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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.

Daybreak Hosta Leaf
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Hosta 'Daybreak'

Hosta 'Daybreak'

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.


Sedum Makinoi Ogon
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Sedum makinoi 'Ogon'
Sedum makinoi 'Ogon'

'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.


Autumn Moon Leaf
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Acer shirasawanum 'Autumn Moon'
Acer shirasawanum 'Autumn Moon'

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.


Coleus Chartreuse
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Coleus 'Chartreuse'
Coleus 'Chartreuse'

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.


Coleus, The Line Leaf
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Coleus 'The Line'
Coleus 'The Line'

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.


Focus on Chartreuse

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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