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Plants for Containers
Pots concentrate everything — beauty, but also stress. These plants handle restricted roots and faster dry-downs, and reward you at close range.
The 24 most-saved picks
#1 most savedPugster Amethyst Butterfly Bush
Buddleja davidii 'Pugster Amethyst'
#2 most savedPugster Pink Butterfly Bush
Buddleia davidii 'Pugster Pinker'
#3 most savedMixed Dwarf Lupine
Lupinus polyphyllus 'Mixed Dwarf'
Flutterbye Rose
Rosa x hybrida 'Flutterbye'
False Indigo
Baptisia leucophaea 'Little Texas'
Daylily
Hemerocallis x hybrida 'Daylily Design'
Pansy
Viola wittrockiana 'Painted Porcelain'
Autumn Joy Stonecrop
Sedum telephium 'Autumn Joy'
Italian Parsley
Petroselinum crispum 'Italian Flat-Leaved'
Tulip
Tulipa tulip 'All Spring Mix'
Biedermeier Columbine
Aquilegia vulgaris 'Biedermeier'
Tulip Fun Colors Mix
Tulipa x gesneriana 'Fun Colors Mix'
Bobo Hydrangea
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Bobo'
Marilyn Tulip
Tulipa tulipa 'Marilyn'
Primula Crescendo Mix
Primula x polyantha 'Crescendo Mix'
Little Lime Hydrangea
Hydrangea quercifolia 'Little Lime'
Orangeola Japanese Maple
Acer palmatum 'Orangeola'
Everillo Sedge
Carex omegata 'Everillo'
Bloomstruck Hydrangea
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Bloomstruck'
Blue Mouse Ears Hosta
Hosta cordifolia 'Blue Mouse Ears'
Midnight Rose Coral Bell
Heuchera x brizoides 'Midnight Rose'
Stella de Oro Daylily
Hemerocallis flava 'Stella de Oro'
Dwarf Fountain Grass
Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Little Bunny'
Little Lime Punch Hydrangea
Hydrangea x macrophylla 'Little Lime Punch'
Containers questions
Can perennials overwinter in containers?
Pick plants two zones hardier than your area (roots in pots feel ~2 zones colder), use large frost-proof containers, and group pots against the house through winter.
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