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 (27)Agapanthus plants (21)Dahlia plants (53)Heuchera plants (12)
  • Tree Peony 'Rou Fu Rong'
    £60
    £60

    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

    Currently out of stock

  • Papaver Orientalis 'Beauty of Livermere' | 3L Perennial Bedding
    From £8
    From £8

    Red Poppy | Papaver orientalis 'Beauty of Livermere'

    Huge and splendidly scarlet poppy bowls every summer

    • Huge scarlet red flowers with deeply dark centres
    • Flowers from May to July
    • Create a cottage garden aesthetic
    • Flowers grow up to 1.2m tall for stunning height

    Currently out of stock

  • Salvia Merleau Rose Perennial Bedding
    From £8
    From £8

    Salvia 'Merleau Rose'

    A cottage garden essential!

    • Rose pink flowers clustered on compact, upright stems above fragrant foliage
    • Long flowering season from July to October
    • Compact variety that's perfect for pots or front borders
    • RHS Plants for Pollinators

    Currently out of stock

  • Geranium 'Black Beauty' 3L Pot Perennial Plants
    From £16
    £18 From £16

    Geranium 'Black Beauty'

    Sky Blue flowers with Striking black leaves

    • Masses of Sky Blue flowers
    • Blooms from June to September
    • Ideal for the front of borders
    • Colourful ground cover perennial

    Currently out of stock

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

    Agapanthus 'Ever White'

    Clusters of White on towering stems

    • Happy in full sun to partial shade
    • Add drama to pots and borders
    • Flowers May to September
    • Perfect for pollinators

    Currently out of stock

  • Jasione 'Blue Light' Perennial Bedding
    From £8
    From £8

    Jasione 'Blue Light'

    Stunning bright blue accents for any garden

    • Fluffy, bright blue flowers on upright stems
    • Flowers from June to August
    • Adds bursts of blue to prairie and wildflower planting schemes
    • Hardy and easy to grow

    Currently out of stock

  • Hosta 'Minuteman'
    £15
    £15

    Hosta 'Minuteman'

    Outstanding colour and form

    • Striking dark teal leaves with a wide white margin
    • Soft lavender flowers in July and August
    • Grow in woodland borders en masse or as a feature plant
    • This variety has improved slug resistance

    Currently out of stock

  • Hosta 'Sting'
    £8
    £8

    Hosta 'Sting'

    Every little thing it does is magic...

    • Deep green leaves with a cream coloured flare radiating from the centre
    • Soft lavender flowers in July and August
    • Fully hardy, easy care perennial - not fragile.
    • Plant in pots, borders, beds or fields of gold

    Currently out of stock

  • Erysimum Winter Orchid Perennial Bedding
    From £8
    From £8

    Erysimum 'Winter Orchid'

    Changing colours all summer long

    • Masses of purple, red and orange colour changing flowers
    • Flowers profusely from April right through to September
    • Perfect for pots, borders, rock gardens - and of course walls
    • Loved by bees and butterflies

    Currently out of stock

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

    Lupin 'Legendary Yellow Shades'

    The sunny little lupin that goes anywhere!

    • Bright yellow bell-shaped flowers clustered on upright stems
    • Flowers from May to June
    • Loves a sunny border, compact enough for pots
    • Perfect for cut flowers

    Currently out of stock

  • Delphinium Highlander Collection | 4 x 1L pots Perennial Bedding
    £45
    £48 £45

    Dramatic Delphiniums Collection

    Incredible showy flower spires

    • Delphiniums in an array of charming shades
    • The ideal plants to star in your borders
    • Blooms from May to July
    • An excellent option for cut flowers

    Currently out of stock

  • Tree Peony 'Bai Xue Ta'
    £60
    £60

    Tree Peony 'Bai Xue Ta'

    The Snowy Pagoda peony

    • Ruffled white, cupped flowers with a light pink flush
    • Flowers through April and May
    • Perfect for the cutting garden, with strong stems
    • Pollinator friendly and suitable for pots

    Currently out of stock

  • Dahlia 'Sincerity Rose Bicolour' Perennial Bedding
    From £16
    £18 From £16

    Dahlia 'Sincerity Rose Bicolour'

    A long flowering blend of pinks and whites

    • Waterlily shaped flowers with petals merging from white to pink
    • Blooms from July to October
    • Ideal for cutting gardens, borders and pots
    • Open form attracts bees and butterflies

    Currently out of stock

  • Achillea 'New Vintage Rose' Perennial Bedding
    From £15
    £18 From £15

    Achillea 'New Vintage Rose'

    Bright, showy and compact achillea

    • Cerise pink flowers clustered on large flat flowerheads
    • Summer flowering from June to August
    • Brings colour and height to sunny borders
    • Compact enough for containers

    Currently out of stock

  • Tree Peony 'Wu Long Peng Sheng'
    £60
    £60

    Tree Peony 'Wu Long Peng Sheng'

    Deep, dark ruffled petals

    • Deep, dark pink-purple ruffled flowers
    • Flowers through April and May
    • Easy to grow in borders or pots
    • Pollinator friendly and lightly scented

    Currently out of stock

  • Canna 'Cannova Bronze Scarlet' Perennial Bedding
    From £20
    From £20

    Canna 'Cannova Bronze Scarlet'

    Bright, bold and perfect for pots

    • Large, showy orange blooms on strong stems
    • Summer flowering from June to October
    • Dazzling in pots or borders
    • Attracts bees and butterflies

    Currently out of stock

  • Astilbe 'Ellie' Perennial Bedding
    From £16
    £18 From £16

    Astilbe 'Ellie'

    Plumes of White

    • Candy pink feathery flowers
    • Flowering throughout July and August
    • Stunning in pots and containers
    • Ideal for woodland planting schemes

    Currently out of stock

  • 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

    Currently out of stock

  • Silene 'Rollies Favourite' 3L Pot Perennial Plants
    From £15
    £18 From £15

    Silene 'Rollies Favourite'

    Candy Pink constellations for perfect pots

    • Star shaped Candy Pink flowers with white centres
    • Flowers from May to September
    • Perfect in patio pots
    • Hardy and easy to care for

    Currently out of stock

  • Hosta 'White Feather'
    £8
    £8

    Hosta 'White Feather'

    A miniature hosta - in white!

    • Pointed foliage emerges ivory white before developing green streaks
    • Lilac purple flowers in June and July
    • A rarely seen hosta that's a must for your collection
    • Plant in a rock garden, in pots or as path edging

    Currently out of stock

  • 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

    Currently out of stock

  • Hosta 'White Bikini'
    £15
    £15

    Hosta 'White Bikini'

    Brightens the shadiest spot

    • Heart shaped green leaves with a splash of white in the centre
    • Soft purple flowers in July and August
    • Easy to grow and no pruning needed
    • Low, spreading habit makes it ideal for planting under trees

    Currently out of stock

  • Itoh Peony 'Cora Louise'
    £40
    £40

    Itoh Peony 'Cora Louise'

    Lights up a late spring border

    • Ruffled white blooms with a lavender flare
    • Early to mid season - flowers in May and June
    • Plant in borders, beds or patio pots
    • Delicately fragranced

    Currently out of stock

  • Tree Peony 'Ling Hua Zhan Lu'
    £60
    £60

    Tree Peony 'Ling Hua Zhan Lu'

    Double pink peony which blooms for weeks

    • A blend of two shades of pink with a golden yellow centre
    • Flowers through April and May
    • Perfect for the cutting garden, with strong stems
    • Pollinator friendly and suitable for pots

    Currently out of stock

  • Polemonium 'Brise d'Anjou' Perennial Bedding
    From £8
    From £8

    Polemonium 'Brise d'Anjou'

    A brightly variegated variety

    • Violet blue flowers with bright green and creamy white foliage
    • Flowers from April to June
    • Ideal for woodland and cottage gardens
    • Suitable for patio pots

    Currently out of stock

  • Anemone Frilly Knickers Perennial Bedding
    From £15
    £18 From £15

    Anemone Frilly Knickers

    What lovely bloomers you have!

    • Grows well in both sun and part shade
    • Great for containers and mid-borders
    • Flowers from June to October
    • HTA award winner (2020)

    Currently out of stock

  • Hosta 'Velvet Moon' Perennial Bedding
    From £15
    £18 From £15

    Hosta 'Velvet Moon'

    Brightens up a shady spot

    • Bright green and yellow textured leaves with a blue-green streak and soft purple flowers
    • Flowers throughout July and August
    • Show off in pots or in a shady border
    • Low maintenance - no pruning needed!

    Currently out of stock

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