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There are a great number of colours of green, but other colours of foliage are available. Sometimes the foliage colour changes from season to season and the effect of the mass of foliage colour is usually greater than the effect of flowers during a shorter time. You can use the change in colour to accentuate a particular flower colour scheme at the change of the seasons in a dramatic way, and it is worth considering this aspect of colour in a garden. It is probably better to have green as your base colour with some other colours of foliage frugally put in, such as 3 purple trees/shrubs in the whole garden. Please do not mix variegated yellow/green, with variegated white/green etc as it looks as if the sweet shop man has spilt his gobstoppers in your garden!!! It is worth remembering that when deciduous trees change the colour of their leaves in the autumn, that all those leaves may fall off the tree within a couple of weeks after changing colour. The Gallery sections of this website contain thumbnail and larger colour photographs of the foliage split into:-
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Blue Foliage Plant Name |
Spring Foliage Colour |
Summer Foliage Colour |
Autumn Foliage Colour |
Winter Foliage Colour |
Height x Spread in feet. 300mm = 1 foot |
Dianthus |
Blue- |
Blue- |
Blue- |
Blue- |
1 x 0.5 |
Euphorbia myrsinites |
Blue-Grey |
Blue-Grey |
Blue-Grey |
Blue-Grey |
0.3 x 1 |
Festuca glauca |
Bright |
Bright |
Bright |
Bright |
1 x 0.8 |
Hosta 'Halycon' |
Grey-Blue |
Grey-Blue |
Grey-Blue |
- |
1.25 x 2.3 |
Blue Foliage Plant Name |
Spring Foliage Colour |
Summer Foliage Colour |
Autumn Foliage Colour |
Winter Foliage Colour |
Height x Spread in feet. |
Hosta 'Big Daddy' |
Grey-Blue |
Grey-Blue |
Grey-Blue |
- |
2 x 3 |
Hosta 'True Blue' |
Grey-Blue |
Grey-Blue |
Grey-Blue |
- |
2 x 3 |
Hosta sieboldiana |
Grey-Blue |
Grey-Blue |
Grey-Blue |
- |
3 x 3 |
Juniperus squamata |
Blue-Grey |
Blue-Grey |
Blue-Grey |
Blue-Grey |
2 x 6 |
Juniperus squamata |
Silver-Blue |
Silver-Blue |
Silver-Blue |
Silver-Blue |
2 x 2 |
Blue Foliage Plant Name |
Spring Foliage Colour |
Summer Foliage Colour |
Autumn Foliage Colour |
Winter Foliage Colour |
Height x Spread in feet. |
Eucalyptus gunnii |
Silver-Blue |
Blue-Green |
Blue-Green |
Blue-Green |
70 x 20 |
Juniperus virginiana |
Silver-Grey |
Silver-Grey |
Silver-Grey |
Silver-Grey |
10 x 12 |
Juniperus virginiana |
Glaucous |
Glaucous |
Glaucous |
Glaucous |
25 x 2.5 |
Picea pungens |
Grey-Blue |
Grey-Blue |
Grey-Blue |
Grey-Blue |
50 x 15 |
Picea pungens |
Silver-Blue |
Silver-Blue |
Silver-Blue |
Silver-Blue |
50 x 15 |
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Brown/Bronze/Black Foliage Plant Name |
Spring Foliage Colour |
Summer Foliage Colour |
Autumn Foliage Colour |
Winter Foliage Colour |
Height x Spread in feet. 300mm = 1 foot |
Adiantum venustum |
Bronze-Pink |
Mid-Green |
Mid-Green |
Mid-Green |
0.5 x indefinite |
Ajuga reptans |
Dark Bronze and Purple |
Dark Bronze and Purple |
Dark Bronze and Purple |
Dark Bronze and Purple |
0.5 x 2 |
Berberis thunbergeii 'Bagatelle' |
Bronze |
Crimson |
Purple |
- |
1.5 x 1.5 |
Calluna vulgaris |
Bright Green |
Bright Green |
Bright Green |
Bronze |
0.8 x 1.3 |
Calluna vulgaris |
Bronze |
Gold |
Gold with Scarlet Tips |
Red |
0.8 x 1.3 |
Calluna vulgaris |
Green, Pink/ |
Green |
Green |
Chocolate |
0.8 x 1.3 |
Calluna vulgaris |
Salmon |
Gold with |
Gold with |
Bronze |
0.8 x 1.4 |
Carex comans |
Yellow-Green |
Pale Grey or |
Pale Grey or |
- |
1 x 2.5 |
Dahlia 'Preston Park' |
Nearly Black |
Nearly Black |
Nearly Black |
- |
1.5 x 1.5 |
Erica carnea |
Bronze |
Mid-Green |
Mid-Green |
Mid-Green |
0.5 x 1.3 |
Erica carnea 'Vivellii' |
Bronze |
Bronze |
Bronze |
Bronze |
0.8 x 1.2 |
Erica cinerea |
Bronze |
Deep Green |
Deep Green |
Bronze |
0.5 x 1.2 |
Galax urcecolata |
Mid-Green |
Mid-Green |
Red-Bronze |
Red-Bronze |
0.5 x 1 |
Ophiopogon |
Black |
Black |
Black |
Black |
0.75 x 1 |
Persicaria affinis |
Dark Green |
Dark Green |
Red-Bronze |
Red-Bronze |
0.8 x 2 |
Vaccinium |
Dark Green |
Dark Green |
Dark Green |
Bronze |
0.5 x indefinite |
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Brown/Bronze/Black Foliage Plant Name |
Spring Foliage Colour |
Summer Foliage Colour |
Autumn Foliage Colour |
Winter Foliage Colour |
Height x Spread in feet. |
Abelia schumannii |
Bronze |
Mid Green |
Mid Green |
- |
6 x 10 |
Berberis 'Chenaultii' |
Dark Green |
Dark Green |
Dark Green |
Bronze |
5 x 5 |
Berberis calliantha |
Dark Green |
Dark Green |
Dark Green |
Bronze |
2,5 x 3 |
Buxus microphylla |
Dark Green |
Dark Green |
Dark Green |
Bronze |
5 x 4 |
Cornus alba 'Kesselringii' |
Brown |
Dark Green |
Reddish-Purple |
- |
6 x 6 |
Crocosmia 'Solfatare' |
Bronze |
Bronze |
Bronze |
- |
2 x 0.25 |
Cryptomeria japonica |
Yellow- |
Yellow- |
Yellow- |
Bronze |
3 x 3 |
Dahlia |
Bronze |
Bronze |
Bronze |
- |
2 x 1.5 |
Mahonia |
Bright |
Bright |
Bronze/ |
Bronze/ |
3 x 5 |
Microbiota decussata |
Mid-Green |
Mid-Green |
Mid-Green |
Bronze |
3 x indefinite |
Phormium tenax |
Wine-Red |
Wine-Red |
Bronze |
Bronze |
2.5 x 2.5 |
Pittosporum |
Pale Green |
Deep |
Deep |
Deep |
3 x 2 |
Rodgersia podophylla |
Bronze |
Mid-Green |
Bronze-Red |
- |
5 x 6 |
Symphoricarpus |
Bronze |
Bright Green |
Bright Green |
- |
3 x 10 |
Thuja occidentalis |
Yellow- |
Yellow- |
Yellow- |
Bronze |
2 x 2 |
Xanthorhiza |
Bronze |
Light Green |
Red-Purple |
- |
2 x 5 |
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Brown/Bronze/Black Foliage Plant Name |
Spring Foliage Colour |
Summer Foliage Colour |
Autumn Foliage Colour |
Winter Foliage Colour |
Height x Spread in feet. |
Aesculus parviflora |
Bronze |
Mid-Green |
Yellow |
- |
11 x 14 |
Amelanchier laevis |
Bronze |
Mid-Green |
Red or Orange |
- |
20 x 20 |
Amelancher lamarcki |
Bronze |
Mid-Green |
Red and Orange |
- |
23 x 20 |
Cercis siliquastrum |
Bronze |
Blue-Green |
Yellow |
- |
30 x 27 |
Clematis montana var. rubens |
Bronze-Purple |
Bronze-Purple |
Bronze-Purple |
Bronze-Purple |
30 x 8 |
Cryptomeria japonica |
Fresh Green |
Fresh Green |
Red- |
Red- |
20 x 12 |
Mahonia x wagneri |
Bronze |
Bright |
Bright |
Bright |
7 x 10 |
Prunus 'Spire' |
Bronze |
Dark Green |
Orange-Red |
- |
30 x 15 |
Quercus phillyreoides |
Bronze |
Dark Green |
Dark Green |
Dark Green |
30 x 30 |
Quercus pontica |
Mid-Green |
Mid-Green |
Yellow-Brown |
- |
20 x 15 |
Sambucus racemosa |
Bronze |
Golden-Yellow |
Golden-Yellow |
- |
10 x 10 |
Sorbus x thuringiaca |
Glossy Dark Green |
Glossy Dark Green |
Yellow-Brown |
- |
40 x 12 |
Viburnum x |
Bronze |
Dark Green |
Dark Green |
Dark Green |
10 x 6 |
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Purple Foliage Plant Name |
Spring Foliage Colour |
Summer Foliage Colour |
Autumn Foliage Colour |
Winter Foliage Colour |
Height x Spread in feet. 300mm = 1 foot |
Ajuga reptans 'Atropurpurea' |
Reddish-Purple |
Reddish- |
Reddish- |
Reddish-Purple |
0.5 x 3 |
Epimedium x |
Reddish- |
Dark |
Dark |
Dark |
1 x 1 |
Heuchera micrantha |
Deep |
Deep |
Deep |
Deep |
1.5 x 1.5 |
Juniperus horizontalis |
Grey-Green |
Grey-Green |
Grey-Green |
Mauve-Purple |
1 x indefinite |
Persicaria |
Dark |
Dark |
Dark |
Dark |
0.25 x 1.7 |
Sedum telephium |
Deep |
Deep |
Deep |
- |
1.5 x 1.5 |
Purple Foliage Plant Name |
Spring Foliage Colour |
Summer Foliage Colour |
Autumn Foliage Colour |
Winter Foliage Colour |
Height x Spread in feet. |
Abeliophyllum distichum |
Dark Green |
Dark Green |
Purple |
- |
5 x 5 |
Berberis thunbergeii 'Helmond Pillar' |
Rich Purple |
Rich Purple |
Rich Purple |
- |
4 x 2.5 |
Berberis x interposita 'Wallich's Purple' |
Bronzy-Purple |
Mid-Green |
Mid-Green |
Mid-Green |
5 x 6 |
Deutzia x kalmiiflora |
Dark Green |
Dark Green |
Purple |
- |
4 x 4 |
Hydrangea |
Dark Green |
Dark Green |
Purple and Red |
- |
5 x 7 |
Lobelia |
Reddish- |
Reddish- |
Reddish- |
- |
2.5 x 1 |
Mahonia aquifolium |
Bright |
Bright |
Bright |
Red-Purple |
3 x 5 |
Mahonia x wagneri |
Dark Green |
Dark Green |
Dark Green |
Red-Purple |
6 x 6 |
Nandina |
Reddish-Purple |
Light |
Light |
Reddish-Purple |
6 x 5 |
Nandina domestica |
Reddish-Purple |
Light |
Light |
Reddish-Purple |
3 x 4 |
Prunus x |
Red |
Reddish-Purple |
Reddish-Purple |
- |
5 x 5 |
Salvia officinalis |
Purple |
Grey-Green |
Grey-Green |
Grey-Green |
2 x 3 |
Viburnum |
Dark Bronzy-Purple |
Dark Green |
Red-Purple |
- |
6 x 6 |
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Purple Foliage Plant Name |
Spring Foliage Colour |
Summer Foliage Colour |
Autumn Foliage Colour |
Winter Foliage Colour |
Height x Spread in feet. |
Acer palmatum 'Atropurpureum' |
Reddish- |
Reddish- |
Brilliant Red |
- |
12 x 12 |
Berberis x ottawensis 'Superba' |
Reddish-Purple |
Reddish-Purple |
Crimson |
- |
8 x 8 |
Corylus maxima |
Purple |
Purple |
Purple |
- |
20 x 12 |
Fagus sylvatica |
Deep |
Deep |
Deep |
- |
22 x 7 |
Fagus sylvatica |
Blackish-Purple |
Blackish-Purple |
Blackish-Purple |
- |
10 x 10 |
Malus 'Royalty' |
Purple |
Purple |
Purple |
- |
28 x 25 |
Parthenocissus |
Bright |
Bright |
Red-Purple |
- |
70 x 20 |
Phormium tenax |
Reddish-Purple |
Dark Copper |
Reddish-Purple |
Bronze-Purple |
7 x 3 |
Prunus blireana |
Purple |
Purple |
Purple |
- |
12 x 12 |
Tamarix tetrandra |
Purple |
Purple |
Purple |
- |
10 x 10 |
Vitis vinifera |
Grey |
Plum-Purple |
Dark Purple |
- |
23 x 4 |
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Red Foliage Plant Name |
Spring Foliage Colour |
Summer Foliage Colour |
Autumn Foliage Colour |
Winter Foliage Colour |
Height x Spread in feet. 300mm = 1 foot |
Ajuga reptans 'Burgundy Glow' |
Silvery |
Silvery |
Silvery- |
Silvery- |
0.5 x 2 |
Bergenia 'Abendglut' |
Green, Red tinted |
Green, Red tinted |
Green, Red tinted |
Maroon |
0.75 x 1 |
Calluna vulgaris |
Copper |
Copper |
Copper |
Bronze-Red |
0.8 x 0.8 |
Calluna vulgaris |
Terracotta Red |
Terracotta Red |
Terracotta Red |
Brick Red |
1.5 x 1.8 |
Calluna vulgaris |
Red |
Gold |
Orange |
Red |
0.8 x 1.2 |
Ceratostigma |
Bright |
Bright |
Rich Red |
- |
1.5 x 0.7 |
Cotoneaster |
Dark |
Dark |
Orange |
- |
1.5 x 5 |
Epimedium |
Flushed |
Flushed |
Red and Red-Brown |
- |
1 x 1 |
Erica |
Orange |
Orange |
Orange |
Crimson |
0.5 x 0.8 |
Nandina domestica |
Bright Red |
Bright Red |
Bright Red |
Bright Red |
1.5 x 2 |
Persicaria vacciniifolia |
Mid-Green |
Mid-Green |
Red |
Red |
0.7 x 1.7 |
Shortia galacifolia |
Dark |
Dark |
Bronze-Red |
Bronze-Red |
0.5 x 0.8 |
Vaccinium |
Glossy Dark |
Glossy Dark |
Red |
- |
1.5 x 1.5 |
Vaccinium myrtillus |
Green |
Green |
Red |
- |
1 x indefinte |
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Red Foliage Plant Name |
Spring Foliage Colour |
Summer Foliage Colour |
Autumn Foliage Colour |
Winter Foliage Colour |
Height x Spread in feet. |
Acer palmatum 'Dissectum Atropurpureum' |
Bronze-Red |
Purple |
Red, Orange |
- |
3 x 5 |
Berberis thunbergeii 'Atropurpurea Nana' |
Red-Purple |
Red-Purple |
Red-Purple |
- |
2 x 2.5 |
Berberis thunbergeii 'Red Chief' |
Deep Red |
Deep Red |
Deep Red |
- |
6 x 4 |
Berberis wilsoniae |
Grey-Green |
Grey-Green |
Orange-Red |
- |
3 x 5 |
Berberis x bristolensis |
Dark Green |
Dark Green |
Red |
Red |
5 x 6 |
Cornus stolonifera |
Dark Green |
Dark Green |
Red or Orange |
- |
6 x 12 |
Dryopteris |
Copper-Red |
Dark Green |
Dark Green |
- |
2 x 1.25 |
Euonymous alatus |
Dark Green |
Dark Green |
Brilliant Dark Red |
- |
3 x 10 |
Fothergilla |
Dark Green |
Dark Green |
Red, Orange |
- |
3 x 3 |
Geranium |
Mid-Green, |
Mid-Green |
Red |
- |
4 x 4 |
Mahonia aquifolium |
Rust- |
Rust- |
Rust- |
Red |
2 x 3 |
Paeonia 'Dresden' |
Deep Green |
Deep Green |
Red |
- |
2.7 x 2.7 |
Rhododendron |
Dark Green |
Dark Green |
Dark Green |
Maroon |
2 x 2 |
Ribes odoratum |
Bright |
Bright |
Red and Purple |
- |
6 x 6 |
Spiraea japonica |
Orange-Red |
Bright Yellow |
Pale Green |
- |
2.5 x 2.5 |
Viburnum carlesii |
Dark Green |
Dark Green |
Red |
- |
6 x 6 |
Viburnum opulus |
Dark Green |
Dark Green |
Red |
- |
5 x 5 |
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Red Foliage Plant Name |
Spring Foliage Colour |
Summer Foliage Colour |
Autumn Foliage Colour |
Winter Foliage Colour |
Height x Spread in feet. |
Acer capillipes |
Bright |
Bright |
Bright Red |
- |
30 x 25 |
Acer ginnala |
Bright |
Bright |
Red |
- |
28 x 25 |
Acer griseum |
Dark Green |
Dark Green |
Red and Orange |
- |
30 x 30 |
Clethra fargesii |
Dark Green |
Dark Green |
Red and Yellow |
- |
10 x 10 |
Cotinus coggygria |
Dark Green |
Dark Green |
Orange-Red |
- |
12 x 12 |
Cotinus coggygra |
Purplish- |
Purplish- |
Red |
- |
12 x 12 |
Crataegus |
Dark Green |
Dark Green |
Red or Orange |
- |
25 x 30 |
Enkianthus |
Dull |
Dull |
Bright Red |
- |
12 x 12 |
Fothergilla |
Dark Green |
Dark Green |
Red, Orange and Yellow |
- |
8 x 6 |
Hamamelis x |
Bright |
Bright |
Orange, Red and Scarlet |
- |
12 x 12 |
Liquidamber |
Green |
Green |
Blackish-Red |
- |
80 x 40 |
Pieris japonica |
Brilliant Red |
Dark Green |
Dark Green |
Dark Green |
12 x 6 |
Prunus 'Accolade' |
Mid-Green |
Mid-Green |
Orange-Red |
- |
25 x 25 |
Prunus cerasifera |
Red |
Deeper Red |
Purple |
- |
30 x 30 |
Pyrus calleryana |
Dark Green |
Dark Green |
Red |
- |
40 x 20 |
Quercus |
Dark Green |
Dark Green |
Red or Yellow |
- |
20 x 15 |
Rhus glabra |
Blue-Green |
Blue-Green |
Red |
- |
7 x 7 |
Rhus typhinia |
Dark Green |
Dark Green |
Orange-Red |
- |
11 x 12 |
Rosa (Climbing) |
Bronzey-Red |
Greyish- |
Greyish- |
- |
10 x 6 |
Sorbus |
Dark Green |
Dark Green |
Orange and Red |
- |
20 x 20 |
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Grey/Silver/White Foliage Plant Name |
Spring Foliage Colour |
Summer Foliage Colour |
Autumn Foliage Colour |
Winter Foliage Colour |
Height x Spread in feet. 300mm = 1 foot |
Alyssum montanum 'Mountain Gold' |
Grey |
Grey |
Grey |
Grey |
0.5 x 1.5 |
Alyssum wulfenianum |
Grey |
Grey |
Grey |
Grey |
0.5 x 1.5 |
Anthemis punctata cupaniana |
Silver-Grey |
Silver-Grey |
Silver-Grey |
Grey-Green |
1 x 3 |
Artemesia |
Silver |
Silver |
Silver |
Silver |
1 x 1.5 |
Calluna vulgaris 'Grey Carpet' |
Silver-Grey |
Silver-Grey |
Silver-Grey |
Silver-Grey |
0.3 x 1.2 |
Cerastium |
White |
White |
White |
- |
0.25 x 1 |
Eriophyllum |
Silver-Grey |
Silver-Grey |
Silver-Grey |
- |
1.5 x 1.5 |
Euryops acraeus |
Silver-Grey |
Silver-Grey |
Silver-Grey |
Silver-Grey |
1 x 1 |
Hebe 'Pagei' |
Grey |
Grey |
Grey |
Grey |
0.7 x 2.5 |
Helianthemum |
Silver-Grey |
Silver-Grey |
Silver-Grey |
Silver-Grey |
1 x 1.5 |
Helichrysum italicum |
Silver-Grey |
Silver-Grey |
Silver-Grey |
Silver-Grey |
0.5 x 0.5 |
Lamium galeobdolon |
Silver |
Silver |
Silver |
- |
1.7 x indefinite |
Nepeta x faassenii |
Silver-Grey |
Silver-Grey |
Silver-Grey |
- |
1.5 x 1.5 |
Oxalis enneaphylla |
Blue-Grey |
Blue-Grey |
Blue-Grey |
- |
0.25 x 0.5 |
Potentilla fruticosa |
Silver-Grey |
Silver-Grey |
Silver-Grey |
- |
1 x 2.5 |
Raoulia australis |
Grey-Silver |
Grey-Silver |
Grey-Silver |
Grey-Silver |
0.05 x 1 |
Rhodanthemum |
Intensely |
Intensely |
Intensely |
Intensely |
0.5 x 1 |
Sanguinaria |
Blue-Grey |
Blue-Grey |
Blue-Grey |
- |
0.5 x 1 |
Santolina |
Grey-White |
Grey-White |
Grey-White |
Grey-White |
1.7 x 3 |
Saxifraga marginata |
Silver-Grey |
Silver-Grey |
Silver-Grey |
Silver-Grey |
0.25 x 1 |
Stachys |
White- |
White- |
White- |
White- |
1 x 2 |
Stachys |
Intensely |
Intensely |
Intensely |
Intensely |
0.4 x 1 |
Stachys |
White- |
White- |
White- |
- |
0.5 x 1 |
Veronica pectinata |
Grey |
Grey |
Grey |
Grey |
0.5 x 1.5 |
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Grey/Silver/White Foliage Plant Name |
Spring Foliage Colour |
Summer Foliage Colour |
Autumn Foliage Colour |
Winter Foliage Colour |
Height x Spread in feet. |
Achillea clypeolata 'Coronation Gold' |
Silver |
Silver |
Silver |
Silver |
3 x 1.5 |
Achillea clypeolata 'Moonshine' |
Silver |
Silver |
Silver |
Silver |
2 x 1.6 |
Artemesia |
Silver- |
Silver- |
Silver- |
Silver- |
3 x 5 |
Artemesia 'Powis Castle' |
Silver-Grey |
Silver-Grey |
Silver-Grey |
Silver-Grey |
3 x 4 |
Centaurea cineraria |
Grey-White |
Grey-White |
Grey-White |
Grey-White |
2.6 x 1.5 |
Helichrysum |
Silver-Grey |
Silver-Grey |
Silver-Grey |
Silver-Grey |
4 x 4 |
Lavandula |
Silver-Grey |
Silver-Grey |
Silver-Grey |
Silver-Grey |
2 x 2 |
Lychnis coronaria |
Silver-Grey |
Silver-Grey |
Silver-Grey |
- |
2.7 x 1.5 |
Perovskia 'Blue Spire' |
Silver-Grey |
Silver-Grey |
Silver-Grey |
- |
4 x 3 |
Potentilla fruticosa |
Silver |
Silver |
Silver |
- |
2 x 4 |
Salix repens |
Silky-Grey |
Silky-Grey |
Silky-Grey |
- |
3 x 6 |
Santolina |
Silver-Grey |
Silver-Grey |
Silver-Grey |
Silver-Grey |
2 x 2 |
Senecio |
Felted Silver-Grey |
Felted Silver-Grey |
Felted Silver-Grey |
Felted Silver-Grey |
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