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 (496) Lavender plants (10)Peony plants (32)Agapanthus plants (21)Dahlia plants (53)Heuchera plants (12)
  • Catmint 'Purrsian Blue' | Nepeta Perennial Bedding
    From £8
    From £8

    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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  • 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

    4 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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  • The All Year Round Heuchera Collection Perennial Bedding
    From £45
    £48 From £45

    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

    1 option available

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  • Gaillardia 'Mesa Red' Perennial Bedding
    From £8
    From £8

    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

    2 options available

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  • Best Plants for Pots | Perennials for Container Gardens Perennial Bedding
    From £45
    £48 From £45

    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

    2 options available

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  • 3 Aubrieta 'Katie Blue Ball 84' Perennial Bedding
    From £25
    £36 From £25

    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

    1 option available

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

    2 options 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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  • Agapanthus 'Ever White' 3L Pot Perennial Bedding
    From £22
    From £22

    Agapanthus 'Ever White'

    Bright and oh-so beautiful

    • For best blooms, plant in full sun
    • Brilliant in both pots and borders
    • Flowers from June to September
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    2 options available

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  • 9 Red Yellow & Orange Perennial Plants | Flower, Foliage and Height Perennial Bedding
    From £40
    £45 From £40

    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

    5 options available

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

    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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  • Lupin Legendary Yellow Shades Perennial Bedding
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    £18 From £15

    Lupin 'Legendary Yellow Shades'

    A little lupin to go anywhere!

    • Loves full sunshine (six hours or more daily)
    • Compact enough for patio and balcony pots
    • Flowers from May to July
    • Perfect for cut flowers

    2 options available

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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 £8
    From £8

    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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  • Erysimum 'Wallflower Winter Passion' Perennial Bedding
    From £8
    From £8

    Erysimum 'Winter Passion'

    Deep red and purple jewel tones

    • Fragrant flowers start off deep red and fade to a velvety purple
    • Long flowering from April to October
    • Plant in a sunny border, patio pots or as edging
    • RHS Plants for Pollinators

    2 options available

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  • English Lavender Patio Tree | Lavendula 'Munstead' Perennial Bedding
    £35
    £35

    English Lavender Patio Tree | Lavendula 'Munstead'

    Lavender... In tree form?!

    • Fragrant, upright patio tree
    • Small tree - grows up to 1m (when pruned)
    • Purple flower spikes, evergreen foliage
    • RHS Plants for Pollinators

    1 option available

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  • The Meadow Garden l Plants for a Natural Look Perennial Bedding
    From £45
    £48 From £45

    Warm Summer Flowering Perennial Collection

    Create your own mini meadow

    • A host of happy perennials (eg. coreopsis)
    • Perfect for patio pots and building borders
    • Blooms from May to October
    • Great for both wildlife and cut flowers

    4 options available

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  • Sensory Garden Plants l Tactile, Bright & Fragrant Perennial Bedding
    From £45
    £48 From £45

    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

    3 options available

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  • Primrose 'Sirococco Blue' | Primula Acaulis Annual Bedding
    £9
    £9

    Primrose 'Sirococco Blue' | Primula Acaulis

    Deepest violet blue with all the frills

    • Striking violet blue flowers with a lacy white margin
    • Flowers from January to March
    • One of the easiest and toughest primroses to grow
    • Attracts early pollinators to your garden

    1 option available

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  • Primrose 'Sirococco Red Flame' | Primula Acaulis Annual Bedding
    £9
    £9

    Primrose 'Sirococco Red Flame' | Primula Acaulis

    The primrose with a warm ombre effect

    • Sunrise reds blend into yellow centres, finished with a white frill
    • Flowers from January to March
    • Hardy and easy to grow in pots or borders
    • A magnet for bees and butterflies

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  • Geum Mai Tai Perennial Bedding
    From £15
    From £15

    Geum 'Mai Tai'

    Flowers like it's happy hour!

    • Plant somewhere in full sunshine
    • Perfect for patio pots and mixed borders
    • Flowers from May to July
    • Low-maintenance and highly versatile

    2 options available

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  • 100 Wildflower Meadow Plug Plants Vegetables
    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

  • English Lavender | Lavandula Angustifolia Perennial Bedding
    £18
    £18

    English Lavender | Lavandula angustifolia

    As iconic as they come!

    • Give it as sunny a spot as possible
    • Thrives in beds and borders in dry soil
    • Flowers from June to August
    • Hardier than French and Spanish lavenders

    Currently out of stock

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

    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

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

    Delphinium 'Light Blue White Bee'

    Sky blue with a white 'bee' centre

    • Loves a spot in full sun
    • Create height in containers and borders
    • Flowers June to August
    • Bigger and better dispalys ever year

    Currently out of stock

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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.

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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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