PERENNIALS WITH YELLOW OR GOLD FOLIAGE

BLUE AND GOLD

During summer, rich blue, three-petalled flowers on erect, fleshy stems contrast well with this clump-forming perennial’s long, strap-shaped, gold-suffused leaves.

LEMON BALM

This bushy perennial produces a dense clump of lemon-scented, yellow-suffused stems and leaves. It is especially effective during spring and early summer.

GOLDEN VALERIAN

The prime attraction of this tall, branching perennial is its gold spring foliage, which gradually fades to green in summer. Its small white flowers open in late summer.

LAMB’S EARS

A vigorous evergreen perennial, forming a close carpet of velvety, hairy grey stems, and ‘lamb’s ear’ leaves, which are suffused yellow in spring and early summer.

GOLDEN TANSY

The golden form of a fine garden stalwart, with bold clumps of erect stems clothed in finely divided, aromatic, yellowy leaves. It bears yellow flower heads in summer.

ZEBRA GRASS

This old favourite is especially popular for specimen planting. The bold clumps of slender, cane-like stems bear long, narrow green leaves banded white or pale yellow.

CLOVER

The characteristic clover leaves of this mat-forming perennial have green leaflets that are curiously but attractively netted with golden yellow veins.

PLANTAIN LILY

Big, bold clumps of heart-shaped, deep- veined green leaves have irregular yellow margins ageing creamy white. In summer, tall stems bear deep purple flowers.

COMFREY

Superb ground cover, this creeping plant forms large patches of hairy leaves with irregular gold or cream margins. Blue and white, pink-tinted flowers occur in spring.

IRIS

An effective variegated perennial, with stout clumps of sword-shaped, grey-green or green leaves striped light yellow. In late spring, it bears scented blue flowers.

PICK-A-BACK PLANT

Loose clumps of semi-evergreen, prettily lobed, hairy leaves are pale green, spotted and blotched cream and pale yellow. The tiny flowers are of little consequence.

YUCCA

A bold, clump-forming ever green, bearing stiff, sword-like, blue-green leaves With central yellow, bands. Panicles of white bell-flowers emerge in late summer.

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