Also known as alum root. Clump forming plant with scalloped leaves, often tinted bronze or purple and marbled. Stems bear masses of dainty white, crimson or ivory bell shaped flowers of a long period. Makes useful woodland, rockery, edging or ground cover specimen. Flower sprays are excellent for cutting.
-Palace Purple:striking purple palmate leaves, white-pink flowers
-sanguinea: sprays of scarlet flowers, green, deeply lobed leaves
-Dales Strain: sprays of ivory flowers, green lobed leaves
-Amethyst Myst:purple foliage with metallic slate grey venation; crimson flowers
-Purple Petticoats: ruffled purple foliage, greenish white blooms
-Ruby Veil: ruby purple foliage with silvery netting, white blooms
-Silver Scrolls: fine silvery overlay with dark purple veins
-Stormy Seas: Early summer, 8"Large ruffled leaves of silver, lavender and chocolate. Best in part shade.
-Green Spice: Early summer, 12", Dark, gray edged silver leaves with purple veins on smooth leaves. Exceptional fall color. Great for the shade.
-Lime Ricky: Bright Lime Green ruffled leaves. White flowers
-Marmalade: New foliage turns from pink to orange and yellow
-Snow Angel: Lovely green and white foliage.
Care and Maintenance:
Frost hardy. Grows well in either full sun or part shade and likes well drained, coarse, moisture retentive soil.
