Replacement for 'Palace Purple'? -Reply

There is a basil (which I realize may not live
over) Purple Ruffles or something like that? 
Gorgeous dark foliage, ruffly on the edges, can
take the heat, right height, only drawback is
replacing, but, you get culinary value in the
meantime!  I'll be interested in hearing other
suggestions, I can't think of anything else at
the moment.

Oh, barbery 'Crimson Pygmy' is great, thorny of
course, but dark, pretty, heat loving and turns
great color in the fall.

>>> "Christopher P. Lindsey"
<lindsey@mallorn.com> 05/14/98 08:36am
>>>
I have a small bed on the corner of my lot
that's in full sun during the
morning and early afternoon.  The bed always
looks fantastic in the spring,
but as we get closer to summer some of my
plants begin to scorch.  The
most notable example is the pair of Heuchera
'Palace Purple' that I
have in there.  They were never meant for such
dry conditions, and it
shows.  I'd like to move them to a shadier
section of the garden, but
I really want to replace them with something
similar.

Of course, the other option is the installation of
a sprayer there, but
it's so far from the rest of the garden.

Can anyone recommend a plant for dry, sunny
conditions that tops
off at about 18" and has dark foliage?  A coarser
texture is also
preferred.

Thanks,

Chris
East Central Illinois, zone 5b USDA
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