What plants do well in pots outside?
Ferns and native grasses are also dramatic in pots. Very tall perennials sometimes get too leggy to look good in a pot, so choose species under 2 feet. That said, with a very large pot, some large perennials like Joe-pye weed or perennial sunflowers will look great. Some plants work well in pots all year round. These include hardy evergreen foliage plants like yucca, English ivy, variegated euonymus and heuchera, and flowering plants like Skimmia japonica and hebes.