Adding Colorful Annuals to Your Perennial Pots

There is nothing more exciting in the Spring than seeing a pot come to life!
I have found there are multiple perennials that continue to give me years of enjoyment. Below are some perennials that I have used for my clients, and personal pots.
PLEASE REMEMBER that if you have dry periods during the winter, you need to get outside and water your pots. I suggest watering them once a month; rain, snow, or shine. I water mine on the first of the month during the winter. Taking care of your perennial pots will bring you years of happiness, and the rewards of being able to create wonderful arrangements gives me so much pleasure.

​Beautiful Inspirations

​Coral Bells 'Solar Eclipse' (zone 4 - 9)
Sun exposure
Full sun to part shade
Bloom time
Early-mid summer
Flower color
​White
Foliage color
Bronze-purple, chartreuse edging
Height
12 - 18 inches

​​Sara Says...wow! This is just a beautiful plant, and looks great in any shade garden or perennial pot!​​

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​Coral Bells 'Palace Purple' (zone 4 - 9)
Sun exposure
Full sun to part shade
Bloom time
Early-mid summer
Flower color
​White
Foliage color
Red/purple
Height
16 - 22 inches


​Sara Says...makes a wonderful accent to most green colored plants such as hosta, fern, and astilbe. Is both deer and rabbit resistant!

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​Ostrich fern (zone 3 - 9)
​​Sun exposure
Partial to full shade
Bloom time
N/A
Flower color
​N/A
Foliage color
Deep green
Height
25 - 29 inches


​Sara Says...excellent accent in flower arrangements. Loves to keep its feet wet!​

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​Hosta 'Captain Kirk' (zone 3 - 9)
Sun exposure
Partial shade
Bloom time
Mid summer
Flower color
​Lilac
Foliage color
Deep green and yellow
Height
21 inches


​Sara Says...planted in mass are beautiful and sparkle in a shaded area!

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​Astilbe Youniqe Carmine (zone 4 - 9)
Sun exposure
Partial  to full shade
Bloom time
Mid summer
Flower color
​Purple-Red
Foliage color
Bronze-Green
Height
12 - 16 inches


​Sara Says...I love these in mass planted in a pot alone!! Elegant even when not in bloom!

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​​Astilbe Chinensis 'Vision in Red' (zone 3- 9)
Sun exposure
Partial shade - partial sun
Bloom time
Mid summer
Flower color
​Red
​Foliage color
Bronze-Green
Height
12 - 16 inches


​Sara Says...I like combined in a pot or in the ground with hosta and fern!

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​​New  Guinea Impatien 'Sun Harmony' (annual) 
Sun exposure
Shade - part shade
Bloom time
Annual
Flower color
​Bright coral
​Foliage color
Green
Height
16 - 20 inches


​Sara Says...once you know the chance of freeze has passed, plant your annuals for summer long color!

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