Best Plants For Planters Outside

The compact size and nicely branched habit of ornamental peppers make them a natural for container gardening.
Best plants for planters outside. These multi branched shrubs can easily be trained into flowering trees and grown in containers. These plants can often be found close to the water so they need moist soil to be happy in a garden. 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. For terrific spring and summer container gardening you can t go wrong with these plants.
Iron plant stands add a certain flavor to your outdoor décor but this specific planter was shaped to look like a bicycle. They re some of the best plants for pots outdoors. Plant it in a large pot beside a trellis and watch it climb. Hedera helix ivalace has dark green shiny leaves with curled edges.
Ivy is one of the most useful and attractive plants for pots. Colors of the salsa mix shown include red orange and yellow but some ornamental peppers have purplish foliage and fruits. Use a well draining potting mix and avoid a very deep container to prevent the plant from expending too much energy on developing roots. As a bonus verbenas are great for attracting butterflies.
Vogue audrey mandevilla stands up to the heat and is loaded with blooms from summer until frost topping out at 36 inches. Golden sword yucca combines with almost anything. In shaded pots planters or hanging baskets classic impatiens also known as busy lizzies form branching spreading 8 to 16 inch tall plants that are practically smothered with an abundance of flat faced white red pink peach lavender or white flowers for months on end. Verbena is a great container garden plant for the sun because it will flower all summer long and even into the fall.
They all get our green thumb rating and are happy in containers. These profuse bloomers are extremely forgiving and come in a wide range of colors. One pot four seasons yucca and bergenia are the core plants in this container shining in summer and fall. It looks best with a large colorful plant taking up the seat of the bicycle but if you choose to select a vine or a climbing plant then you can use the spokes of the tires to create a unique intertwining design.
You can also overwinter cannas indoors then bring them outside the next spring.