Besides the excellent purple ground cover A. inermis var. purpurea (see my post of 13 May 2010), there are additional colours available in the Acaena family. I planted A. microphylla 'Kupferteppich' (3rd picture), coppery foliage, white burs, red/brown seed heads), A. saccaticupula 'Blue Haze' (2nd picture), sturdy stems with excellent blue coloured leaves), A. caesiiglauca (top picture), finely cut leaves of pewter, mauve tinged leave on bronze stems) and A. buchananii (bottom picture, white inconspicuous burs, silverly blue leaves, very low to the ground). All seem to perform well, and cover increasingly large areas with an (semi-)evergreen layer of finely divided coloured leaves. Unfortunately, different plants seem to be on offer with similar names, and i have seen very different plants being labelled 'Blue Haze'. I'll post a picture of the various species in flower later as well of any new Acaena's i might obtain! Most can be obtained through specialist nurseries (Kupferteppich is widely available) and they can also be grown from seed.
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