Plectranthus 'Silver Shield'

This is by far my favorite annual for silver-ish foliage. I planted 3 small plants at the beginning of the season in sun/part shade at t...Read Morehe back of a border. It is now about 3' in full flower. Absolutely zero maintenance and looks wonderful. So hoping I find it again next year in my local nursery.

'Silver Shield' does just fine here in zone 9, though it sure lets you know when it needs water. (Flat on the ground!). It's planted nex...Read Moret to the succulent garden (which needs water, too) in partial sun and is a little TOO successful. Since I'm not attached to it, it seems like this big silver lump I have to keep tending to.

This is a terrific plant for people who like gray in their garden. It's really low maintenance, recovers from abuse, thrives on being whacked back, would make a good feature plant or background for greener things to show them off.

My neutral rating is strictly personal. The plant is easy to care for and quite good looking. Perennial here in zone 9.

I purchased this plant at "Flowerday" in the Eastern Market of Detroit, MI. The seller didn't know what it was but I did. They told me ...Read Moreit would trail and would be good for hanging baskets. Is that true? From what I've read here, it seems to be more bushy than trailing. Any comments would be helpful.

I was gifted with a tiny seedling, from another gardening friend, this spring.
In my zone 5a garden, this is an Annual. I potted i...Read Moret in a 10 " pot, in MG container Mix, so I could experiment with this heretofore unknown plant (to me).

It seemed happiest on the west side of my house, getting full sun, from 11a.m. till dusk, and watering every other day. It grew to a 3ftX3ft shrub size, with many bloom stalks starting in late Aug/early September.

It appears to have lots of tiny seed pods, now, so I have collected them and will try my luck with drying and planting some next spring.
The foliage is nice, plant is well behaved-but it's no "Star of the Show" on it's own. I think it's prettiest at dusk and dawn, where the leaves really do cast a silvery glow.