Best Plants for Pots & Containers

Brighten up your balcony or dress your doorway with the best summer container plants. One type of flower, or a selection of upright and trailing plants? A single colour or a riot of different shades?

Perennial plants (666) Lavender plants (15)Peony plants (31)Agapanthus plants (28)Dahlia plants (63)Heuchera plants (18)
  • Bee & Butterfly Friendly Wildflower Meadow Plants Perennial Bedding
    From £50
    From £50

    Bee & Butterfly Friendly Wildflower Meadow Plants

    Bring all the pollinators!

    • Grows best in full sun (tolerates part shade)
    • Transform your lawn, beds and borders
    • Flowers from May to October
    • Highly attractive to pollinating insects

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  • Heuchera 'Wildberry' Perennial Bedding
    From £15
    £18 From £15

    Heuchera 'Wildberry'

    Superb purple leaves all year

    • Happiest in partial shade
    • Add dramatic purple to pots and borders
    • Flowers from June to August
    • Evergreen for genuine year-round interest

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  • Catmint 'Purrsian Blue' | Nepeta Perennial Bedding
    From £6
    From £6

    Catmint 'Purrsian Blue' | Nepeta

    Indigo blue flowers all summer long

    • Loves a spot in full sun
    • Add a long lasting splash of blue to your borders
    • Flowers May to September
    • RHS Plants for Pollinators

    4 options available

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  • Eryngium 'Big Blue' Perennial Bedding
    From £8
    From £8

    Eryngium 'Big Blue'

    The deepest blue, with extra texture

    • Blue, thimble-shaped flowerheads circled by a ruff of spiky, silvery bracts
    • Flowers throughout July and August
    • Perfect for borders, pots and cut flower gardens
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    2 options available

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  • Verbena bonariensis Perennial Bedding
    From £6
    From £6

    Verbena bonariensis

    Tall, swaying stems of warm lilac

    • Tightly clustered lilac flowers on stems up to 180cm high
    • Long flowering from June to September
    • Plant in borders to attract butterflies
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    2 options available

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  • Tiarella 'Pink Skyrocket' Perennial Bedding
    From £8
    From £8

    Tiarella 'Pink Skyrocket'

    Shade loving starry spires

    • Star-shaped pale pink flowers on upright stems
    • Flowers from May to July
    • A shade loving plant ideal for cool borders
    • Perfect for pots

    3 options available

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  • Knautia 'Melton Pastels' Perennial Bedding
    From £8
    From £8

    Knautia 'Melton Pastels'

    Wildlife-friendly pops of colour

    • Pincushion-shaped flowers in a cheerful mix of reds, pinks and purples
    • Long blooming from May to September
    • Ideal for sunny borders
    • RHS Plants for Pollinators

    2 options available

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  • Salvia 'Caradonna' | 3L Pot Perennial Bedding
    From £6
    From £6

    Salvia 'Caradonna'

    Iconic violet-blue garden hero

    • Demands full sun for best results
    • Brilliant for drought tolerant beds
    • Flowers June to October
    • Proud RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    2 options available

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  • Heuchera 'Palace Purple' | 1 litre pot Perennial Bedding
    From £6
    From £6

    Heuchera 'Palace Purple'

    Classic dark mahogany foliage

    • Appreciates a shady, cool spot
    • Brilliant for front of shady borders
    • Flowers June to August
    • RHS AGM winning perennial

    2 options available

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  • Peony 'Mother's Best'
    £18
    £22 £18

    Peony 'Mother's Best'

    Award winning, bee-friendly blooms

    • Sweetly scented ruffled flowers in hot pink
    • Mid season - flowers from mid May to early June
    • Grow in mixed borders or large containers
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit

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  • Gaillardia 'Mesa Red' Perennial Bedding
    From £6
    From £6

    Gaillardia 'Mesa Red'

    The brightest reds all summer long

    • Daisy-like flowers in intense red with golden yellow and red centres
    • Summer flowering from June to August
    • Plant in sunny borders or patio pots
    • Loved by bees and butterflies

    3 options available

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  • Dianthus 'Scented Passion' Perennial Bedding
    From £6
    From £6

    Dianthus 'Scented Passion'

    Lush red with a glorious scent

    • Full, frilly, scented flowers in a deep crimson red
    • Long flowering from April to September
    • Plant in patio pots or borders
    • Loved by bees and butterflies

    2 options available

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  • 3 Aubrieta 'Katie Blue Ball 84' Perennial Bedding
    From £8
    From £8

    Aubrieta 'Kitte Blue'

    Cascades of spring colour

    • Creates a carpet of violet-blue flowers
    • Blooms from April to June
    • Plant in pots and rock gardens
    • RHS Plants for Pollinators

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  • Best Plants for Pots | Perennials for Container Gardens Perennial Bedding
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    Best Plants for Pots | Perennials for Container Gardens

    Bring more colour to your patio

    • Hardy perennials suited to container growing
    • Plant in pots on a sunny patio or balcony
    • Blooms from May to October
    • Guaranteed to attract bees and butterflies

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  • Aquilegia 'Spring Magic Blue & White' Perennial Bedding
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    £18 From £15

    Aquilegia 'Spring Magic Blue & White'

    Enchanting blue and white blooms

    • Blue and white bonnet-shaped flowers with golden yellow stamens
    • Flowers from April right through to July
    • A compact variety suitable for borders or pots
    • RHS Plants for Pollinators

    1 option available

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  • Polemonium 'Bressingham Purple' Perennial Bedding
    From £8
    From £8

    Polemonium 'Bressingham Purple'

    A burst of spring colour

    • Clusters of cup-shaped lavender blue flowers
    • Spring flowering from April to June
    • Perfect for pots and borders
    • Versatile, hardy and easy to grow

    2 options available

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  • Tree Peony 'Rou Fu Rong'
    £50
    £60 £50

    Tree Peony 'Rou Fu Rong'

    AKA The Pink Lotus

    • Silky, candy pink flowers with a golden centre
    • Flowers through April and May
    • Perfect for the cutting garden, with strong stems
    • Delicately fragranced

    1 option available

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  • Wild Primrose | Primula Vulgaris Annual Bedding
    £5
    £9 £5

    Wild Primrose | Primula vulgaris

    The original and best

    • Pastel yellow with a golden centre and a sweet scent
    • Loves a partly shaded spot
    • Long flowering from January to May
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit

    1 option available

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  • Ajuga 'Black Scallop' Perennial Bedding
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    £6 From £5

    Ajuga 'Black Scallop'

    Deep, dark glossy groundcover

    • A low growing plant with bright silver-green foliage and deep blue flowers
    • Flowers throughout May and June
    • The ideal groundcover plant for shady borders or in pots
    • RHS Plants for Pollinators

    2 options available

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  • 9 Red Yellow & Orange Perennial Plants | Flower, Foliage and Height Perennial Bedding
    From £38
    £45 From £38

    Summer Flame Collection | Red, Yellow & Orange Perennial Plants

    Fill your garden with hot hues

    • All you need to create a sunset-toned border
    • Plant in well-drained soil in your beds
    • Flowers from May to October
    • Long-flowering and loved by pollinators

    2 options available

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  • English Lavender 'Munstead' | Lavandula angustifolia Perennial Bedding
    From £6
    From £6

    English Lavender 'Munstead' | Lavandula angustifolia

    Classic, reliable English blue

    • Requires full sun to flower well
    • Stunning in herb garden beds
    • Flowers July to September
    • Celebrated RHS AGM winner

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  • Polemonium Golden Feathers Perennial Bedding
    From £8
    From £8

    Polemonium 'Golden Feathers'

    Golden foliage and spring blooms

    • Lilac-mauve flowers with bright golden foliage
    • Spring flowering from April to June
    • Dazzles in patio pots
    • Easy to grow and care for

    1 option available

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  • Gaillardia 'Mesa Yellow' Perennial Bedding
    From £6
    From £6

    Gaillardia 'Mesa Yellow'

    Fill your garden with sunshine

    • Brilliant sunshine yellow flowers up to 8cm across
    • Flowers profusely from June to August
    • Adds colour to borders and containers
    • Fleuroselect gold medal winner

    2 options available

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  • Tree Peony 'Luo Yang Hong'
    £50
    £60 £50

    Tree Peony 'Luo Yang Hong'

    Extra large, deep magenta flowers

    • Large, deep magenta semi-double flowers with a frilled edge
    • Flowers through April and May
    • Easy to grow in borders or pots
    • 100+ blooms on a single plant

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  • Itoh Peony 'Bartzella'
    £40
    £40

    Itoh Peony 'Bartzella'

    One plant can produce 50+ flowers

    • Soft lemon yellow petals with a wine red brushstroke
    • Mid season - flowers from mid May to early June
    • Perfect for beds and borders in sun or part shade
    • Gold medal winning variety

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  • Itoh Peony 'Hillary'
    £35
    £40 £35

    Itoh Peony 'Hillary'

    Compact and perfect for containers

    • Opens raspberry pink and matures to cream
    • Very early season - flowers in April and May
    • Compact and perfect for pots
    • Attracts bees and butterflies

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  • Sensory Garden Plants l Tactile, Bright & Fragrant Perennial Bedding
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    £45 From £40

    Sensory Garden Plants | Tactile, Bright & Fragrant

    Plants to delight the senses

    • A wide-ranging variety of hardy perennials
    • Fill your pots with tactile, fragrant plants
    • Blooms from May to October
    • Boost wellbeing by engaging the senses

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Hereford

Meet Jack

Perennials born in Herefordshire, blooming in your garden

Our perennials start life in the rolling Herefordshire hills, where Jack and his team trial over 250 new varieties each year to bring you the best performing and most sustainable plants in the UK. With over forty years of excellence, it’s no surprise that they’ve won the HTA Plant Grower of the Year award two years running.

Happy plants make happy customers

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Ornamental Colour Collection Pond Plants
five star rating on Trustpilot

Plants arrived in great condition and very promptly. Well established - much better than the ones I got at my local garden centre.

Monica Spence

| 24 May
Star Jasmine | Trachelospermum jasminoides Climbing Plants
five star rating on Trustpilot

Yet again this company delivered good healthy plants, exactly as shown in photos, well packaged and within delivery time quoted. Recommend!

Jacqueline Burgess

| 2 Jun
five star rating on Trustpilot

I continue to be so impressed with Roots. Their customer care, knowledge of their subject: from planting hedges to pruning roses and more, has been a great support.

Judy Lane

| 23 Oct
E 'Black Hamburgh' Indoor Grape Vine Soft Fruit
five star rating on Trustpilot

The plant arrived looking vigorously healthy, which brings a smile to your face, extremely well protected in its packaging.

Martyn Hill

| 5 Jul
E 'Braeburn Hillwell' Apple Tree Fruit Trees
five star rating on Trustpilot

As a non-gardener, I found my whole experience brilliant. Great information & advice available on the website, great range of products & prices are brilliant.

John-Paul

| 22 May
five star rating on Trustpilot

Wonderful plants and great customer service... really surprised to find that the plants are better than those you would get at your local garden centre.

Gavin Wilcock

| 8 Nov

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