Abstract: Color-leafed plants are plants widely used in city gardens and urban landscapes and have become an indispensable component of newly built or rebuilt urban green fields. After a survey of the color-leafed plants in the urban area of Neijiang, there are 65 species of them in total found in the city, which fall into 41 families and 63 species, among which 22 were arbor trees, 20 shrubs, 20 herbages and 3 lianas. The application status of these plants is analyzed and existing problems are pointed out and correspondent counter-measures are advised