CONTAINER GARDENING PLANTS: THRILLERS, FILLERS AND SPILLERS

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1 CONAINER GARDENING PLAN: HRILLER, ILLER AND PILLER Key: =hriller (all) M=Medium all hriller =iller (Mounding) =piller (railing) Use as centerpiece or backdrop Centerpiece in smaller arrngmnts, or as a filler Use as filler plants to give body to arrangement railing Plants; plant on edges except where noted UN ANNUAL CHARACERIIC Achillea, Gypsy Use it with Bacopa to keep white all season Ageratum, Hawaii Mix Ageratum, High ide Blue Alyssum Loves cool Weather Angelonia M Aster Good all Color Bouganvillea & Monoculture Bracteantha (traw lower) Looks like a strawflower Calendula Extremely Cold olerant. Medicinal and edible. Calibracoa (Million Bells) & Also good in Part un Calitunia & A cross between calibracoa and supertunia; bigger blossom than cal, smaller than 'tunia Carnation Celosia Centaurea, Annual Bachelor Button M Aggressive, good for large planters Chrysanthemum Belgian Mum Monoculture, gets huge Chrysanthemum, Hardy Mum Monoculture, best in beds Chrysocephalum Yellow ball-like flower on gray/green foliage; dainty Coleus Newer cultivars are for sun; also some for shade. Use a BIG pot! Confetti Gardens Pre-Mixed gardens; great way to go if feeling design-challenged! Coreopsis, Annual &M Annual variety blooms all summer; great for yellow/orange and height in containers Cosmos, Cosmic Mix M Cosmos, onata Mix Cuphea, otally empted Plant in the middle and let grow out & through Dahlias M Dahlia, Mystic eries Black foliage. Monoculture. Needs a big pot. Daisy, Boston (Argyranthemum) Don't use in hanging baskets; sheer to keep nice

2 Daisy, elicia Blue Daisy, Gerbera Datura Huge plant, huge blooms. Plant is toxic; keep away from children & pets. Dianthus Cut back for rebloom Doreanthus Mezoo (Variegated Ice Plant) & Dracaena (pike) Dusty Miller Cold olerant, decorative foliage Euphorbia, Diam.rost/Breathless Blush M& Must have plants bloom all summer lowering Kale Great for fall. maller varieties can go in mixed containers. Gazania Geraniuim, Zonal, eed & Pillar M Pillar very aggressive, grow in separate pot on trellis Grasses &M Check varieties for height. E.g., PurpountGrass very aggressive, use only in lger pots. Gypsophila ry as monoculture in small pot Helichrysum, Licorice Plant Plant in the middle and let grow out & through Helichrysum, trawflower M Very heat tolerant Heliotrope M& ragrant. Hibiscus M Monoculture Huechera ome varieties are sun-loving and have beautiful flowers, but mostly grown for foliage Ipomoea, weet Potato Vine ome varieties very aggressive; use only in large pots. Plant all in middle. Jasmine Monoculture Lamium Lantana M& Laurentia weet blue flower of fern-like foliage. rost tolerant. Aggressive & heavy feeder. Lobelia, Vegetative Lobelia that can take the sun better than seed varieties. Lobularia (Vegetative Alyssum) & MONOCULURE! uper-aggressive alyssum-like plant that will bloom all summer Lophospermum Has pink trumpet shaped flower, very trailing. Mandevilla Monoculture vine Marigold,M& Check varieties for height. Millet, Ornamental all, aggressive corn-like plant. Use in lg pots (whiskey barrell size) or back of beds. Morning Glory Monoculture or Bed; aggressive climbing Nasturtium Blossoms are edible Nicotiana Osteospermum M Likes cool weather Penstemon, Phoenix Colorful annual Penstemon good for height. Blooms all summer if deadheaded. Lg. Pot. Pentas M Large, striking flower heads. Blooms all summer. Hummingbird attractant. Petunias M& Deadhead for continued bloom Pet., upertunias (Vegetative) & Vegetative types require no deadheading, but need lots of fertilizer; good as monoculture

3 Phlox, Intensia Very fragrant & heat tolerant. Plant in center; let grow out and through. Poppies Like cool weather Portulaca (Moss Rose) & Heat tolerant Ptilotus, Wallaby M& Has long-lasting purple-pink flower spike on gray-green foliage Rudbeckia M Great for fall color. alvia, Black&Blue/Raspberry/Oceana Aggressive, good for large planters. Deer don't like 'em! alvia, Blue Victoria Cold olerant, All America's election Winner alvia, Red & Mixed Colors M anvitalia, unbini & Great yellow color, moderately trailing caevola Plant in the middle and let grow out & through napdragon, Medium M napdragon, Rocket eries tock M ome varieties are fragrant. weetpea, Annual Climber, monoculture best alinum Limon (Jewel of Opar) Lime leaf with long, graceful flower stalk. low grower but worth the wait! hunbergia Climber, monoculture best Verbena & Hummingbird attractant; plant in the middle and let grow out & through Vinca Cooler Extremely heat tolerant Zinnia &M Check varieties for height; extremely heat tolerant, deer resistant. Water at base of plnt PAR UN ANNUAL CHARACERIIC Bacopa Plant in the middle and let grow out & through; put in part sun to avoid stall Begonia, ibrous Begonia, railing loriferous and aggressive plants, monoculture. Coleus M Check tag for hade or un tolerance Geranium, Ivy/Caliente Geranium, Martha Washington M Monoculture, likes cool nights Huechera (Coral Bells) M Use annual or perennial varieties for their beautiful foliage. Lamium Vine Aggressive; plant in the middle and let grow out & through Lobelia & Check tags for hght; seeded variety does best in part sun; vegetative can take more sun Nemesia achets are fragrant! Pansy Likes cool weather napdragons, railing Vinca Major Vine Plant in the middle and let grow out & through. Viola Likes cool weather

4 HADE ANNUAL CHARACERIIC Asparagus ern Aggressive; plant in the middle and let grow out & through Begonia, uberous Overwatering will cause tuber rot; point tip of leaf to pot edge for best view of bloom uchsia, railing uchsia, Upright Glechoma uper-aggressive, variegated vine that does well in shade Houseplants, usu. When used outside, most will want to be shaded Impatiens Impatiens, railing Vegetative varieties can be aggressive Impatiens, Double Ivy (houseplant) Plant in the middle and let grow out & through Mimulus Likes cool weather cutellaria, cooter lame Interesting bloom orenia, Upright orenia, railing VEGGIE OR CONAINER When growing veggies in a container, always use very large pots. All veggies and herbs need full sun. Beans, Bush Beets Broccoli Brussels prouts Carrots Cauliflower Chives Cucumbers, especially bush type Eggplant, airy ale Herbs Garlic Leeks prinkle bonemeal at planting; plant every 2 weeks to extend harvest Pick small for best taste. But to survive our winters, plant in the ground. ry anfare in a Hanging Basket! Designed for container growing eparate cloves; store-bought has been treated & won't grow as well.

5 Lettuce Onions Parsley Peppers Potatoes pinach trawberries omatoes, Determinate ype Can be grown in a small container. Why not?! ry the garbage can/straw method! tagger planting for longer harvest. all is a good second crop. ome that will work: Celebrity, Champion, Heartland, Husky Red, Juliet Grape, La Roma, Rutgers, uper ioux, weet 100 or Black Cherry