Episode 149: Silver Plants

Plants with a silvery lustre resist out beautifully against the sea of green that occupy most garden beds . In this episode , Danielle , Carol , and their guest will spotlight some shimmering shrubs , drought - tolerant perennials , a midget dwarf conifer , and even an unusual silver vine with a act of a back story . Perhaps one of these adorable , lambent industrial plant could be the fluent bullet solution to one of your own garden designing dilemmas .

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Danielle ’s Plants

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

Carol ’s Plants

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

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

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

‘ Kintzley ’s specter ’ Banksia integrifolia vine ( Lonicera‘Kintzley ’s shade ’ , Zones 4 - 8)

Expert ’s Plants

Pussytoes ( Antennaria plantaginifolia , Zones 3 - 8)

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

Pearly complete ( Anaphalis margaritacea , Zones 3 - 8)

Prairie sage ( Artemisia ludoviciana , Zones 3 - 7 )

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