Best Plants For Outside Planters

Top 10 plants for containers coreopsis tinctoria.

Best plants for outside planters.

The leaves are anywhere from 10 to 20 inches long and 6 to 8 inches wide and turn a gorgeous burgundy in fall. With its green glossy oval leaves bergenia bergenia cordifolia and cvs zones 3 8 is one of my favorite plants because it is a strong grower that provides a bold element in a container design. 10 best plants for container gardening pretty pistachio and appletini coralbells. Coreopsis looks great in a large pot combined with other annuals and perennials.

These plants can often be found close to the water so they need moist soil to be happy in a garden. Wide so it s a. The cottage garden feel of daisy like cosmos flowers adds a sense of informality and movement to pots and. You might know some plants and some may surprise you but one thing is sure you ll like to have some of these shrubs right away in your container garden.

You can also overwinter cannas indoors then bring them outside the next spring. Choose a container with adequate drainage holes as amaranth likes to be moist but not sit in water. Use as a vertical accent as part of a mixed container. Colorgrass spiky blue corynephorus.

Primo pretty pistachio and dolce appletini shown here may be. The plant may flower in winter in milder climates but it s generally considered an annual. Perky little flowers last all season on upright stems in tons of bright colors including purple pink cranberry bright yellow pale yellow orange and white. Whether you have a small patio garden a rooftop garden a balcony garden or a big backyard garden this list of best shrubs for containers will provide you so many options to choose from.

Tall and 8 in. A tall amaranth such as love lies bleeding amaranthus caudatus or joseph s coat amaranthus tricolor can add color and drama to a container garden reaching heights of around 2 to 4 feet.