Among the most popular perennials for shaded areas, these plants form a sturdy mound of foliage, topped with lily-like blooms. This selection features thick, heart-shaped blue-green leaves with a widely, irregular yellow-green margin that are cupped with the ability to hold water and heavily veined. Stalks of pale lavender flowers rise above in early to midsummer. Award of Garden Merit of the Royal Horticultural Society.
Type: Perennial
Height: 2.5 ft
Spread: 4 ft
Zone: 2
Sun: Part Shade to Full Shade
Soil: Moist
Flower: Summer, White
Fruit: Edible Foliage, No Fruit
Growth Rate: Medium growth rate
Foliage: Mounds of heavily textured and deeply cupped foilage
Applications: Used as a border plant, a groundcover or in a mass planting
Ornamental features: Blooms in summer
Deer/Rabbit: Deer and rabbit resistant
Sun: Part Shade to Full Shade
Drainage: Requires average moist conditions
Maintenance: Low maintenance
Pruning: Plants go dormant in fall - dying foliage can be removed any time before mid-spring.