First one that comes to mind is caladium - tropical tubers that love heat, humidity, appreciate shade, and have enough color that I don't even need to plant impatiens. Besides, the deer strolling through my garden ignore caladiums, a very large plus. Cannas such as 'Australia' are coming along with purple-bronze foliage; there's gold-striped 'Pretoria'; and razzmatazz peachy, bronze, green 'Tropicana'. All fine for sun and wet. Then there's that intransigent Stuttgart with gray-green and white blotched leaves that likes to brown at the edges unless conditions of moisture and shade are just right. Cyclamen - who needs flowers when leaves look this good? Arum italicum - anything looks good when there's snow on the ground, and the embellishments of 'Pictum' or Chameleon just add to the fun. regards from Judy in gray and overcast New Jersey