top 10 container plants for summer 2025
top 10 container plants for summer 2025
Looking to add more container magic for your summer garden for 2025? Discover new and exciting annuals, shrubs and perennials from our list below, as well as some classic favourites. Let's find out what you'll be planting next year, read more for our top 10 container plants for summer 2025
Argyranthemum Grandaisy 'Pink Halo'
You are sure to be tempted with this angelic delights, flowers appear from summer through to autumn with warm pastel pink petals and a vibrant magento 'halo' around the centre of the bloom. Whilst normally treated like an annual, if you bring this evergreen beauty indoors over winter you'll enjoy continued perennial growth! (A cool greenhouse or conservatory is ideal, just something to take the edge of the frost off!)
Begonia Illumination 'Apricot Shades'
A favourite for our Haylofters! This is a floral must-have for your containers, warm apricot coloured blooms will tumble and trail from baskets or containers, flowering prolifically from June to October and sometimes even up until the first frosts!
Hydrangea Groundbreaker 'Blush'
New to us for 2024, introducing the first groundcover Hydrangea Paniculata! Not only is a great as a low growing hedge for pathways or a standalone feature in your garden, but also an excellent choice for containers! Super compact up to 40cm tall and spreads 50cm, you'll have white to pink blooms from summer to early autumn. With no need to fear the frosts, as it's hardy down to -20°c and below!
Euphorbia 'Shades In Pink'
An exciting new arrival for 2025! This neat Euphorbia produced multiple slender brances of purple leaves accompanies by pink and white blooms from May to September. Ideal for containers with it's compact H&S of 30cm. One in full bloom, this frothy, delicate delight will be the talking point of your garden! Over-winter to enjoy again the following year, unless you'd prefer to treat it as an annual!
Fuchsia Bella Maria
A new introduction, this compact cutie will leave you enjoying blooms up to 5 months of the year starting from June. It's semi-trailing habit makes it the perfect companion for containers and baskets with a height of 20cm and spread of 30cm. There are a number of other different 'Bella' varieties, make sure you check them out to find the best fit and colour for your space.
Plectranthus Skeletal
Another newbie introduced in 2024, this unusual variety of Coleus, sports fishbone-like foliage with a rich burgundy centre, emanating to a vibrant lime green. What's even more exciting, is soft, delicate, lilac blooms follow in September, giving an additional late hit of colour for your containers.
Buddleja lindeyana Floral Fanfare
Rare and exciting colour-shifting double flowering Buddleja. Enjoy unusual summer to autumn blooms that start off in a rich purple-violet tone that fades to the lightest lilac as it matures. An excellent, hardy shrub that reaches 1m tall and a spread of 50cm, making it quite a neat, compact choice for larger containers.
Clematis Guernsey Flute
One of the longest flowering Clematis, this petite climber is an exceptional choice for container growing. Reaching a mere 1.2m and repeat flowering from May to July then again in September! Simply cut back each spring to about 30cm high and watch it come to life with pure white star-shaped blooms with red anthers. Plus, it's a favourite for pollinators too!
Osteopsermum Pop-Eyes Orange
A new introduction for 2025, welcoming the first Osteospermum that keeps its flowers open day and night! Normally we're used to seeing osteos close up when the sun sets, but not this variety! Tougher than the average annual with prolific flowers from summer to early autumn.
Armeria Vivid Dreams
More new introductions! I bet you can't believe how many new plants we'll have on offer for you for 2025 that are suitable containers. To complete our top 10 container plants for summer 2025 let's introduce you to Armeria Vivid Dreams, not only is this attractive flowering perennial hardy down to -30°c and attracts a wonderful selection of pollinators to your garden. It also blooms from as early as spring and as late as autumn! The perfect low growing delight for your containers or even in your borders and alpine gardens.
