Your yearly flower pots will thrive and grow if you pick any or all of these five hardy and strong plant . No matter what , they will look beautiful !
Justin Hancock
Marty Baldwin
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1. Petunia
Yes , your mom likely maturate them — butthese flowersare unadulterated for newfangled gardener . They make great annual flower pot and derive in candy - colored sunglasses — pinkish , purple , yellow , apricot , red , blanched , and streak . Some spread out ( utilise them to dog over the sharpness of container ) , while some grow marvelous . These classic prime are classified as " weatherproof , " mean they can handle heavy amounts of water system .
2. Verbena
Another spreading plant life andannual for containers , verbenais recognize for its " cascading " factor — whether trailing over pot , baskets , or retaining wall . cluster of mini blooms typically come in blanched , pinkish , or purpleness . These bloom of youth , which make a big accent flora , are a no - fail option for strong , ironic condition and do well in almost any pot .
Andreas Trauttman
3. Sweet Potato Vine
Purple and lime tree unripe are the classic colors of this almost - can’t - kill - it - trailing vine . Grow a few varieties ofsweet potato vinetogether in alarge potto make an ornamental shock . As long as the plant life is in well - drained soil , it ’ll do well in Dominicus or shade . Also , because we make out you ’re wonder , this vine does bring about real sweet white potato . However , the timber is not desirable for rust .
Jason Donnelly
4. Coleus
There are loads of funky foliage combos ofcoleus — everything from plain green to wild reds . Plant several together in an annualflower pot , or use them as accent . Choose from numerous varieties of this verdure , whether you ’re seem for spectre - denizen or sun - lovers . When frost peril , flock this leaf for a houseplant in a sunny window until spring arrives . Then plant outside again !
Doug Hetherington
5. Scaevola
You ’d call up these drear - royal , fan - shaped flowers would be high maintenance , but the accuracy is they love attend out in basketball hoop orwindow boxesin the sunlight . These pretty flower are also self - cleaning , so there ’s no motivation to deadhead them to keep them healthy . The upright part aboutscaevola ? The only insect that the works attracts is butterfly .
Credit:Marty Baldwin
Credit:Andreas Trauttman
Credit:Jason Donnelly
Credit:Doug Hetherington
