What can I plant in pots in September?
A great way to extend the life of your autumn planter is to choose perennials that can be transplanted into your garden after the season ends. Plants like sedums, heucheras, and ferns can be enjoyed in containers through the autumn and then moved into garden beds to grow for years to come. The best plants for autumn planters include chrysanthemums, sedums, heathers, rudbeckia, ornamental grasses, and hardy perennials like ferns and hellebores. These plants thrive in cooler temperatures and provide long-lasting visual appeal.
What to plant in pots in September?
There are even herbaceous perennials that will look great in containers in autumn and winter – either from their foliage or their autumnal flowers. Go for the following: Heuchera, Hylotelephium (sedums), Japanese anemones, Liriope muscari, Persicaria (red bistort) and Symphyotrichum (asters, Michaelmas daisies). They are great for adding colour and texture each summer. Some of the best varieties for growing in containers are achillea, agapanthus, allium, aquilegia, aster, Astrantia, bergenia, bellflowers, crocosmia, echinacea, geraniums and daylilies.
What can I plant in pots in August?
It’s also a good month to plant autumn-flowering bulbs such as colchicums and flowers that will bring instant colour to fading borders. Plants such as marigolds and shrubs like caryopteris can also be planted in pots, but these will have to be watered frequently to stop them drying out. Pansies and violas are the dependable workhorses of autumn and winter gardens, providing consistent colour when little else is blooming. These cheerful plants can be used in beds, borders, and containers, and they often continue flowering right through to spring.