Is your balcony your only gardening space? Don’t worry, some native plants can thrive in containers! Please check out the catalogue to get a list of all the plants that can be grown in containers (a selection is listed below), and follow the instructions below for planting in containers.
Instructions:
- When selecting a pot or container, you will want to choose ones that have drainage holes. Pots should be at least 4 inches deep and wide, but the deeper and wider, the better.
- Fill your pot with a regular potting mix, up to about half an inch from the top. Wet the soil, and dig a hole larger than the plant you wish to put in the pot.
- Put the plant in the pot, then tap the potting mix around the plant. Water thoroughly.
To overwinter container plants
To overwinter plants in containers, you can tip the pot upside down once they have frozen. This will ensure that their root system does not freeze too much during the cold temperatures.
Container gardening plants
Consult the catalogue to get a list of all the plants that can be grown in containers. The list below is just a selection:
- Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta)
- Blue-stemmed Goldenrod (Solidago caesia)
- Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa)
- Calico Aster (Symphyotrichum lateriflorum)
- Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinalis)
- Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca)
- Common Sneezeweed (Helenium autumnale)
- False Sunflower (Heliopsis helianthoides)
- Great Blue Lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica)
- Hairy Beardtongue (Penstemon hirsutus)
- Heart-leaved Aster (Symphyotrichum cordifolium)
- Indian Tobacco (Lobelia inflata)
- Lance-leaved Coreopsis (Coreopsis lanceolata)
- Little Bluestem Grass (Schizachyrium scoparium)
- Nodding Onion (Allium cernuum)
- Pearly everlasting (Anaphalis margaritacea)
- Slender Blazing Star (Liatris cylindacea)
- Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata)
- Red Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis)
Handouts
Find this list in a printable handout:
