Musa Acuminata ‘Bordelon’ ~ Bordelon Banana purple-leaf Monrovia® Golden Feathers Jacob's Ladder

Monrovia® Golden Feathers Jacob's Ladder is a compact shade loving native perennial that has striking gold fern-like foliage with dark green centers

Viola cornuta Penny Deep Blue 2zz

Mulch to retain moisture and keep root zone cool

Sunburst St John's Wort is a compact semi-evergreen shrub with blue-green lance-shaped leaves and exfoliating bark on mature plants

Red Rooster Leatherleaf Sedge is a fine upright evergreen grass with stiff copper-red to bronze foliage that arch slightly at the tips

Musa Acuminata ‘Bordelon’ ~ Bordelon Banana purple-leaf Monrovia® Golden Feathers Jacob's LadderBordelon Banana is a large tropical perennial with a trunk like false stem and huge paddle shaped foliage marked with bronze burgundy and marron undersides. Grows best in full sun and rich, consistently moist well drained soils. Bordelon is ornamental banana with attractive flowers but does not fruit, and if it gets bright direct sunlight indoors it will produce its signature large pink flowers in summer once mature. Treat as an annual if outside.