What plants are good for pots in September?
Small plants of silver foliage subjects such as santolina, helichrysum and cineraria and variegated euonymus are all reliable favourites for autumn and winter pots. Woody herbs, especially thymes and sages, stay looking great through winter and you can pick off the odd sprig of foliage to use in the kitchen. Lovely Ajuga ‘Golden Beauty’, for example, would combine with cream, pale blue, pink or purple shades. Small plants of silver foliage subjects such as santolina, helichrysum and cineraria and variegated euonymus are all reliable favourites for autumn and winter pots.
What flower blooms fastest from seed?
Calendula. Also called “pot marigold,” cheerful calendula (Calendula officinalis) blooms in as little as six to eight weeks, even in cool conditions, and its edible petals can be used in salads or soothing balms. Whether you want to love the overflowing exuberance of petunias and vinca, the look-at-me silhouettes of celosia and craspedia, or the lush beauty of zinnias, marigolds and dahlias, these annuals are all ideal for planting in pretty pots and space-saving containers.Annuals that last throughout the year and flower over and over again: Violas , Pansies , Calendula (aka pot marigolds), Zinnias.