Container Patio Plants

(Many work in the ground also.)

• Flamingo lily (Anthurium andraeanum), Azalea ‘Alaska’ and others. (Other good varieties: ‘Happy Days’, ‘Phoenecia’, ‘Formosa’         is understock, often appears when sprouts grow from ground.
• Bat-faced cuphea (Cuphea llavea) Other good cupheas, include false heather (C.     hyssopifolia) All bring hummingbirds.
• Brazilian plume (Justicia carnea)
• Butterfly flower (Clerodendrum bungei ‘Ugandense’) for large tub.
• Cane begonia ‘Irene Nusse’ long bloom facing east or west.
• Cigar plant (Cuphea ignea)
• Fire cracker Plant (Crossandra ‘Orange Marmelade’)
• Geraniums: (Pelargonium spp.) ivy(Pelargonium peltatum), standard (P. x hortorum),,     scented (P. x fragrans) species types, and Martha Washingtons (P. x domesticum).
• Hydrangea, Hortensia (Hydrangea macrophylla) well-adapted to tubs or ground. Hallmark     plant of patios in Mediterranean countries. East-light best.
• Impatiens: East-facing best.
• Mandevilla (Mandevilla hybrids ‘Magic Dream’ & others. Formerly Dipladenia)
• Marguerites (Chrysanthemum frutescens, Argyranthemum frutescens.)
• Orchid cacti  (Epiphyllum.)
• Richmondensis begonia (B. ‘Richmondensis’.)
• Scaevola hybrids (Scaevola aemula ‘Blue Wonder’ & ‘New Wonder’.)
• Standard fuchsias, including ‘Swingtime’, ‘Voodoo’, ‘First Success’, ‘Gartenmeister     Bonstedt’
• Succulents—many wonderful varieties, such as Echeveria  ‘Sunburst’, propeller plant     (Crassula falcata), Black Aeonium (Aenonium arboreum ‘Zwartkop’.)
• Tree fuchsia (Fuchsia arborescens)
• Yellow shrimp plant (Justicia brandegeeana ‘Yellow Queen’) brings hummingbirds.