Since Abiqua Moonbeam is a light margin, I'd skip the light margined ones.

I'd go with Stained Glass.

If you must go with one of the lighter margin ones, do something significantly different from Abiqua Moonbeam so it doesn't look like you tried to do an exact mirror image and missed...... Lunar Moth & First Frost would be great.

I'd pick Stained Glass.

I choose Summer Breeze.

Remove more grass. I would add 5. lol

Summer Breeze

I too would skip the lighter margined choices.
IMHO, Stained Glass is the reverse of Abigua Moonbeam in variegation, and it is gorgeous. It would tend to keep pace with the growth of the two other companions.

I have Climax and it is a strong grower, but same markings as Abigua Moonbeam.

Luna Moth is a small/medium and will be covered up by the others.

My Gosan Sunproof is a new arrival and no experience with it, but it did not look as tough as Big Daddy or Abigua Moonbeam. I'd choose something with as much substance and size as the other two, and maybe fairly golden....if you have Winter Snow or Sum And Substance, they'd become big guys in your Three Amigos planting spot. And if you do NOT have them, well, you know how that works don'tcha? GO GET EM. :)

So, you've got a big blue, a medium yellow margin . . . annnnnd . . .

my gut goes to yellow . . . so Stained Glass.

I personally like to play with size, and I think if you staggered them with BD in the back, moonbeam in front of BD but slightly offset to one side and then put Luna Moth in front of moonbeam but in between BD and moonbeam that would create a lovely tiered triangle. In addition, Luna Moth colors are unique to the other two . . . so there would be three distinctive personalities.

BUT, you planted them in a line . . . so I would say Stained Glass then to mirror the size of moonbeam and also play on its colors by being the opposite.

My vote is for Stained Glass.

For s***s & giggles . . . if I didn't have to choose from your list I would have put a white centered on the other side, like Cascades, White Bikini, or Night before Christmas.

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Ludi

Grand Canyon, oops, not one of the choices. Well then I'd go with Royal Tapestry because its a large upright with a fine edge that will transition between the two you have, or Stained Glass for reasons stated above.

Beverly

BTW I love yellow margined plants and do plant them next to each other. Here is an example from my garden.

F. Areomarginata and Wide Brim.

Beverly

Stained Glass

Steve

This post was edited by steve_mass on Sun, Apr 14, 13 at 12:42

Two years ago the absolute best leaf in the entire yard was on Stained Glass. I can't tell you why I felt that way.. but EVERY time I walked by that plant this one leaf was just PERFECT...

Ditto, and even the Stained Glass picture uploaded by Steve has that same......glow.....good vibes....every time I see it.

In the winter of 2011 after my #1 Stained Glass arrived from Solberg, it never went dormant. Kept right on living, until around June it petered out and I bought another, thinking #1 was a goner. Well, big surprise, shortly after #2 began growing, #1 took to growing, and it beat #2 in growing a scape AND BLOOMING. It went on to a dormancy in November, and as far as I remember it is sprouting new spring growth now. I'd go check, but it is sort of thunderstorming here now, dark as night, and I'm gonna pass on taking a new picture of Stained Glass.

Thanks all...I'll put 'Stained Glass' in the spot as soon as this 4-day blizzard leaves and spring resumes!

Don B.

Way to go, Don!

That's ONE fragrant in the Three Amigos planting.

Do you remember if the Abigua Moonbeam was the hosta that KenAdrian loved so dearly? Seems I remember some discussion about a "Moonbeam" .........I'll have to check it out.

Well, we had a big rainy thunderstorm, it got a bit cooler again, I closed all the umbrella shades again, and everything is back on track growing. Of course some squirrels got into Krossa Regal after I straightened it out from the winter, and now the rain leveled it back out. It still has not broken the ground.

Sorry about the late season winter storm, but if it increases the water reserves for hotter summer weather, perhaps things will work out nicely for you later in the year.

Good luck with your trio as well as the side uphill garden.

Thanks, Mocc. Well, we certainly need the moisture. I'm sure a lot of pips will get damaged, even with a big layer of mulch over them. I say that because of the length of the storm(s), and by how many of them were starting to leaf out as of yesterday. All I can do is cross my fingers and wait. Even at worst-case, they'll recover. I remember that discussion, vaguely, about 'Moonbeam' something, but I really can't recall any details about the thread. Yeah, the 'Three Amigos' of Stained Glass, Abiqua Moonbeam with Big Daddy in the middle should look pretty sweet. That area is what I would consider a 'centerpiece' point of the yard, one of the places where the eyes are drawn. The end plants only have a few eyes each, but Big Daddy has about 15, which is why he's in the center. I'll post pics in a few weeks!

Regards,
Don B.