What do you recommend for a beautiful container plant that's easy to grow and will last for a long time? Unique plants or flowers the better.
Any ideas will be qppreciated.
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Sarracenia (American Pitcher Plants) are good container plants. They are carnivorous plants and do not need fertilzer, they catch own. They have beautiful pitchers and have unusual umbrella flowers.
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To me, container gardens are a form of art!