Bright colors can be available in your garden all year long if you select shrubs for their colorful foliage. Deciduous plants are included in the list below and evergreen types are marked with an asterisk (*). All should be placed with care, as brightly colored leaves make a bold statement in the landscape.

Of course, another way to display colorful foliage is in the fall.
Acer palmatum var. dissectum - Laceleaf Japanese Maple Cultivars: ‘Crimson King’ (reddish), ‘Flavescens’ (yellowish green), ‘Ozakazuki’ (yellowish), ‘Purpureum’ (deep red), and ‘Reticulatum’ (green, yellow, and pink).
Aucuba japonica - Japanese Aucuba Cultivars: ‘Crotonifolia’ (green and yellow), ‘Picturata’ (green and yellow), and ‘Variegata’ (green and yellow).
Berberis thunbergii - Japanese Barberry Cultivars: ‘Aurea’ (yellow), ‘Crimson Pygmy’ (reddish), ‘Sheridan’s Red’ (red), and ‘Variegata’ (white and green).
Chamaecyparis lawsoriana
- Lawson Falsecypress		 Cultivars: ‘Forsteekensis’ (gray-green) and 'Pygmaea Argentea’ (yellow).
Chamaecyparis obtusa - Hinoki Falsecypress Cultivar: ‘Mariesii’ (green tipped with white).
Chamaecyparis pisifera - Sawara Falsecypress Cultivars: “Aurea Nana’ (yellow), ‘Golden Mop’ (yellow), and 'Nana Variegata’ (green and white).
Cornus alba - Tartarian Dogwood Cultivar:‘Argenteo.marginata’ variegated,
 ‘spaethii’ (green and yellow).
Cotinus coggygria - Smoke Tree Cultivars: ‘Daydream’ (purple) and ‘Velvet Cloak’ (purple).
Daphne odora - Winter Daphne Cultivar: ‘Marginata’ (green and yellow)
Elaeagnus pungens - Silverberry Cultivars: ‘Maculata’ (green and yellow), 'Marginata' (green and white), and 'Variegata’ (green and yellow).
Euonymus fortunei - Wintercreeper, - Spindle Tree Cultivars: 'Emerald and Gold’ (green and yellow), and ‘Golden Prince’ (green and yellow).
Euonymus japonica - Evergreen Euonymus Cultivars: 'Albomarginata' (green and white), ‘Aureomarginata’ (green and yellow), ‘Golden’ (green and yellow), ‘Microphylla Variegata’ (green and white), and 'Silver Queen’ (green and white).
Hydrangea macrophylla - Bigleaf Hydrangea, - French Hydrangea Cultivar: ‘Tricolor’ (green, white, and yellow).
Juniperus chinensis - Chinese Juniper Cultivars: ‘Armstrongii’ (gray), ‘Blaauw’ (gray), ‘Old Gold’ (yellow), ‘Pfitserana Aurea’ (yellow), and ‘Plumosa Aureovariegata’ (yellow). Variety: Juniperus sargentii (gray).
Juniperus chinensis procumbens
- Japanese Garden Juniper (gray)		 Cultivar: ‘Depressa Aurea’ (yellow).
Juniperus conferta - Shore Juniper (gray-blue)  
Juniperus horizontalis - Creeping Juniper (gray or blue)  
Juniperus sabina - Sabin Juniper Cultivars: 'Broadmoort (gray), 'Skandia’ (gray), and “Variegata’ (gray and white).
Juniperus scopulorum - Rocky Mountain Juniper Cultivars: 'Lakewood Globe’ (gray-blue) and 'Table Top Blue’ (blue-gray).
Kerria japonica - Japanese Kerria Cultivars: ‘Aureo-variegata’ (green and yellow), ‘Aureo-vittata’ (green and yellow stems), and ‘Picta’ (green and white).
Leptospermum scoparium - New Zealand Teatree Cultivars: 'Gaiety Girl’ (reddish) and 'waringi’ (reddish).
Leucothoe fontanesiana - Drooping Leucothoe Cultivar: 'Girard’s Rainbow’ (green, white, and pink).
Ligustrum x ibolium - Privet Cultivar: ‘Variegata’ (green and yellow).
Ligustrum japonicum Japanese- Privet Cultivar: 'Silver Star’ (green and grey)
Pieris forrestii - Chinese Pieris  
Taxus cuspidata - Japanese Yew Cultivar: 'Aurescens' (yellow).
Thuja occidentalis - American Arborvitae Cultivars: ‘Aurea’ (yellow), ‘Lutea’ (yellow), and ‘Umbraculifera’ (gray-blue).
 

 
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