Purple foliage

Not to worry, Pam, we never stay on topic! In fact, we once had a series of threads where the premise was that there was no topic, so let's see if we can follow.

Thanks!

On the camassias. I have a pale blue one, no purple in the leaves but it is nice in early spring. I'm pretty sure White Flower Farm had about three varieties for sale last fall.

I have to confess to missing the part about foliage in my enthusiasm.
However, in my defense, the flowers of the ones I inherited here are in fact lilac, but more so than any lilac you'd ever see. Definitely not blue. I have forget-me-nots (I deliberately, shall we say, "transplanted" them from a roadside where I saw them blooming) of a blue that reminds you of the sky, and there's a world of difference between that and the camassia.
Just to contribute to the actual topic of the thread, I also have an old rose called rosa glauca, the glauca part meaning "gray", who's foliage is an amazing bluish-purple (how anyone thought it looked gray is beyond me, or maybe I'm color blind?), or maybe purplish-blue, in the early spring, at the same time as the camassia are blooming. Put the two of them together and, well, words can't describe how it looks. It can't be captured in a photo.

I'm familiar with the rose... The combination sounds gorgeous!

Pam

Blues or lilacs won't work in this garden, I'm real anal when it comes to colorizing my gardens.
Looking for dark purple almost maroon colors, trying to stay away from lots of flowers because don't want this turning into a cottagy looking garden. But may add some hot pink in daylilies for contrast and then they get the nice neat spiky foliage which is what I want for this particular garden.

The nicest dark purple plants in my yard are calla lilies (zantedeschias) that are almost black. The foliage has stems that are almost maroon, and the bloom that lasts for about 3 weeks is in fact dark, dark, dark purple/maroon.

Pam, that was one scary snapper! Hope he's gone....

Me too! I wonder how much of the garden he's uprooted... At least it's only day lilies, and we have plenty more. I wish I'd gotten a picture of him, but hope I don't have the opportunity again!

Pam

You'll probably have lots of little snappers, running around!

How long before the eggs hatch? I'll plan to be away! Pam

it is pretty cool when they hack and make there mad dash - when i was younger the snappers would bury their eggs in sand traps at the golf course i played at and covered some of the greens trying to get to the water hazards.

Google says 60-90 days. Hmmm mm... Do I hope to be there? Or not? Also, how much of a mess does that make?! Poor daylilies, between what I did to them and the turtles, I wonder how many will be left?

Pam

A snapper burrowed into my son's veggie garden.....the little ones are very excited.....

Anyone have Heuch Plum Royale???
http://www.gardencrossings.com/plantname/Heuchera-Plum-Royale

Found this info...so I guess good news for me.....

Purple leafed cultivars can tolerate more direct sun; in general the darker the purple coloration the more exposure to sun they can tolerate. Conversely, the amber and gold leafed cultivars are less sun tolerant; the more yellow the leaf coloration, the less tolerant to sun they are. In locations with full sun or full shade, most cultivars will usually survive, but they will be smaller and not look as lively

I will agree with that.. my chartreuse plants can burn here.. Michele's purple noid is in full sun at her house and just fine

Yes, some of my chartruese hostas are baking in the sun now that a diseased hemlock came out. I wanted them as some way to unify my border because of my appetite for having all different flowers. It's along a reddish brown fence, so the dark foliage plants were only in contrast there. My Palace Purple heuchera is fine with occasional shade.

If dark is the idea, some peonies, such as Misaka ITOH have bronze-green foliage, and some really purple clematis are pretty. The really dark lilies and hollyhocks are very edgy-looking. As far as dark peony blooms go, I am starting Mahagony and a few other very dark blooms. Some come up chartreuse instead of the usual dark red so that could be a factor in a selection. Peony Envy has a color chart with the darkest of blooms in their catalog.

Louise & I both have Plum Royale.....I love it....it stays shiny and deep purple all summer.....here it is with echie Sundown.....

Good to know about Plum Royale
Coming down the street you can really notice the chartruese in that berm, I def need to get the purple foliage in there...did I tell you all something bit off the branches to the sand cherry I planted at the far end of the berm??? and it just left them on the ground...what the heck??? at least it survived and is growing...poor little thing it's only about 2' tall

Oh, no, Jen.....a deer?

Or a woodchuck. Sorry, Jen.

I would think if they took the time to bite them off they'd at least eat the rest...sheesh, or if just after the leaves just eat them

Had the same thing with two JM's last year. Just left there as if to rub salt in the wound.

Yeah, geez what's up with that???

Here it is...... like I said at least the leaves are growing back and whatever it was didn't kill it

could be any animal - hope it survives jen

Poor little tree!

I just re-read this thread because I'm now looking for a low dark shrub to put near a cotinus. Lots of great suggestions...I'm leaning toward Weigela Wine and Roses. Have you made any decisions yet?

I have Heucheras Palace Purple, Obsidian and Dark Promise (so far the biggest), and all three are in full sun. PP is spread out the most, and is darkest where there is slightly more shade. DP went in over a month ago, and looks perfect. Obsidian is new, we'll see.

Pam

I too am leaning toward a Weigela, going back and forth between a dwarf Wine and Roses or Spilled Wine

I have Heuch Midnight Rose coming in from a co op so that I'll put out there and I have 'Brownies' which I may just split up and put some out there too

I just ordered more Heuch Midnight Rose...I like how it fit in

it is a beauty

I saw it at DonnieBrook's RU....very striking plant!

When I repot my Shanghai, I expect it to look like this:
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/321230/

This message was edited Sep 3, 2011 5:31 PM

Very pretty!

Nice one!