Winter may be full of fun, but it does leave yards feeling drab and dull. Whether you want to bring some life to your patio or sell your home over the festive season, container plants will add plenty of color and life to your space. Here are the best winter plants for containers from our cash for houses agency in Dallas.
Why container plants?
Plant pots and containers aren’t just trendy on Instagram and Pinterest, they are very easy and convenient too! With regular watering and feeding, they’ll thrive – and if it gets too chilly, you can easily move them to a sheltered spot or drape some frost protective hessian over them. This lets you as a gardener rest up before a busy spring and summer while still enjoying the beauty of nature!
Choosing the best winter plants for containers
These plants are well-suited to winter weather and usually last many years to come, adding vibrancy and color to your patio, front porch, windowsill, or yard.
Here are the ones we love and how to care for them:
- Winter heath – This delicate plant looks like it won’t survive winter, but it grows and blooms in Europe in early winter and spring. With bell-shaped flowers in soft pink, mauve, or white as well as a bold red, there’s a color for everyone. It’s easy to grow and likes excellent drainage, rock gardens, and sandy soil along with lots of sunlight.
- Nandina firepower – Hardy enough for Zones 8 and 9, this bamboo-like plant offers color and interest in every season, from the fresh lime foliage of spring to the deep red of winter, along with pretty red berries. It likes full sun to partial shade, needs little to no pruning, and should be sheltered from very cold winds. At its mature size, it will be about 2×2 feet.
- Japanese skimmia – This is a slow-growing plant that needs minimal maintenance. It does well in containers in partial to full shade and produces fragrant white or yellow flowers. If you get a few, chances are you’ll have both male and female plants, which means bright red berries in the winter!
- Japanese maple – These are some of the most beautiful trees in the world, with the delicate foliage turning an incredible color ranging from gold to deep pinks and red. The Fjellheim variety (dwarf coral bark) grows especially well in zone 8a – 5, and the coral bark provides yet more visual interest. This is a small tree, slowly growing to 6-8 foot with a 4-foot spread. They like very good drainage and loads of organic material in the soil, growing best in part to full-sun conditions.
- Boxwood – Possibly the oldest ornamental plant in the world, the boxwood stays trendy all year round for good reason! Evergreen and hardy, they’re classically used for hedging although you can let them grow freely. They grow well in any type of soil and although they prefer partial shade they can handle sun too, especially if you move them indoors when it gets hot.
- Heuchera – Tough and vigorous, coral bells are waterwise plants (although they do need more regular watering in summer if they are in containers) with a very long spring-to-fall blooming season where they attract butterflies and hummingbirds. They are pest and disease resistant, but their leaves are the main attraction in cooler months, with the large lily-pad like leaves in bronze, purple, and peach marbling.
- Holly – This is the ultimate cold weather plant, and grows very well in containers – just make sure you get a dwarf variety or plan to plant it out in your garden when spring arrives. It handles chill winds and thrives in most soil types, although we recommend adding lots of organic matter to the pot. They do best with 6 hours of sun a day.
And there you have it – the best winter plants for containers! All these plants grow well in Dallas’s 8A hardiness zone, so it’s time to bring color to your outdoor spaces.
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