5. Containers and pots (windy rural)
Plants that are happy to be grown in pots on a long terms basis. Place in a protected area of the garden, out of the wind. Choose shorter varieties and plant in containers which are wider than they are tall.
Plants (468)
Dianthus gratianopolitanus
Cheddar pink
Dianthus plumarius
Cottage pink, Border pink, Grass pink, Common pink, Old fashioned pink
Dianthus spiculifolius
Thorn leaf pink
Erica carnea 'December Red'
Spring heath, Mountain heath, Winter heath
Erica carnea 'Springwood Pink'
Spring heath, Mountain heath, Winter heath
Euonymus fortunei 'Kewensis'
Wintercreeper, Evergreen bittersweet, Dwarf euonymus
Festuca valesiaca 'Silbersee'
Wallis fescue
Geranium dalmaticum 'Album'
Dalmation cranesbill
Geranium himalayense 'Irish Blue'
Lilac cranesbill, Himalayan cranesbill
Geranium x oxonianum 'Miriam Rundle'
Oxford geranium, Druce's cranesbill
Hakonechloa macra 'Nicolas'
Hakone grass
Helleborus x hybridus 'Double Ellen Pink'
Lenten rose, False rose, Eastern hellebore
Helleborus x hybridus 'Yellow Lady'
Lenten rose, False rose, Eastern hellebore
Heuchera 'Black Taffeta'
Coral bells, Alumroot
Heuchera 'Cherries Jubilee'
Coral bells, Alumroot
Heuchera 'Peach Melba'
Coral bells, Alumroot
Heuchera 'Sashay'
Coral bells, Alumroot
Heuchera 'Swirling Fantasy'
Coral bells, Alumroot
Heuchera 'Winter Red'
Coral bells, Alumroot
Heuchera sanguinea 'White Cloud'
Coral bells, Alumroot
Picea abies 'Pygmaea'
Norway spruce
Potentilla 'Yellow Queen'
Cinquefoil, Five finger
Potentilla atrosanguinea var. argyrophylla 'Scarlet Starlit'
Silver-leaved potentilla
Potentilla fruticosa 'Goldstar'
Shrubby cinquefoil, Golden hardhack, Widdy, Bush cinquefoil
Potentilla fruticosa 'Longacre Variety'
Shrubby cinquefoil, Golden hardhack, Widdy, Bush cinquefoil
Potentilla fruticosa 'Orangeade'
Shrubby cinquefoil, Golden hardhack, Widdy, Bush cinquefoil
Primula 'Crescendo Lemon Yellow'
Crescendo lemon polyanthus
Primula 'Silver-laced Group'
Primrose
Primula 'Sunshine Susie'
Hybrid primrose
Primula 'Tawny Port'
Hybrid primrose
Primula farinosa
Primrose, Bird's eye primrose
Sempervivum 'Black Prince'
House leek
Sempervivum 'Rita Jane'
House leek
Sempervivum 'Zulu'
House leek
Sempervivum zeleborii
Zelebor's houseleek
Thymus citriodorus (ambig.)
Lemon thyme