Planting place

Patio And Containers

Patio and container plantings live or die by root volume, watering discipline, and wind. Pots heat and dry faster than beds; the same plant that thrives in open ground may sulk or scorch in a small vessel on paving.

Choose compact habits, honest sun labels, and containers large enough for summer. Fragrance near seats is a gift — overcrowding and daily wilt are not.

What matters most for Patio And Containers

1. Upsize pots: cramped roots make “easy” plants look difficult.
2. Group by water need so one hose schedule does not drown half the set.
3. Watch reflected heat from walls and paving — afternoon sun is harsher in pots.
4. Favour long-flowering, compact plants over giant border cultivars.
5. Feed and refresh compost; containers are a closed system.

Want the method, not only the list?

This hub browses every plant tagged for patio and containers. For pot volume, drainage, water grouping, and curated role shortlists, read the guide Plants for Containers — then return here to scan the full catalog.

Starter kit for Patio And Containers

1. Long patio colour — Hardy Geranium Rozanne: reliable flowering in larger containers.
2. Compact summer discs — Cherry Fluff Echinacea: container-friendly coneflower energy.
3. Seasonal patio shrub — Winter's Star Camellia: for larger pots with steady moisture and shelter.

Compare sun and height below, then open each profile — container success is mostly volume, water, and exposure honesty.

Plants for Patio And Containers (5686)

• Lesser Calamint Full Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
• Whirling Butterflies Gaura Full Sun2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
• Gaura Full Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
• Japanese Loquat Full Sun10–25 ft (310–760 cm)
• California poppy Full Sun12 in (30 cm)
• Ice Plant Full Sun6 in (15 cm)
• Common Olive Full Sun20–30 ft (610–910 cm)
• Cenizo Full Sun5–8 ft (150–240 cm)
• Dwarf Scouring Rush Full Sun6–10 in (15–25 cm)
• California Laurel Full Sun20–80 ft (610–2440 cm)
• Verdigris Brass Buttons Full Sun1–2 in (3–5 cm)
• Cushion Moss Partial Sun2–6 in (5–15 cm)
• Sensitive Plant Full Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
• Southern Shield Fern Partial Sun2–4 ft (60–120 cm)
• Crimson Bottlebrush 'Mauve Mist' Full Sun6–12 ft (180–370 cm)
• Crimson Bottlebrush 'Perth Pink' Full Sun5 ft (150 cm)
• Jojoba Full Sun3–7 ft (90–210 cm)
• Small Cape Rush Full Sun2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
• Texas Mountain Laurel Full Sun8–30 ft (240–910 cm)
• Angels Trumpets Full Sun2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
• Burmese Fishtail Palm Full Sun15–25 ft (460–760 cm)
• Bush Allamanda Full Sun4–5 ft (120–150 cm)
• Cherry Allamanda Full Sun6–10 ft (180–310 cm)
• Chinese Evergreen 'Siam Aurora' Partial Sun2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
• Daphne × transatlantica 'Blafra' Full Sun2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
• Winter Daphne 'Aureomarginata' Partial Sun3–4 ft (90–120 cm)
• Yesterday Full Sun3–8 ft (90–240 cm)
• Fairy Castle Cactus Full Sun1–6 ft (30–180 cm)
• Thanksgiving Cactus Partial Sun12 in (30 cm)
• Easter Cactus Partial Sun12 in (30 cm)
• Hard Fern Partial Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
• Carrot Full Sun1–3 ft (30–90 cm)
• Rose You're Beautiful Full Sun2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
• Rose Sophy's Rose Full Sun2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
• Rose California Dreamin'™ Full Sun3–4 ft (90–120 cm)
• Rose Anna's Promise Full Sun5–6 ft (150–180 cm)
• Rhododendron dauricum ‘Mid-Winter’
• Rhododendron ‘Saffron Queen’
• Rhododendron ‘Princess Anne’
• Rhododendron ‘Praecox’
• Mint Chocolate Chip Manfreda Full Sun6–8 in (15–20 cm)
• Cherry Chocolate Chip Manfreda Full Sun6–8 in (15–20 cm)
• Dyckia ‘Burgundy Ice’ Full Sun12 in (30 cm)
• Pig's Ear Full Sun2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
• Ginger Partial Sun2–4 ft (60–120 cm)
• ZZ Plant Partial Sun2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
• Giant Chain Fern Partial Sun4–8 ft (120–240 cm)
• Table Mountain Watsonia Full Sun4–5 ft (120–150 cm)
• Pink Watsonia Full Sun3–5 ft (90–150 cm)
• Beatrice Watsonia Full Sun2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
• Forest Lily Partial Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
• Vanilla Partial Sun8–10 ft (240–310 cm)
• Chilean Guava Full Sun3–6 ft (90–180 cm)
• Society Garlic Full Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
• Woolly Bluecurls Full Sun3–5 ft (90–150 cm)
• Blue Throatwort Full Sun2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
• Wishbone Flower Partial Sun12 in (30 cm)
• Air Plant Partial Sun12 in (30 cm)
• Bristleleaf Pricklyleaf Full Sun12 in (30 cm)
• Orange Clock Vine Full Sun8–10 ft (240–310 cm)