Container garden plants
When the hot days of summer hit, many container garden plants slow down to produce flowers and new foliage, even if you're watering regularly. Beat the heat by filling your containers with these colorful plants that thrive as temperatures rise. Most come from warm places around the world, so they are often grown as annuals in cooler areas. However, you can spend many of them indoors and bring them back outside when the warmer weather returns.
1. Angel's Trumpet
In full bloom, a good-sized angel's trumpet will stop you in your tracks. The drooping flowers are actually trumpet-shaped and can reach over 1 foot in length depending on the variety. The flowers emit a sweet, sweet fragrance after sunset. If you have pets or children, be sure to keep these plants out of reach, as all parts are poisonous if ingested.
2. Agave
Although it is not grown for flowers, agave is a wonderful plant that provides an architectural flair to any container. There are striped and solid varieties of agave in different shades of green and blue. Most varieties have very sharp leaf tips, so if you have small children or pets, you can cut the points or cover them to minimize injury.
3. Angelonia
This adaptable flower is sometimes called the summer snapdragon. No matter how tall the mercury, its purple, white or pink flowers appear throughout the summer. Some varieties of Angelonia have large flowers, while dwarf varieties are the perfect size for container gardens.
4. Bamboo
Although it can be a fast-spreading threat when grown in the ground, bamboo is a dramatic specimen plant when grown in a large container (where it cannot escape). This creates a fast growing screen perfect for privacy. When planting bamboo, make the planting hole twice as wide as the root ball; If you're planting in a container, make sure it's big enough!
5. Banana
With its large leaves, the banana has a large presence in the landscape. Place the plant in the center of a garden bed or against a fence for tropical elevation at the back of the garden. While most are plain green, look for varieties with dark red or white edges for added interest.
6. Canna
Perfect for creating a lush, tropical look, canna offers large leaves (many varieties are available) and bright flowers in shades of red, orange, yellow and pink. These plants are often found near water, so they need moist soil to be happy in the garden. You can grow cannas indoors and then bring them outside the following spring.
7. Lantana
Loved by butterflies, lantana produces multi-colored flowers in red, orange, yellow, pink and white. Some varieties have flowers that create an ombre effect, darkening from light or outside. Some varieties have a variety of foliage that adds extra color to your garden even when they are not blooming.
8. Mandevilla
One of the most regal flowering vines, mandevilla produces large trumpet-shaped flowers in shades of red, white and pink. This is a fast growing climber with clusters of flowers along the vine. Remember that this plant is poisonous if ingested.
9. Passionflower
One of the most beautiful climbing vines, passion flower has intricate blooms in rich shades of every color of the rainbow. Make sure they have a sturdy trellis or trellis for them to climb on. This is another butterfly favorite!
10. Pentas
Pentas produce clusters of beautiful starry red, white or pink flowers. No matter how hot it is, the flowers keep coming all summer long. (And so do the butterflies who love them!) Their growth habit is neat and compact.
11. Plumbago
Plumbago's beautiful, sky-blue frolowers are known for attracting butterflies. This shrub vine is fast growing and blooms profusely thughout the summer. While it takes heat, it is cold-hardy and can be used as a beautiful flowering groundcover.
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