Fall Container Packed with Texture and Interest
Fall is full of shades of orange, so have some fun with complementary hues of blue. Thick, milky blue kale leaves, bright cobalt plumbago flowers and navy-toned bluestem grass create a cool combination that makes the classic orange mums and pumpkins pop. This large container planting is anchored by a small arborvitae shrub, creating a thriller and backdrop for the colorful blooms in the planting.
Layer on the succulent, cool-toned sedum for even more depth of color. Finish it off with thick-leaved livingstone daisy that spills over the edge. These tough plants manage just fine if you skip a day of watering. The coneflower might be the first to fade, but it’ll leave behind interesting seedheads for additional texture. The resin container is lightweight and weather resistant.
Put perennials to work in containers and in the garden
Perennials (and a shrub) pack this container, but it’s a good investment because you can plant them in the garden in fall to enjoy next year!
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Fall container plant list
A) Little bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium Blue Heaven®
Perennial; leaves emerge blue with a pink hue in summer and copper color in fall; full sun; 24 to 48 in. tall, 18 to 40 in. wide; cold hardy in USDA zones 3 to 9
B) Arborvitae Thuja occidentalis ‘American Pillar’
Tree; dense evergreen leaves grow in a columnar shape; full sun to part shade; 25 to 30 ft. tall, 3 to 5 ft. wide; cold hardy in USDA zones 3 to 8
C) Coneflower Echinacea ‘Cheyenne Spirit’
Perennial; flowers bloom in orange, red, golden yellow, cream and purple shades
summer to fall; full sun to part shade; 22 to 30 in. tall, 18 to 28
in. wide; cold hardy in USDA zones 4 to 9
D) Tall sedum Hylotelephium ‘Autumn Fire’
Perennial; flowers bloom pink and age to brick red in late summer through fall;
full sun; 1 to 2 ft. tall and wide; cold hardy in USDA zones 3 to 9
E) Ornamental kale Brassica oleracea ‘Osaka White’
Tender perennial (usually grown as an annual); big, frosty green leaves with white new growth; full sun to part shade; 8 to 12 in. tall, 10 to 15 in. wide; cold hardy in USDA zones 7 to 11
F) Garden mum Chrysanthemum hybrid
Perennial; orange flowers from late summer through fall; full sun; 12 to 36 in. tall,
15 to 36 in. wide; cold hardy in USDA zones 4 to 9
G) Tall sedum Hylotelephium telephium ‘Cherry Truffle’
Perennial; large pink flowers above purple foliage late summer through fall; full sun; 18 to 24 in. tall, 24 to 30 in. wide; cold hardy in USDA zones 4 to 9
H) Plumbago Ceratostigma plumbaginoides
Perennial; bright blue flowers from midsummer to fall; full sun to part shade;
8 to 12 in. tall, 12 to 18 in. wide; cold hardy in USDA zones 5 to 9
I) Livingstone daisy Dorotheanthus bellidiformis Mezoo™ Trailing Red
Tender perennial (usually grown as an annual); small red flowers bloom in
spring and summer; full sun to part shade; 8 to 10 in. tall,
10 to 18 in. wide; cold hardy in USDA zones 10 to 11
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