Great Perennial Flowers for Containers
- African-lily, Agapanthus cultivars
blooms: mid to late summer in sun - Anemone, Japanese, Anemone
blooms: late summer in part shade - Artemisia, Artemisia absinthium
blooms: summer in sun - Aster, Aster spp.
blooms: late summer/fall in sun - Astilbe, Astilbe x arendsii
blooms: These perennial flowers come out early to mid summer in sun/part shade - Avens, Geum spp.
blooms: late spring/early summer in part shade - Baby’s breath, Gypsophila paniculata
blooms: summer in sun - Balloon flower, Platycodon grandiflorus
blooms: late spring/summer in sun/part shade - Bear’s breeches, Acanthus spinosus
blooms: mid-summer in part shade - Begonia, hardy, Begonia grandis
blooms: summer to fall in part shade - Bellflower, Campanula spp.
blooms: summer in sun - Bergenia, Bergenia cordifolia
blooms: early spring in part shade - Blanket flower, Gaillardia x grandiflora
blooms: summer in sun - Bleeding heart, Dicentra
blooms: spring in part shade - Bugleweed, Ajuga
blooms: spring/summer in sun to shade - Calla lily, Zantedeschia spp.
blooms: These striking perennial flowers come late spring/early summer in part shade - Canna lily, Canna x generalis
blooms: summer to fall in sun - Cardinal flower, Lobelia cardinalis
blooms: late summer in part shade - Century Plant, Agave
blooms: summer in sun - Chrysanthemum, Chrysanthemum morifolium
blooms: fall in sun - Clematis
blooms: summer in filtered sun - Columbine, Aquilegia Canadensis
blooms: spring in partial shade - Coral bells, Heuchera sanguinea
blooms: late spring in full sun/part shade - Coreopsis, Coreopsis
blooms: late spring full sun/part in shade - Cranesbill geranium, Geranium sanguineum
blooms: spring to summer full in sun/part shade - Daisy, shasta, Chrysanthemum x superbum
blooms: spring/summer in sun - Daylily, Hemerocallis spp., H. hybrids
blooms: spring/summer in sun/part shade - Dead nettle, spotted, Lamium maculatum
blooms: late spring/early summer in part to full shade - English daisy, Bellis perennis
blooms: spring in full sun/light shade - Fern (Lady and Painted ferns) Athyrium
no blooms: foliage only, grow in part/full shade - Flax, perennial, Linum perenne
blooms: spring, summer in sun/part shade - Foamflower, Tiarella cordifolia
blooms: These pretty perennial flowers come during spring in part to full shade - Forget Me Not, Mysotis
blooms: spring in morning sun/part shade - Foxglove, Digitalis purpurea
blooms: spring in sun/part shade - Garden phlox, Phlox paniculata (upright)
blooms: summer in sun/part shade - Gayfeather, spike, Liatris spicata
blooms: summer to fall in sun/light in shade - Gerbera daisy, Gerbera jamesonii
blooms: early summer to fall in sun (annual outside zone 8) - Globeflower, Trollius x cultorum
blooms: early spring in sun/part shade - Hibiscus
blooms: mid to late summer in sun - Hosta, Hosta spp.
blooms: summer in light shade (some varieties better in more and less sun) - Hydrangea, Hydrangea macrophylla
blooms: summer in partial sun to shade (does best in bright shade) - Ice plant, hardy, Delosperma cooperi
blooms: summer in sun - Iris, Iris cristata (6 inches)
blooms: spring in part shade - Kaffir lily, Schizostylis coccinea
blooms: early fall in sun (needs moist soil) - Knotweed, Polygonum spp.
blooms: late summer/early fall in sun - Lady’s mantle, Alchemilla mollis
blooms: late spring/early summer in part/full shade - Lamb’s-ears, Stachys byzantina
blooms: early summer in sun - Lantana, Lantana
blooms: summer to fall in sun - Lenten rose, Helleborus orientalis
blooms: These winter-blooming perennial flowers bloom in late winter/early spring in part/full shade - Lily, peruvian, Alstroemeria hybrids
blooms: spring in sun/part shade - Lily of the Valley, Convallaria majalis
blooms: spring in part/full shade - Lily Turf, Liriope
blooms: summer in part/full shade - Moss phlox, Phlox subulata
blooms: spring in sun - Oxalis, Oxalis crassipes
blooms: spring and fall in sun/part shade - Peony, Paeonia hybrids
blooms: spring/early summer in full/part shade - Pinks, Dianthus spp.
blooms: There are a large variety of these perennial flowers, which come out late spring/early summer when grown in sun - Primrose, Primula
blooms: spring in part shade - Red hot poker, Kniphofia uvaria
blooms: summer in sun - Sage, hybrid, Salvia
blooms: summer in sun - Solomon’s seal, Polygonatum biflorum
blooms: late spring in part/full shade - Spurge, Euphorbia spp.
blooms: spring in part shade - Statice, Limonium spp.
blooms: summer in sun - Stonecrop, Sedum spp.
blooms: summer to fall in sun/part shade - Sunflower, Helianthus
blooms: summer in sun - Sweet Woodruff, Asperula odorata
blooms: spring in part to full shade - Veronica, Veronica spp.
blooms: late spring/early summer in sun/part shade - Verbena, brazilian, Verbena
blooms: spring to summer in sun - Violet, Viola spp.
blooms: spring in sun to shade