Episode 149: Silver Plants – FineGardening

Crops with a silvery sheen stand out fantastically towards the ocean of inexperienced that fills most backyard beds. On this episode, Danielle, Carol, and their visitor will spotlight some shimmering shrubs, drought-tolerant perennials, a tiny dwarf conifer, and even an uncommon silvery vine with a little bit of a again story. Maybe one in all these pretty, luminous vegetation might be the silver bullet resolution to one in all your individual backyard design dilemmas.

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Danielle’s Crops

‘Quicksilver’ hebe (Hebe pimelioides ‘Quicksilver’, Zones 7b-9)

Woolly thyme (Thymus pseudolanuginosus, Zones 5-9)

Silver sage (Salvia argentea, Zones 5-8)

‘Angel Wings’ sea cabbage (Senecio candicans ‘Angel Wings’, Zones 8–10)

Carol’s Crops

‘Pimoko’ Serbian spruce (Picea omorika ‘Pimoko’, Zones 4-9)

Sea kale (Crambe maritima, Zones, Zones 5-9)

‘Elijah Blue’ fescue (Festuca glauca ‘Elijah Blue’, Zones 4-8)

‘Kintzley’s Ghost’ honeysuckle vine (Lonicera ‘Kintzley’s Ghost’, Zones 4-8)

Professional’s Crops

Pussytoes (Antennaria plantaginifolia, Zones 3-8)

Blunt mountain mint (Pycnanthemum muticum, Zones 4-8)

Pearly eternal (Anaphalis margaritacea, Zones 3-8)

Prairie sage (Artemisia ludoviciana, Zones 3-7)