Silent Sunday Composition - A collection of 4 young plants

The Silent Sunday composition offers a combination of four perennial plants selected for their foliage, varied in terms of texture and colour. They harmoniously blend together and remain attractive even in winter. All are easy to grow in pots or in the ground. The Calocephalus, which is frost-sensitive, should be considered an annual plant if the container is not overwintered in a cold greenhouse. Its companions will withstand our winters perfectly. Already composed, this mixture allows you to create an immediate and lasting, tasteful effect on your terrace or in your garden.

The Silent Sunday composition consists of:

- 1 x Calocepalus brownii or Leucophyta brownii: a small, sculptural, evergreen bush from the aster family, forming a ball about 40 cm (16in) in all directions. Its silver stems bear very fine leaves of the same colour. In summer, the bush produces small rounded, cream-white bouquets. The plant perishes below -5°C (23°F) and dislikes heavy, waterlogged soils.

- 1 x Heuchera with beautifully coloured wavy leaves of pinkish-purple. This perennial plant has extremely light floral spikes adorned with tiny white-pinkish bells in summer. The foliage persists more or less in winter.

- 1 x Carex, a small, non-invasive perennial grass with long green leaves edged with cream-white. Its vegetation forms a small, bright tuft that persists in winter.

- 1 x Lysimachia mummularia Goldilocks: a ground-covering variety that produces long, spreading or trailing, rooting stems, adorned with small rounded green-golden, deciduous leaves. This perennial has small bright yellow flowers throughout summer. 

Grown in the same pot, these perennial plants go well together. They should be repotted into a larger, wider container, to showcase them on the balcony or terrace. This composition can also be planted in the ground, in a sunny position in well-drained, rich, and moist soil.