This is the view of my garden as you approach, driving up the street, walking your dog, or just taking a stroll. Nothing makes big leaves more impressive than a little sun-powered backlighting!
Except, they're not green. When seen from the front in sunlight, they're much more purple:
And when it's not sunny at all, they're a deep, somewhat silky dark purple:
Such a wonderful color! Er, colors.
Here's another purple one:
Um, maybe it's red or orange instead?
Again, the sunlight does things to Pennisetum 'Vertigo'. Take away the sunlight, and it's darker and duskier than even the castor beans:
This is what I love about purple plants: you don't have to settle for just one color!
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I have noticed before until now that purple castor bean oil can look green when viewed from below with direct sun shining on it. I suppose some of the bigger leafed purple acers will be the same.
ReplyDeleteI just love that grass! I don't know what color it is, either. A shade of red? A shade = a color + black, a tint = a color + white...
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