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?

Lavender plants (9)Peony plants (32)Agapanthus plants (22)Dahlia plants (65)Heuchera plants (24)
  • 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

    Currently out of stock

  • Heuchera 'Wildberry' Perennial Bedding
    From £12
    From £12

    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

    Currently out of stock

  • 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

    Currently out of stock

  • Delphinium 'Light Blue White Bee' Perennial Bedding
    From £6
    £8 From £6

    Delphinium 'Light Blue White Bee'

    Sky blue with a white 'bee'

    • Full sunshine yields best flowers
    • Create height in containers and borders
    • Flowers from June to August
    • Bigger and better dispalys every year

    Currently out of stock

  • Eryngium 'Big Blue' Perennial Bedding
    From £6
    £8 From £6

    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

    Currently out of stock

  • 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

    Currently out of stock

  • Full Season Hellebore Collection | Hellebore Gold Collection® Perennial Bedding
    From £45
    £60 From £45

    Full Season Hellebore Collection | Hellebore Gold Collection®

    The most stunning winter blooms

    • Likes partial shade (still grows in full sun)
    • Grows well in beds with well-drained soil
    • Free-flowering from November to April
    • Attract early pollinators to your garden

    Currently out of stock

  • 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

    Currently out of stock

  • Knautia 'Melton Pastels' Perennial Bedding
    From £5
    From £5

    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

    Currently out of stock

  • 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

    Currently out of stock

  • Salvia 'Lyrical White' 3L Pot Perennial Bedding
    From £15
    From £15

    Salvia 'Lyrical White'

    This season's must-have, in White

    • Clusters of Cotton White flowers on upright spires
    • Flowers from June to October
    • Stunning as a feature in pots
    • Adds height to a Cottage Garden border

    Currently out of stock

  • The All Year Round Heuchera Collection Perennial Bedding
    From £40
    £45 From £40

    The All Year Round Heuchera Collection

    Frilled foliage in happy hues

    • Heucheras in colours from lime to purple
    • Excellent for woodland-style schemes
    • Flowers from June to August
    • Well-suited to shady conditions

    Currently out of stock

  • 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

    Currently out of stock

  • Best Ever Hosta Collection Perennial Bedding
    From £25
    £30 From £25

    Best Ever Hosta Collection

    Our very best hostas!

    • Partial to deep shade is optimal
    • Plant en masse under trees or in borders
    • Flowers from July to August
    • Pruning? No need...

    Currently out of stock

  • 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

    Currently out of stock

  • Peony 'Mother's Best'
    £16
    £18 £16

    Peony 'Mother's Best'

    Be(e)loved blooms!

    • Plant in full sun or part shade
    • Grow in mixed borders or large containers
    • Flowers May to June
    • Sweetly-scented blooms

    Currently out of stock

  • Lobelia 'Queen Victoria' | 10.5cm Pot Perennial Bedding
    From £8
    From £8

    Lobelia 'Queen Victoria'

    Scarlet spires towering from purple leaves

    • Towers of red flowers in Late Summer and Autumn
    • RHS Award for Garden Merit Winner
    • Provides late colour to take you right into Autumn
    • Stunning purple foliage gives an exotic aesthetic

    Currently out of stock

  • 'White' Snow Rose | 'Ice N' Roses®' Series | Hellebore Gold Collection® Perennial Bedding
    From £18
    £20 From £18

    'White' Snow Rose | 'Ice N' Roses®' Series | Hellebore Gold Collection®

    Warm white winter lights

    • Appreciates part shade (tolerates full sun)
    • Excellent in a planter by the front door
    • Keeps flowering from December to April
    • A brilliant companion for spring bulbs

    Currently out of stock

  • Hardy Geranium Collection | 3 x 1L Pots Perennial Bedding
    From £20
    £24 From £20

    Hardy Ground-Cover Geraniums Collection

    Create a carpet of flowers

    • Geraniums in shades of pink, purple and blue
    • An excellent choice for underplanting trees
    • Blooms from May to September
    • Easily withstands even severe British winters

    Currently out of stock

  • 3 Hosta 'Patriot Ball 84' Perennial Bedding
    From £6
    £8 From £6

    Hosta 'Patriot'

    Robust, versatile award winner

    • Leaf colour best in partial shade
    • Show off in pots on the balcony or patio
    • Flowers from July to August
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    Currently out of stock

  • Tiarella 'Spring Symphony' Perennial Bedding
    From £8
    From £8

    Tiarella 'Spring Symphony'

    Symphony of starry pink blooms

    • Grows best in semi-shaded areas
    • Stunning in cool dappled light
    • Flowers May to July
    • Superb for dappled woodland shade

    Currently out of stock

  • 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

    Currently out of stock

  • Sedum 'Chocolate Cherry' Perennial Bedding
    From £6
    From £6

    Sedum 'Seduction Chocolate Cherry'

    Burgundian brilliance in borders

    • Prefers to be grown in the sunshine
    • Fabulous for an alpine rockery
    • Flowers from August to October
    • Attracts pollinators to your garden

    Currently out of stock

  • Delphinium 'Rose White Bee' Perennial Bedding
    From £6
    £8 From £6

    Delphinium 'Rose White Bee'

    A delphinium to grow in pots

    • Plant in a sunny position
    • Well-suited to sun-soaked patio terraces
    • Flowers from June to July
    • Doesn't require staking

    Currently out of stock

  • 30cm Achillea 'Cloth of Gold' | 10.5cm Pot Perennial Bedding
    £12
    £12

    Yarrow | Achillea 'Cloth of Gold'

    Superb golden florets

    • Grows best bathed in full sun
    • Ideal for mixed prairie borders
    • Flowers from June to September
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    Currently out of stock

  • 'Red' Snow Rose | 'Ice N' Roses®' Series | Hellebore Gold Collection® Perennial Bedding
    From £18
    £20 From £18

    'Red' Snow Rose | 'Ice N' Roses®' Series | Hellebore Gold Collection®

    Brightens the greyest days

    • Prefers partial shade (tolerates full sun)
    • Ideal for beds, borders and containers
    • Blooms from December into spring
    • RHS Plants for Pollinators

    Currently out of stock

  • Alstroemeria 'Inticancha Maya' Perennial Bedding
    From £16
    £18 From £16

    Alstroemeria 'Inticancha Maya'

    Pollen-rich and perfect for pots

    • Bright white flowers with a coral pink throat
    • Long flowering from May to October
    • Plant in pots for a wildlife friendly patio
    • RHS Plants for Pollinators

    Currently out of stock

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Ornamental Colour Collection Pond Plants
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| 24 May
Star Jasmine | Trachelospermum jasminoides Climbing Plants
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| 2 Jun
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| 23 Oct
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| 5 Jul
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| 22 May
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| 8 Nov

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