previous
  • 6 Tips for Weed Control
    6 Tips for Weed Control
  • Mulch for a Healthy Garden
    Mulch for a Healthy Garden
  • Stylish Shady Containers
    Stylish Shady Containers
  • NEW Video Series: There's a Better Way
    NEW Video Series: There's a Better Way
  • Plants that Spark!
    Plants that Spark!
  • Indeterminate or Determinate Tomatoes?
    Indeterminate or Determinate Tomatoes?
  • Garden Confidential: A Plant Walks into a Bar
    Garden Confidential: A Plant Walks into a Bar
  • Plant an Easy-to-Water Strawberry Jar
    Plant an Easy-to-Water Strawberry Jar
  • Fast-Growing Trees for Impatient Gardeners
    Fast-Growing Trees for Impatient Gardeners
  • Slideshow: Beautiful Clematis
    Slideshow: Beautiful Clematis
  • Homegrown / Homemade
    Homegrown / Homemade
  • Make a Succulent Topiary
    Make a Succulent Topiary
  • Building a Compost Bin
    Building a Compost Bin
  • In Pursuit of the Perfect Potting Shed
    In Pursuit of the Perfect Potting Shed
  • Colorful Selections for Shade
    Colorful Selections for Shade
  • Containers as Focal Points
    Containers as Focal Points
  • Pretty in Pink
    Pretty in Pink
  • Comfortable Alfresco Dining
    Comfortable Alfresco Dining
  • Designing with Curved Terraces
    Designing with Curved Terraces
  • Thoughts From a Foreign Field
    Thoughts From a Foreign Field
  • Dwarf Citrus Trees
    Dwarf Citrus Trees
  • Elephant's Ears
    Elephant's Ears
  • Lawn Alternatives
    Lawn Alternatives
  • Save Money by Growing Your Own
    Save Money by Growing Your Own
  • Fragrant Plants for Pathways
    Fragrant Plants for Pathways
next

Browse Plants

Narrowed By:Type: Perennials+ Uses: Arranging+ Light: Full Shade Only
Displaying 1 - 2 of 2 listings   Sort By: Sort
Ligularia dentata 'Britt Marie Crawford' Ligularia dentata 'Britt Marie Crawford'
 (2 user reviews)
Hardiness Zones: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

In early spring, fleshy stems unfurl and are topped by rounded burgundy leaves. By June, this plant looks splendid, with upturned leaves and their rich purple undersides. 'Britt Marie Crawford' may wilt in the hot noonday sun, but soft shade soon revives it. At the start of summer, right golden daisy-like flowers bloom, contrasting boldly with the foliage. -Matt Griswold, Regional Picks: Northeast, Fine Gardening issue #127
Salvia officinalis 'Purpurascens' Salvia officinalis 'Purpurascens'
(Common sage, Culinary sage, Purple sage) Be the first to rate this plant
Hardiness Zones: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

Cooks and gardeners alike are indebted to this evergreen perennial for the unique, pungent flavor and aroma that its gray-green leaves produce. This cultivar has leaves suffused with steely-gray purple. It forms a 1.5-foot-tall and wide bush with woody stems that may be trimmed back to newly emerging growth or strong stems in spring. In early to mid-summer, it sends up lavender-purple flower spikes; it has both ornamental and culinary qualities in an herb garden. It tolerates alkaline soils, but cannot survive wet winter conditions.

Displaying 1 - 2 of 2 listings   Sort By: Sort