Friday, September 2, 2011

The Surest Way To Select The Right Outdoor And Indoor Plants


SHRUBS WITH PURPLE, RED, OR BRONZE LEAVES
HEBE Hebe 'Amy'
The glossy, dark coppery purple leaves of this small, rounded evergreen shrub turn green in time. Rich violet-purple flowers are borne in short spikes in summer.

PITTOSPORUM
The dark shoots of this dome-shaped dwarf evergreen shrub are crowded with shining, crinkly-edged leaves of a deep reddish purple. These emerge green. 

PURPLE‘LEAVED SAND CHERRY
The Purple-leaf Sand Cherry is a small, erect shrub with glossy leaves, red at first, maturing to deep reddish purple. Small blush-white flowers appear in spring.

PURPLE-LEAVED SLOE
This is a dense, bushy shrub or small tree, with spiny branches and bright red leaves, that change to a deep reddish purple. Small, pale pink flowers open in spring.

PURPLE-LEAVED PLUM
In spring, snow-white blossom procedes the leaves, which emerge green and then turn bronze-purple with cream or pink variegation. Bushy form of the cherry plum.

PURPLE-LEAVED ELDER
The deeply divided leaves of this vigorous shrub are green at fast, maturing to dark purple, then red in autumn. Its budded summer flowers open white. 

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