What plants are best for outdoor pots?

12 of the Best Container Plants

• New Guinea impatiens (Impatiens hybrids) It doesn’t get any easier than New Guinea impatiens…
• Coleus (Plectranthus hybrids) Coleus is so versatile!
• Angelonia (Angelonia angustifolia)
• Sweet potato vine (Ipomoea batatas)
• Starflower (Pentas lanceolata)
• Petunia (Petunia hybrids)

What plants can stay outside all year?

10 Plants for Year-Round Containers

1. ‘Golden Sword’ yucca combines with almost anything.
2. ‘Green Mountain’ boxwood keeps its color all year.
3. Golden creeping Jenny is perfect for the edge of the pot.
4. 4. Japanese pieris has colorful new growth.
5. ‘Emerald’ arborvitae works where you need some height.

What flowers for large pots?

17 Best Flowers For Container Gardening

• Geranium. With a wide range of varieties, geraniums are one of the most popular container garden flowers out there.
• Gladiolus.
• Pansy.
• Dianthus.
• Dwarf Zinnia.
• Pot Carnation.
• Bidens.
• Lobelia.

What are the best evergreen plants for pots?

10 top plants for evergreen pots

• Dwarf mountain pine (Pinus mugo ‘Pumilio’ group)
• Korean blue fir ( Abies koreana – check that it is a dwarf variety)
• Yucca (eg Yucca gloriosa Aureovariegata)
• Phormium (all kinds)
• Fatsia, especially variegated Fatsia japonica ‘Variegata’

What perennials are best for pots?

Top 10 perennials for pots

• Polygala. Offering colour all year round, this evergreen shrub is the ideal plant for jazzing up your pots.
• Hydrangea. There’s nothing that quite compares to the bountiful blooms of a Hydrangea.
• Lavatera.
• Alstroemeria.
• Clematis.
• Sedum.
• Cordyline.
• Penstemon.

What plants survive winter in pots?

12 Best Winter Plants for Pots

• Violas.
• Pansies.
• Erica carnea.
• Gaultheria procumbens.
• Clivia.
• Hellebores.
• Sedum.
• Boxwood.

Which perennials grow best in pots?

Perennials that Typically Overwinter Well in Containers

• Pulmonaria (Lungwort, Bethlehem Sage)
• Salvia (Perennial Salvia)
• Scabiosa (Pincushion Flower)
• Sedum (Stonecrop)
• Sempervivum (Hen & Chicks)
• Thymus (Creeping Thyme)
• Tiarella (Foamflower)
• Tradescantia (Spiderwort)