2023-10-21 18:00:53
Plants with gray leaves are very striking, due to their limited presence in nature. Build your own silver garden and stand out from the rest!
Last update: October 21, 2023
Winter is approaching and many of us are looking for some type of festive and elegant decoration that goes with the season. Setting up a beautiful garden with plants with gray leaves is a perfect option if you want to welcome the new year with a different and natural touch.
Landscapers use plants with gray leaves to tone more striking tones, such as red, yellow, blue or purple. Thus, your festive garden will also have an excellent visual balance.
Do you want to know what species you can use and how to preserve them? Be sure to review the following list.
1. Silver eucalyptus (Eucalyptus cinerea)
It is a medium or large tree, from the eucalyptus family. Its bark is rough and its leaves can vary between grayish blue and light green. Besides, produces beautiful white flowers.
To grow it needs soil with a high level of drainage and is very resistant to ants. In Argentina they know it as medicinal eucalyptus, because some health properties are attributed to it.
2. Arizona Cypress (Arizona cypress)
This is a remarkable option to equip your garden with gray-leaved plants. It is a medium-sized tree and does not take up much space..
Native to northern Mexico and the United States, it has been introduced to many parts of Europe. Its leaves are grayish green or bluish-green. It needs well-drained soil to grow. The best thing about this species is that It is resistant to drought and frost.
3. Female artemisia (Santolina chamaecyparissus)
This subshrub is perfect for small spaces, since It can reach up to 60 centimeters in height. Its leaves are small, cottony and grayish green.
The species is highly appreciated due to the powerful aroma it produces, similar to that of chamomile. In addition, it recreates carpets in gardens and resists strong frosts very well.
Ideal for a winter silver garden! Just try to give it full sun.
4. Scam yourself (Artemisia ludoviciana)
If you want your garden of gray-leaved plants to have a different texture and hue, stafiate is for you. Not only do its leaves have the tone, but the stem can vary between gray and white. A true silver specimen! In fact, its name comes from Nahuatl and means “water of the deity of salt.”
5. Orgas (We take it three times)
It is also called white salty. It originates from South Africa and the Mediterranean.
It can measure up to 2 meters, so we recommend it for large spaces. Its leaves are a beautiful silver-gray tone and it is used in gardening to decorate hedges.
It is very resistant to salt, which makes it ideal for coastal environments. In addition, it is good food for livestock.
6. Hare’s ear (Stachys byzantina)
This is one of those gray leaf plants whose foliage is velvety. It is also known as rabbit ear or lamb’s ear.
It is native to Eurasia (Turkey, Armenia, Iran) and provides very striking flowers, both for their color (pink-purple) and their shape: small, grouped in large quantities. It is very easy to care for: You just need to put it in a place where it receives full sun. and the soils are well drained. Of course, protect it from extreme cold.
7. Fine lavender (Lavandula angustifolia)
This species measures more than a meter in height and has beautiful flowers of deep blue, violet or fuchsia, which contrast with its pale green leaves. To grow it only needs well-drained soil and full sun.. It can withstand up to 12 degrees Celsius below zero.
8. Curly rockrose (A curly chest)
It is small, measuring 40 to 50 centimeters, and Its leaves are full of wool, with dull green tops. It produces very striking flowers of intense pink color.
You can find this species in the Iberian Peninsula. It needs special soils to grow: acidic, up to 900 meters above sea level.
9. Geter enana (Nepeta racemosa)
This plant measures between 45 to 50 centimeters and is native to the region located between Turkey and Iran. Its leaves are grayish green, like its stem, and it produces abundant violet or bluish-lilac flowers.
It is also known as catnip, since their pheromones attract cats and puts them in a state of ecstasy and tranquility. This species can grow in alkaline and clay soils, and needs partial light to develop.
10. Golden mimosa (Acacia baileyana)
This tree needs space in the garden, since it can exceed 5 meters in height. It has yellow flowers that give it its name, with some perfume. After winter flowering, they turn a darker color to disappear.
11. Olivillo (Brushing your skin)
A plant with gray leaves ideal for lands with frequent drought. It has high resistance to lack of humidity and frost.
It is possible to prune it to obtain a small, low height fence. If it is left to grow freely, it can reach up to two meters.
12. White poppy from Mexico (Romney coulters)
To finish the list of flowers and shrubs to assemble your garden of gray leaf plants, we recommend the poppy tree. Its leaves are grayish green and it is highly prized because it produces a lush fragrance with minimal maintenance: well-draining soil and medium sunlight.
Why dare a garden of gray-leaved plants?
The gray color in plants is very exotic. A decoration of this type is novel and striking.especially if you combine it with intense tones, such as red, yellow or blue.
Remember that the garden is a reflection of the gardener who takes care of it. So let your imagination fly and decorate your home with a silver arrangement that represents you.
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