Casual Silver Leaf Trailing Plant
Use as a ground cover or hang in pots for instant impact.
Silver leaf trailing plant. Its name is due to the fact that many varieties have a. Leaves grow 3 to 6 75 15 cm long and up to 3 wide. Blooms consist of tiny white flowers that are insignificant.
The white trailing stems are lined with neat rounded silver leaves which meld well with so many other container plants. Plants with bold foliage. Although it is also known as dead nettle dont confuse lamium with the common weed stinging nettle.
It makes for an ideal annual plant for hanging baskets. Many plants with silver foliage are drought tolerant making them useful in areas of low rainfall or borders with very well drained soil. Most do best in full sun.
Argentatus means silvery in Latin. Recipient of the prestigious Award. Out of stock.
It will trail quite a ways down the outside of a pot up to 12-14 inches and if you have enough plants in the pot it will create quite a dense curtain. Its a air purifying plant this plant can be plant in water or soil. The leaf surface of this lovely foliage plant is splashed with silver markings.
Philodendron Silver is similar but has thicker smaller leaves with a margin of silver. Others are more mottled. Creeping Jenny- Also mentioned above Creeping Jenny works well in shade especially as a filler between pavers in shady areas.