Some plants have leaves with splotches of white, cream, or gold. Leaves of some plants will change color as the seasons change, adding bursts of yellows, reds, and oranges. Many plants have flowers that add color to our landscape. Plants often used for their flower color include azaleas, camellias, forsythia, hydrangeas, spireas, roses, and crape myrtles. Color may also be a characteristic of the fruit.
Hollies have red or black berries.
American beautyberry has bright purple fruit. When you consider color in your landscape, don't limit yourself to the foliage. Consider fruit, flower, and seasonal foliage colors as well. When choosing landscape plants, you must know how you want to use these plants in the landscape design. The descriptions and drawings here illustrate the many uses of landscape plants.