Category: Plants in containers

In this article, we will discover how to grow the Arum-like plant of Arisaema in containers. I know that I discuss a wide range of plants, some well-known and widely grown, whilst others you will not find easily but still can be grown in the UK. This is one of the latter and great for those who like to grow the unusual.

Arisaema is a large group of flowering plants that belong to the Arum family where they are found growing naturally in China and Japan. They can also be found in South Asia, Central Africa, Mexico and in eastern …

In this article, we will discover how to grow the bulb Anthericum in containers. Anthericum is a rhizomatous perennial that belongs to the Asparagus family. Not often seen in garden centres or online but it is a plant that has been known for centuries.

The plants in this genus have narrow, strap-like green leaves from which tall spikes of star-like white flowers with yellow anthers appear. It is a genus that is often found growing in Southern Africa and Europe. It may sound familiar to many houseplant growers as the spider plant, Chlorophytum used to belong to this genus.

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In this article, we will discuss how to grow Anacyclus in containers. They are members of the Aster family where over 32000 species are noted to exist.

It may be surprising but this hardy alpine perennial is not very often seen in the garden but this should change as it is a delightful plant. It has the common name of Mount Atlas Daisy, Spanish Chamomile or White Button. They are small alpine plants that only grow up to 5cm high and produce white or yellow daisy-like flowers.

As the plants are small and have a rosette of prostrating stems that …

In this article, we will discover how to grow the hardy perennial of Anthemis in containers. It is a member of the Aster family and is therefore noted for the numerous daisy-like blooms that they produce.  The flowers and the finely divided green leaves tend to be aromatic, where they tend to be found growing widely in Mediterranean regions and Southeast Asia.

It has the common name of chamomile or dog fennel or even Mayweed. Each bloom that is produced has a central predominant golden boss, surrounded by white or pale yellow or yellow or orange petals, depending on the …

In this article, we will discover how to grow the wonderful hardy perennial of Anaphalis in containers. It is a flowering plant that belongs to the Aster family where 110 species are known to exist and are mainly found in Central and Southern Asia. This is one species native to North America (Anaphalis margaritacea) which is also a popular cultivation that you can find. Its common name comes about because the flowers and stems when dried make great decorations throughout the winter months.

This is the main reason why pearl everlasting is grown as the flower stems are a flower …

In this article, we will discover how to grow the spectacular perennial of Agapanthus in Containers. This is one plant that should be grown in containers, as they produce tall stems of blue, purple, white or bicolour blooms in summer. They are original from South Africa where they are normally called the Lily of the Nile or African Lily.

They are universally loved for the globe-shaped flowers in summer and you can see why. Agapanthus can be either deciduous or evergreen depending on what species are grown. The deciduous varieties are much harder than the evergreen and therefore more suitable …

In this article, we will discuss how to grow Alstroemeria in containers. They may be best known as a commercial cut flower but they can be successfully grown in containers as well. The common name of Peruvian lily or Lily of the Incas reveals its origins in South America.

This hardy perennial is well known for producing vividly coloured flowers from June to August. The flowers can be red, orange, purple, pink, yellow and even white.

The flowers are borne in clusters on top of leafy stems and often have very attractive patterns, marks and freckles on the inner petals. …

In this article, we will discuss how to grow the unusual and rare Amsonia in containers. Amsonia are flowering plants that belong to the Dogbane family and is primarily native to North America. It is named after the American physician, John Amson and has the common name of Bluestar due to the star-like blue flowers that are produced on tall stems in early summer.

In early spring, willow-like foliage starts to emerge from slow-growing leafy clumps. From these leafy clumps in early summer, spikes of star-shaped blue flowers appear that cover the plant. As the flower fades, the leaves in …

In this article, we will discover how to grow Ammobium in containers. Ammobium’s name may not be familiar to most gardeners but once you see the flowers then you will instantly recognise the plant. It is a plant that is native to Australia where the most known species that grows there is Ammobium alatum.

The common name is winged everlasting where each upright stem has distinctive wings. On top of these stems are button-like blooms that have an outer ring of white petal-like bracts and at the centre, there is a prominent boss of tiny yellow or orange true flowers.…

In this article, we will discuss how to grow Acidanthera murielae in containers. You may know them as Acidanthera but they have been moved to Gladiolus murielae and have the common name of Abyssinian gladiolus.

It is actually a member of the Iris family and like so much in that family, it is a tender bulbous perennial with long, narrow, sword-like green leaves that die back after it has finished flowering. The leaves are nothing special but the 5cm wide, star-shaped flowers with white petals and a purple blotch at the base of each petal, are. The flowers appear in …