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Post by Auricula on Oct 16, 2012 14:37:57 GMT
I have several ceramic / terracotta pots. This year I have grown fuchsias and dahlias in them. I have upped the number of fuchsias in the borders, so I don't want more in pots ( I have tender ones in hanging baskets too ) The dahlias have to be dwarf and are frankly, quite boring. So.... any suggestions for pretty, floriferous, summer peaking plants please? My beds and borders peak from June to August, I grow penstemons,alstroemerias,phlox,rudbeckia,geraniums,fuchsias,day lilies and osteospernums in profusion. Any ideas of tub friendly plants which would complement these? I don't like heucheras,hostas,ferns or roses. Thanks peeps.... i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd161/GWDAdmin1/Smilies/Default/cheesy.gif |
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Post by Jasmine on Oct 16, 2012 14:41:32 GMT
I would say not penstemons. They do very well the first year and then seem to just make spectacular foliage in the years after that. I have emptied all 3 of my penstemon pots and put them in the borders. The new'ish patio clems look really good in pots and can be slug pelleted if you want to go that way nice and easily. I've had rudbeckia in pots this year and considering the rubbish amount of sunshine they have done well. They look really good now just in time for the first frosts!  ;D |
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Post by bobbiek on Oct 16, 2012 14:47:31 GMT
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Post by Barbara on Oct 16, 2012 14:50:07 GMT
I like to put trailing lobelia in with my potted plants, this year I had pelagoniums and lobelia and fuscias in one pot, it looked good but that's just my opinion.
What about lillies ?.
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Post by Ladygardener on Oct 16, 2012 15:25:19 GMT
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Post by Auricula on Oct 16, 2012 17:14:25 GMT
Thanks girls, the pots are mainly between the sizes of the ones in the Telegraph LG ;D I'd like something perennial if possible, and something I don't already grow. I thought lilies might be too tall Barbara, and I don't grow them because of getting pollen on the cats fur  Would patio clems need a structure to climb up Jasmine? Forgot to say - some pots are in shade for half the day. Thanks for the link Bobbie...I'm not keen on budds  |
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Post by Barbara on Oct 16, 2012 17:41:17 GMT
ON about page 2 of my front garden thread is a pot of lillies, I don't think all lillies affect cats just the stargazers. |
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Post by Tig on Oct 16, 2012 17:47:08 GMT
Nah Barbara, all oriental and asian lily pollen is deadly to cats - here is a list of most poisonous plants for pussies goodcats.com/toxicplants.htmlYou would get the best out of the pots by planting bulbs in them for spring and then bedding in for summer and autumn I reckon. x Tig |
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Post by Ladygardener on Oct 16, 2012 18:15:31 GMT
Or what about a Skimmia or some Lavender Auricula, what about Agapanthus.
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Post by Barbara on Oct 16, 2012 19:15:04 GMT
Aint you got cats and lillies Tig. ?
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Post by Tig on Oct 16, 2012 19:17:09 GMT
I have indeedy Barbara, but the lilies were planted before the cat decided to come and live with us, so she must have done a risk assessment, and she's managed not to kill herself in the 8 years since she arrived ;D
x Tig
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Post by Jasmine on Oct 16, 2012 20:06:13 GMT
Oh yes, agapanthus. I've got lots of aggies in pots. You probably wouldn't have to find dry above freezing storage for your aggie pots in the winter either.
My patio clems have 4ft supports Auricula. They flower their socks off - the clems not the supports! ;D
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Post by Geranium on Oct 17, 2012 6:37:54 GMT
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Post by Auricula on Oct 17, 2012 9:29:57 GMT
Thanks girls  I'll have a ponder  |
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Post by carolann on Oct 17, 2012 11:21:10 GMT
The Lily's in my garden dont seem to bother any of our cats even when they go to sleep in the flower bed ;D I have dwarf Lily's in the front of one bed and taller ones behind, some of the taller ones are in a bed under a couple of trees 24/7 and they seem to flower better than the ones in the sun. How about some Lily of the Valley or differant coloured Arum Lily's? Forget-me-knots but they tend to self seed everywhere, or Foxgloves if you want something taller that grows in shade or sun. I have a dwarf Clem in a pot (Pixie) which keep its leaves on all year and it can be grown up canes or some sort of netting which it will hide after a while.
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Post by Auricula on Oct 17, 2012 18:09:34 GMT
Thanks C |
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Post by isabella on Oct 18, 2012 7:50:49 GMT
Auricula - in one of my sinks I have a variegated Saxifrage, a Thyme and a mini herbaceous Geranium - they look good for most of the year and are easy to keep in check |
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Post by Auricula on Oct 18, 2012 20:45:25 GMT
Thanks Isabella I've started emptying the pots of their dahlias, I'll have a thunk  |
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Post by Jasmine on Oct 19, 2012 5:41:33 GMT
One of Sarah Price's wafty creations in last months Garden's Illustrated which I am going to try next year was:
Molinia Moorhexe
Verbena Lollipop and
Erigeron
So she can do creations that don't include wafty weeds! ;D
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Post by andy on Oct 19, 2012 6:41:30 GMT
cannas and other tropical plants ?
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Post by Auricula on Oct 19, 2012 8:27:31 GMT
Very pretty wafty weeds Jas - I just get creeping buttercup ;D Thanks Andy, I have loads of cannas permanently in the ground, but I might try something similar |
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Post by Jilly on Oct 19, 2012 9:16:41 GMT
I grow so much in pots due to lack of border space, but the system I've got into over the years for the main display pots, is Tulips in the Spring, with a bit of Winter bedding on the top for Winter colour.
Then for summer I pick a colour scheme & then use mostly perennials that catch my eye, both hardy & tender that I think will look good together. If I like them they then get to be found a home in the borders. That's the way I discovered how much I like Penstamons, Salvias and Dahlias.
Jillyx
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Post by Jasmine on Oct 19, 2012 9:33:39 GMT
I'm going to do purple and orange next year slightly changing the line, 'There is no blue without orange'!!
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Post by Jilly on Oct 19, 2012 9:52:58 GMT
I did a purple & orangish (more Apricot than bright orange as it turned out) pot this year Jasmine & I was really pleased with it, mostly Osteos but I stuck an Agastache Apricot Sprite in there on a whim & it's turned out looking wonderful, it just flowers & flowers.
Jillyx
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Post by Jasmine on Oct 19, 2012 9:56:18 GMT
I saw a purple lupin masterpiece (think that's the name of it - it's shades of deep purple anyway) with an orange geum Jilly - that's what gave me the idea. Like the sound of your combo!
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Post by Geranium on Oct 20, 2012 5:57:28 GMT
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Post by Jasmine on Oct 20, 2012 6:43:39 GMT
That's the one Geranium!
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Post by Auricula on Oct 20, 2012 15:47:00 GMT
My pots are really only big enough for one plant |
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Post by Jasmine on Oct 20, 2012 16:10:41 GMT
One plant to each pot I think they'd like the space Auricula. You could do a Chris Lloyd pot collection thing like they do at Great Dixter. |
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