The plants are especially valued in the garden because of their ornamental leaves, and because they flower through the winter.

Palmita is an important source of revenue for the local people, with the ornamental leaves harvested carefully to avoid killing the plant.

Many species are widely cultivated for their ornamental leaves, flowers and fruit.

He strode quickly across the room, pulling what had looked like an ornamental leaf on one of the built-in shelves against the wall.

The species is rarely cultivated but has ornamental leaves, flowers, and foliage.

Neubert described the tree as "a beautiful new variety with coloured ornamental leaves".

The ornamental leaves are medium green and glossy.

Most have been bred for their flowers, but a few are of garden interest because of ornamental leaves and some for ornamental bark or stems.

Rhizomatous and rex begonias send their ornamental leaves jutting from a rhizome at the base, thus requiring little or no pruning.

Several species of Berberis are popular garden shrubs, grown for such features as ornamental leaves, yellow flowers, or red or blue-black berries.