9 Vibrant Evergreen Plants for Year-Round Color

Vibrant Evergreen Plants

Colorful evergreens can help add color to your garden year-round. The leaves of these 13 plants display a series of beautiful hues that can brighten up a shaded space or add color and texture to your favorite bed. Also, some of them even bloom in amazing styles and colors. They definitely bring spring and summer to your green space, their colors are bright and pastel spreads even in your garden.

1. Hosta

Its brilliant yellow foliage makes shaded areas happy and cheerful all year round. Even its hue changes with the seasons, changing from a cool shade to a chartreuse yellow. They are favorites because they quietly bring vitality and do well in shady settings.

2. Coleus

Coleus wanted the shadow to grow. However, the brilliant hues of the newer varieties shine best in direct sunlight. Sun-loving coleus keeps your garden bright and summery with a variety of solid reds, pinks, and yellows and a mix of vibrant colors.

3. Amaranthus Tricolor

Although this particular amaranth species produce flowers, its foliage steals the stage. A uniquely beautiful scene is created when yellows, reds, and oranges bleed into the green. Make sure your amaranth tricolor gets as much sunlight as you can. The more active its leaves are, the more sun it needs.

4. Ninebark

No matter the genre, Ninepark keeps interesting things in your landscape. While your garden will look beautiful, it will keep changing from vibrant changing colors to adorable little flowers.

5. Coral Bells

Coral beads are popular for their vivid hues, but the real attraction lies in their rough leaves. Depending on the cultivar, you may encounter split, veined, or spotted leaves.

6. Smoke Tree

The best feature of the smoke tree is that it can grow in any type of soil as long as it is adequately drained. It does not seem to care about soil pH and, once established, tolerates dry conditions.

7. Begonia

They are not easy evergreens to care for as they prefer shade and tropical temperatures. However, their unique needs can be best met when grown indoors, where their beautiful colors help them stand out.

8. Croton

It is most vulnerable in cold winters. Planting your crotons in portable pots is an easy way to keep them happy and vibrant during the colder months. You should move your crotons indoors or to a sheltered spot as soon as it starts to get out.

9. Canna

Any area can turn into a tropical paradise when there are canna lilies. Generally, their beautiful flowers and large leaves are enough to attract anyone. The vivid foliage of many canna lily species has intriguing patterns that add light and dimension to your environment.

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