Thrillers
for Combonation Pots and Baskets |
Thrillers are not
the tallest plants it is the WOW plant, the STAR of the show |
Abutilon |
Sun |
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Angelonia |
Sun |
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Argyranthemum |
Sun |
also know as margarite daisy |
Banana |
Sun |
pick shorter varieties unless pot is large |
Bidens |
Sun |
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Cannas |
Sun |
tropicana has variegated leaves |
Celosia |
Sun |
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Coleus sun loving |
Sun |
many different colors to choose from |
Coreopsis |
Sun |
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Cosmos |
Sun |
sonata med height, sensation tall |
Dahlia |
Sun |
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Datura |
Sun |
all parts of plant are poinsionous |
Dracaena (spike) |
Sun |
also cordyline can be used |
Euphorbia |
Sun |
very drought tolerant |
Gaura |
Sun |
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Geraniums |
Sun |
try pillar much taller variety |
Grasses |
Sun |
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Helichrysum |
Sun |
also known as strawflower |
Heliotrope |
Sun |
blooms have a heavy fragrance |
Hibiscus |
Sun |
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Lantana |
Sun |
lots of colorful varieties to choose from |
Marigolds |
Sun |
use taller varieties |
Millet Ornamental |
Sun |
use for large pots as they get big |
Papyrus |
Sun |
can be used in water gardens as well |
Pentas |
Sun |
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Plumbego |
Sun |
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Petunia |
Sun |
use wave or cascadia varieties |
Purple fountain grass |
Sun |
gets very large by end of season |
Rudbeckia |
Sun |
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Salvia |
Sun |
annual or perennial varieties work well |
Sage |
Sun |
some herb sage has awsome blooms |
Snapdragons |
Sun |
use medium to taller varieties |
Verbena |
Sun |
many colors to choose from |
Zinnia |
Sun |
many different heights to choose from |
Caladium |
Shade |
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Coleus |
Shade |
any type of coleus will work |
Cordyline |
Shade |
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Dracaena |
Shade |
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Ferns |
Shade |
try kimberly queen |
Fuchsia |
Shade |
try mini blooms more heat tolerant |
Geranium |
Pt sun shade |
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Huechera |
Shade |
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Impatiens |
Shade |
any will work, try doubles look like rose buds |
New Guinea Impatiens |
Shade |
Many colors to choose from, new in 2010 varieties fro the sun as
well |
Fillers
for Combonation Pots and Baskets |
Fillers add mass
and complement your thriller plant, a nice plant to fill in and
take up space |
Asparagus fern |
Sun or Shade |
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Ageratum |
Sun |
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Alternanthera |
Sun or Shade |
no blooms just leaf color |
Angelonia |
Sun |
drought tolerant plants |
Begonia |
Sun |
annual or dragonwing work well |
Bidens |
Sun |
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Bracteantha |
Sun |
strawflowers blooms last a long time |
Brachycombe |
Sun |
wonderful blue flowers |
Calibrachoa |
Sun |
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Carnation |
Sun |
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Celosia |
Sun |
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Chrysanthemum |
Sun |
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Cosmos |
Sun |
has a wildflower look, butterflies love them |
Cuphea |
Sun |
mexican heather, drought tolerant |
Dianthus |
Sun |
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Diascia |
Sun |
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Dusty Miller |
Sun |
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Euphorbia |
Sun |
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Euryops |
Sun |
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Flowering Kale |
Sun |
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Gazania |
Sun |
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Geranium |
Sun |
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Gomphrena |
Sun |
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Gerbera Daisy |
Sun |
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Heliotrope |
Sun |
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Helichrysum |
Sun |
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Joseph's Coat |
Sun or Shade |
also althernanthera |
Lantana |
Sun |
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Marigolds |
Sun |
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Melampodium |
Sun |
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Nemesia |
Sun |
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Osteospermum |
Sun |
some sun varieties most need part sun |
Pentas |
Sun |
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Petunia |
Sun |
annual, waves, easy wave, cascadia |
Phlox |
Sun |
21st century, intensia |
Plumbego |
Sun |
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Portulaca |
Sun |
very drought tolerant |
Sanvitalia |
Sun |
also sunbini |
Salvia |
Sun |
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Setcreasea |
Sun or Shade |
also known as Purple Heart |
Verbena |
Sun |
any type will work |
Vinca |
Sun |
very drought tolerant |
Zinnia |
Sun |
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Angelwing begonia |
Shade |
can also be used as a house plant |
Bacopa |
Pt Sun |
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Begonia |
Shade |
annual |
Coleus |
Shade |
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Caladium |
Shade |
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Diascia |
Shade |
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Dragonwing begonia |
Shade |
can get pretty large |
Dusty Miller |
Shade |
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Hypoestes |
Shade |
looks like paint splatter on leaves, can be used as a house plant |
Impatiens |
Shade |
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Lobelia |
Shade |
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Mimulus |
Shade |
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Nemesia |
Pt Sun |
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Oxalis |
Shade |
looks like large clover, can be used as a house plant |
Rex Begonia |
Shade |
can be used as a house plant |
Torenia |
Pt Sun |
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Solenia Begonia |
Shade |
can be used as a house plant |
Viola |
Pt Sun |
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Spillers
for Combonation Pots and Baskets |
Spillers are your trailing plants
they sprawl and soften the edges of the planter |
Alussum |
Sun |
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Bacopa |
Sun |
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Brachycome |
Sun |
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Bidens |
Sun |
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Calibrachoa |
Sun |
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Chenile |
Sun |
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Evovulus |
Sun |
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Helichrysum |
Sun |
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Ivy Geranium |
Sun |
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Ipomoea |
Sun |
sweet potato vine |
Licorice plant |
Sun |
also known as helichrysum |
Lobelia |
Sun |
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Lysimachia |
Sun |
creeping jenny, sunset |
Mint Ivy |
Sun |
can be used as a house plant |
Mint |
Sun |
Herb mint has nice smells |
Oxalis |
Sun |
Sunset is a trailing variety |
Petunia |
Sun |
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Plectranthus |
Sun |
many types available |
Portulaca |
Sun |
very drought tolerant |
Purslane |
Sun |
very drought tolerant |
Purple Heart |
Sun |
also known as setcreasea, can also be used as a house plant, drought
tolerant |
Scaevola |
Sun |
drought tolerant |
Sanvitalia |
Sun |
also known as sunbini, drought tolerant |
Sweet Potato Vine |
Sun |
also known as ipomoea |
Thyme |
Sun |
many different varities available, also has a great scent, drought
tolerant |
Trailing Vinca |
Sun |
cora cascade is diease tolerant and very drought tolerant |
Verbena |
Sun |
Trailing Varieties |
Variegated Basket Grass |
Sun |
can be grown as a house plant |
Variegated Vinca Vine |
Sun |
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Vinca Minor |
Sun |
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Bacopa |
Shade |
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Bolivian Jew |
Shade |
can be grown as a house plant |
Helichrysum |
Shade |
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Ivy Geranium |
Shade |
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Ivy |
Shade |
can be grown as a house plant |
Lamium |
Shade |
beacon silver |
Lobelia |
Shade |
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Purple Heart |
Shade |
can be grown as a house plant |
Swedish Ivy |
Shade |
can be grown as a house plant |
Tahitian Bridal Veil |
Shade |
can be grown as a house plant |
Torenia |
Pt Sun |
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Vinca Major Vine |
Shade |
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