This vigorous shrub with a compact habit is a standout, maintaining its color and density throughout the year. Crimson stems contrast dramatically with variegated foliage that begins medium green with creamy yellow margins and ages to silvery-green with cream margins. Fragrant white tubular flowers appear mid-summer to fall.

By Kathy Huber, Gardening in Houston, for Houston Grows by Chron.com

Vigorous, compact rounded shrub border with pink, white, and green variegated foliage. Attracts butterflies.

Holly fern, named for its serrated, sharp-tipped, holly-like leaves, is one of the few plants that will grow happily in the dark corners of your garden. Read this article to learn about the care of ho

Keep your front yard welcoming with these fuss-free landscaping plants that are compact, deer-resistant, need little pruning, and won't swallow your house.

This low maintenance shrub features attractive white and green variegation.

This Florida anise has chartreuse golden, fragrant foliage for the warm season landscape. Leaves become hot yellow in the fall. Prefers light shade.