Chartreuse in the Garden
Chartreuse is the new black. Because it pairs so well with almost every color, think of it as a neutral. Mass plants with chartreuse leaves and blooms as a backdrop to other plants. Or dot your landscape with splashes of this haute hue.
Hostas come in every shade of green, but here's one that's as chartreuse as any we've found.
Grow 'Daybreak' in shade or part shade in moist but well-drained soil. Zones 3-9.
'Ogon' is a textural eye-catcher with its shiny, round, cream-yellow leaves.
Grace the edges of pots or let this sedum wander through your rock garden. Full sun. Zones 6-9.
Several Japanese maples display chartreuse color, either on new growth or all season long.
As with all maples, you'll get a colorful leaf change in the fall. Zones 5-9.
With the hundreds of coleus available, it's hard to believe that a new one can offer anything different. But 'Chartreuse' caught our eye with its stunning, contrasting leaf color and tidy, upright habit.
For instant chartreuse gratification, look no further than Coleus 'The Line'. This quick-growing annual is happy in containers or set out in your garden after spring's last frost.
For a casual bouquet in upscale colors, chartreuse blooms and berries hit the spot. For this posy, we picked hydrangea blooms from our garden and added sprigs of hypericum with berries, pincushion mums, and bells of Ireland from our local wholesale florist.
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