Best Plants For Patio Planters

There are a range of bright festive colors including white lilac purple yellow and orange.

Best plants for patio planters.

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. 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. The evergreen foliage is punctuated by red buds through the winter with an explosion of potent fragrant white blossoms appearing by spring. 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.

The most adaptable and easy to grow shrub boxwood is landscapers favorite and without a doubt one of the best shrubs for the containers. This mix of lemon and peach colors is called sunset boulevard. Try combining with phormiums euphorbia nasturtiums and purple basil. 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. Their compact size and free flowering habit are a good fit for container gardening. Although usually grown as an annual violas are frost tolerant and many overwinter successfully. Blooming in june and july these plants can have multiple colored blooms that are pink white lavender or blue.

Just don t let them get too wet. Bob stefko one of the most regal flowering vines mandevilla produces large trumpet shape blooms in shades of red white and pink. It s a fast growing climber that blooms profusely with clusters of flowers along the vine. Keep in mind that this plant is poisonous if ingested.

The leaves are anywhere from 10 to 20 inches long and 6 to 8 inches wide and turn a gorgeous burgundy in fall. Begonias are versatile hardy and showy with a variety of leaf shapes and flower colors ranging from white to brilliant orange. Plants like constant moisture and fare better in partial sun than strong afternoon sun which can bleach the leaves. Many varieties do very well in containers says glenn kopp horticulture information manager at the missouri botanical garden in st.