March listicle: Top 6 texture plants for the patio
Here are Life is a Garden’s top 6 plant picks for adding tenacious texture to the patio. As we approach autumn, now’s a great time to start planning your container boldness.
1. Carex ‘Feather falls’:
Their long clean and crisp foliage will reward you with a year-round maintenance-free plant. Highly decorative with bright white margins along slender leaves, ‘Fether falls’ will waterfall beautifully over container edges. Plant them in a sunny to semi-shade position but don’t worry, they are cold and frost-hardy.
2. Philodendron ‘Xanadu’:
If you’re going for a modern touch of texture, this tropical lovely is a stellar choice. They can handle shade areas but perform best in dappled to semi-shade. On the patio, plants will spread their toothed bright green leaves that are smaller than, but similar to the delicious monster. Beware, plants are toxic to cats and dogs.
3. Bushveld kalanchoe (Kalanchoe sexangularis):
Here’s a fleshy local succulent with robust red foliage AND Stegosaurus-like ridges, shaping the leaves. Plant them in full sun to get more red colour and look forward to a deep fiery flush as the temperature drops. You can look forward to their long tubular flowers in sunset colours from now until winter.
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4. Focal thriller: Phormium ‘Ruby Tuesday’
- Full/part sun, frost-hardy, strap-like burgundy leaves.
5. Surrounding filler: Lobelia ‘Bella aqua’
- Full/part sun, dainty bright blue flowers in autumn
6. Trailing spiller: Dichondra ‘Silver falls’
- Full/part sun, velvet leaves, cascades like a waterfall.
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