 |  Plant list: Green plants
It is quite unusual to find plants with green flowers, so use them to make a bit of a statement.
| | | | Latin name: | | Euphorbia characias subsp.wulfenii | | | | Common name: | | Spurge | | | | Type of plant: | | Shrub | | | | Hardiness: | | Hardy | | | | Flower colour: | | Lime green | | | | Leaf colour: | | Grey green | | | | Height and spread: | | 1.7m x 1.7m (6ft x 6ft) | | | | Description: | |
An architectural upright plant that does best in full sun, and produces stems that are biennial – leaves one year, spikes of flowers the next. If it gets too big the plant can be cut back, but the sap can irritate the skin.
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| | | | Latin name: | | Nicotiana langsdorfii | | | | Common name: | | Tobacco plant | | | | Type of plant: | | Perennial, commonly grown as a half-hardy annual | | | | Hardiness: | | Frost tender | | | | Flower colour: | | Pale green | | | | Leaf colour: | | Mid-green | | | | Height and spread: | | 1m to 1.5m x 30cm (3ft to 5ft x 1ft) | | | | Description: | |
A slow growing branching perennial grown as an annual. The flowers are bell-shaped and the leaves are oval. Prefers full sun and well-drained soil.
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| | | | Latin name: | | Dryopteris filix-mas | | | | Common name: | | Male fern | | | | Type of plant: | | Fern | | | | Hardiness: | | Hardy | | | | Flower colour: | | Green | | | | Leaf colour: | | Deep, glossy green | | | | Height and spread: | | 1.2m x 1m (4ft x 3ft) | | | | Description: | |
Semi-evergreen or deciduous fern with spear-shaped, finely divided, arching fronds that are arranged in a shuttlecock shape and arise from large, upright, brown-scaled rhizomes.
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| | | | Latin name: | | Kniphofia 'Percy's Pride' | | | | Common name: | | Red-hot poker | | | | Type of plant: | | Perennial | | | | Hardiness: | | Half-hardy | | | | Flower colour: | | Greeny yellow | | | | Leaf colour: | | Blue-green | | | | Height and spread: | | 1m x 50cm (3ft x 2ft) | | | | Description: | |
Evergreen, upright perennial. From the tuft of coarse-edged (sharp!), arching, narrow, lance-shaped leaves arise the stout stems that bear the flower spikes. Prefers full sun.
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| | | | Latin name: | | Helliborus argutifolius | | | | Common name: | | Coriscan hellebore | | | | Type of plant: | | Perennial | | | | Hardiness: | | Frost-hardy | | | | Flower colour: | | Pale green | | | | Leaf colour: | | Deep green | | | | Height and spread: | | 60cm x 45cm (2ft x 1.5ft) | | | | Description: | |
An evergreen perennial with divided leaves which have spiny edges and cup-shaped flowers. Appears in large clusters in winter or early spring. Prefers partial shade.
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