9 Best Plants for Container Gardens

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Tall Verbena

Tall verbena (Verbena bonariensis) fills in the spaces left by your container plantings. "One of the best plants for creating a wispy effect is tall verbena.

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Giant Hyssop

The enormous hyssop, also known as the agastache, is a wonderfully flowering plant that looks great in container arrangements. "Cultivars differ greatly in terms of flower structure and color.

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Coral Bells

There is a coral bell (Heuchera) cultivar for every part of your garden, whether it receives full sun or full shade. "All cultivars have such a wide range of leaf form, color, and pattern variations.

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Intenz Celosia

Tentenz celosia, also known as Celosia spicata, is an easy-to-maintain plant with tall, spiky, purple blooms and an upright growth habit.

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Butterfly Bush

The buttery bush (Buddleja davidii), a deciduous shrub with lovely arching blooms in the summer, is great for adding structure to pots.

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Silver Falls Dichondra

Silver Falls dichondra, or Dichondra argentea 'Silver Falls,' is a very eye-catching ground cover with a cascading growth pattern. It is a low maintenance plant that needs just occasional fertilizer and watering.

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Magic Purple Aster

Aster novi-belgii 'Magic Purple', often known as Magic Purple aster, bears a profusion of deep lavender purple flowers with brilliant yellow centers.

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Goldilocks Creeping Jenny

The Goldilocks Creeping Jenny (Lysimachia nummularia 'Goldilocks'), which blooms throughout the summer, is distinguished by its bright golden leaves and lovely yellow flowers.

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Dwarf Hinoki Cypress

Dwarf hinoki cypresses (Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Nana Gracilis') make excellent container plants for a winter show.