10 Perennials To Add Color To Your Garden

Heuchera and Heucherella

You might like growing coleus in your garden because of the incredibly diverse color palette it offers, but it has one major drawback — you need to replant it every year because it isn’t cold hardy.

To get a similar look with hardy, colorful perennials, try Heuchera and Heucherella. These two can survive winters as cold as minus-30 F, or as far north as USDA Plant Hardiness Zone 4, so you’ll only need to plant them once. Plus, they tolerate the heat as far south as USDA Zone 9.

These fantastic foliage perennials come in shades of gold, bronze, red, burgundy, purple and green. Some even have patterned foliage. There’s one to complement just about every other color in your landscape and combination containers in sun and shade.

Unless you live in a warm climate where it doesn’t freeze, plan on these plants losing most of their leaves during the winter and sprouting fresh in the spring.