
Helichrysum
thianschanicum ‘Icicles’
Here’s an easy, fast-growing
helichrysum variety with striking,
velvety-silver leaves and
a compact growth habit.
Lamiastru
galeobdolon ‘Herman’s
Pride’
‘Herman’s Pride’
has serrated, shiny silver
leaves with green venation
and yellow flowers in the
spring. The plant trails as
it grows making it perfect
as an accent in hanging baskets
and window boxes.
Lavendula
lantata ‘Silver Leaf
Lavender’
This lavender variety has
silvery-white leaves that
are velvet-like to the touch
and hold their color throughout
the winter. Dark purple-blue
flowers appear by the second
year and contrast beautifully
with the foliage.
Lysimachia
nummularia ‘Goldilocks’
Proven to do equally in sun
and shade, ‘Goldilocks’
exhibits wonderful versatility.
The golden foliage creeps
and hangs in lush profusion
of round, shiny leaves.
Salvia officinalis ‘Icterina’
This sage has a glowing, golden-yellow
variegated leaf. ‘Icterina’
maintains its shape and holds
its color long into the winter.
Salvia
officinalis ‘Purpurascens’
The eggplant-colored leaves
of this sage warm up any planting.
Try it as a culinary herb
as well. Salvia officinalis
‘Tricolor’ offers
a unique combination of purple
leaves with white borders
that turn pink when temperatures
drop.
