Best Plants For Patio Planters

The most adaptable and easy to grow shrub boxwood is landscapers favorite and without a doubt one of the best shrubs for the containers.

Best plants for patio planters.

Just don t let them get too wet. 10 plants for pots and containers coreopsis tinctoria coreopsis looks great in a large pot combined with other annuals and perennials. Skimmia rubella this compact evergreen shrub is a popular choice for borders and patio containers where plants will provide colour and interest all year round. It s a fast growing climber that blooms profusely with clusters of flowers along the vine.

Try combining with phormiums euphorbia nasturtiums and purple basil. The leaves are anywhere from 10 to 20 inches long and 6 to 8 inches wide and turn a gorgeous burgundy in fall. There are a range of bright festive colors including white lilac purple yellow and orange. Their compact size and free flowering habit are a good fit for container gardening.

Blooming in june and july these plants can have multiple colored blooms that are pink white lavender or blue. Choose a container with adequate drainage holes as amaranth likes to be moist but not sit in water. Many varieties do very well in containers says glenn kopp horticulture information manager at the missouri botanical garden in st. Bellflower which is also known as campanula is a perennial that will grow well in cooler temperatures.

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. 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. Begonias are versatile hardy and showy with a variety of leaf shapes and flower colors ranging from white to brilliant orange. Creeping jenny lysimachia nummularia also known as moneywort is the perfect patio plant for container edging ground covers hanging baskets or anywhere you want a splash of chartreuse foliage.

Although usually grown as an annual violas are frost tolerant and many overwinter successfully. Bob stefko one of the most regal flowering vines mandevilla produces large trumpet shape blooms in shades of red white and pink. Plants like constant moisture and fare better in partial sun than strong afternoon sun which can bleach the leaves. Climate boxwood is the most versatile shrub it grows almost everywhere in all the continents.