Best Plants For Outside Planters

Coreopsis looks great in a large pot combined with other annuals and perennials.

Best plants for outside planters.

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. Top 10 plants for containers coreopsis tinctoria. The plant may flower in winter in milder climates but it s generally considered an annual. Colorgrass spiky blue corynephorus.

You can also overwinter cannas indoors then bring them outside the next spring. Use as a vertical accent as part of a mixed container. The leaves are anywhere from 10 to 20 inches long and 6 to 8 inches wide and turn a gorgeous burgundy in fall. 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.

The cottage garden feel of daisy like cosmos flowers adds a sense of informality and movement to pots and. Primo pretty pistachio and dolce appletini shown here may be. This upright perennial grass reaches about 1 ft. Part sun to sun.

Choose a container with adequate drainage holes as amaranth likes to be moist but not sit in water. 10 best plants for container gardening pretty pistachio and appletini coralbells. 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. Perfect for creating a lush tropical look canna offers large leaves variegated in many varieties and glowing flowers in shades of red orange yellow and pink.

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. These plants can often be found close to the water so they need moist soil to be happy in a garden.