Pistachio Ambrosia is a coral bells with fresh pistachio-green foliage that stays evergreen, giving the shade border a soft, luminous mound about a foot tall in every season. In bloom, wiry stems carry sprays of flowers in pink, red, and white tones.

Plant it in part shade to shade with well-drained soil; in Birmingham, morning light with afternoon protection keeps the leaf color at its best. Hummingbirds, bees, and butterflies visit the blooms, deer leave it alone, and it even tolerates a touch of salt.