Bronze foliage plant suggestions please

[Guest]

As the title says, I would like some bronze (ish) foliage plant suggestions please. All I have at the moment is carex, bronze fennel, heuchera and bupleurum longifolium. It can be flowers or shrubs.

Many thanks as always

[veggiechicken]

I have a rather boring shrub - name unknown - grown from a cutting from a friend who used it in flower arranging. The leaves are green on top and goldy bronze below.
I'll go walkabout and see if its photogenic today!

[Snadger]

Bronze is an alloy of Copper and Zinc methinks. How about copper beech?

[Scarlet]

Ive got a couple of flax-phormiums that can be classed as "bronze". They stand all ŵinter so you've got some colour all year. Ive got something else too, it's died back, I think it begins with a P...carpus or something
All the Christmas drinks have gone to my head!

[Guest]

Ive got a couple of flax-phormiums that can be classed as "bronze". They stand all ŵinter so you've got some colour all year. Ive got something else too, it's died back, I think it begins with a P...carpus or something
All the Christmas drinks have gone to my head!

Physocarpus (ninebark)? Never come across them before, some really gorgeous variations of them

[Scarlet]

Yes that's the one..ive got one called lady in red. I would say it's more bronze? I think I have something else...I'm not good at cuttings but happy to send some?

[DannyK]

There are some bronze leaf hostas. I have one with really big leaves, label long gone unfortunately.

[Snadger]

Just been to Homebase and they have some lovely bronze hollies!

[veggiechicken]

Are they the ones they forgot to water?

[Snadger]

Are they the ones they forgot to water?

No, I buy all the stuff they forget to water at a knock down price.

They weren't dead, they were outdoors, watered, and the leaves were shiny with a lovely bronze sheen. I looked for any that had been reduced, but wouldn't pay £7.00 for them, although they were probably worth it.

[veggiechicken]

Here's my unknown shrub. You can see the contrast between upper and lower leaf face but not the bronze/gold colour



If anyone can name the shrub I'n be grateful

[Scarlet]

I've got that too VC...Hmm, I'll think on the name

[Scarlet]

VC is it an eleagnus - silverberry?

[Scarlet]

I've had a walk around my garden..trying to remember what ive got! Probably more on the red rather than bronze side but there are some dogwoods that may fit your bill. Ive also got a oak leaf hydrangea that has a bronze colour leaf. Cotinus is also worth a look, ive a few a deep burgundy ones a lime/bright yellow one and also a paler reddy/brown one that may be float your boat...but I don't know what variety it is!

[Guest]

Scarlet, can I just have your entire garden please? If I am allowed to be greedy I will have VC's too