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lime green plants (post #10344)

glorc on Wed, 03/11/2009 - 15:49
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I am planning on planting a lime green and purple landscape in front of my house.  It is easy to find the purple plants, but not the lime green.  Any lime green suggestions- especially for bushes or shrubs?  Thanks for your input!

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by AbbyZone6 in reply to glorc [original] on Wed, 03/11/2009 - 16:47

You should have no problem finding Coleus with lime green colors. Ipomoea batatas (Sweet Potato Vine) is as lime green as it gets.

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by Lisianne in reply to glorc [original] on Wed, 03/11/2009 - 16:53

Or try my new favorite from last summer, which self-sows and doesn't seem to like much water: Talinum. The leaves are gorgeous lime green and the plant sends up what look like fronds of pink flowers. There are some lime green hostas which might work -- depending on the water and light level.

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by Lisianne in reply to glorc [original] on Wed, 03/11/2009 - 16:54

Also -- seems to me that there are some barberry bushes out there that are lime in color. Some spireas are also quite lime.

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by lunaria4444 in reply to glorc [original] on Thu, 03/12/2009 - 17:53

As a chartreuse lover also here are some things in my garden


AGASTACHE foeniculum 'aurea easy from seed


Lysimachia nummularia ‘Aurea’  creeping jenny


Sum and substance hosta


Echinacea coconut lime


Heuchera citronelle and lime ricky (sp)


Spirea


Elephant ears

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Lime Green Plants (post #10344, reply #5 of 5)

by Freebird11 in reply to glorc [original] on Wed, 08/24/2011 - 05:17

 

Lime-Green Echinacea

  • The lime-green echinacea flower looks like a lime-green daisy. The flower is also known as the "Green Envy" flower. The flower has a bold-green, cone-shaped center that changes from a bold, darker perimeter to a lighter-green center. The flower has many thin petals, usually 16 to 20, protruding from the center. Each petal is light red or orange near the base, where it attaches to the center of the flower, but becomes a bright lime green near the middle and top. This plant has dark-green leaves that are coarse, and it grows best in full sun with ample water.