urn plant ideas!!

[deb963]

I need info!! What plant to put on these urn planters? Something to hang very colorful on the planter. Its going to be on a part shade area. zone 8b. Heres some pictures. http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...78543054dNXbiK

[backyardgardener]

It all depends on* the location you will place this and your Zone.* Do you want to change this twice a year?* Do you know, this type of pot has a shallow side where you will have a hard time planting 4" plants.* I would also recommend drilling a hole so the water can drain versus flooding your plants.

Having water as your base weight is something to consider before you drill your hole. I have similar pots in my backyard and I gave up and planted them with succulents.

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[Newt]

Hi Deb,

Backyardgardener makes some great points.* With those in mind some plants could be:

Caladium - lovely patterned leaves for shade to part sun, these bulbs can be dug and replanted yearly.* They will need to be dug and stored each winter before a frost.* These sites will give you ideas of the leaf shapes and colors.* The first site has some great growing and planting tips.
http://www.caladiumworld.com/
http://www.happinessfarms.com/

You could surround them with Impatiens wallerana.* I would think just a couple of caladium bulbs and maybe 3 impatiens per pot.*
http://images.google.com/images?hl=e...-8&sa=N&tab=wi

New Guinea impatiens (Impatiens x hawkeri) has larger flowers and patterened leaves.* I find it will tolerate more sun then the ones above.

Toreniafournieri aka wishbone flower will make a nice drooping mound in part sun.* I prefer the dark purple variety.
http://images.google.com/images?um=1...=Search+Images


Fuchsia also does well in part sun.* There are many varieties of brightly colored flowers.* My favorite is Fuchsia 'Gartenmeister' with it's bright orange/red tubular flowers.* I bring the plants indoors for the winter and take cuttings in February to start new plants for the spring.* It has dark green* leaves with a tinge dark purple veins and would look great with your colors.* I think there are 2 or 3 in the large planter in the second pic.
http://www.rogersgardens.com/images/lewpic15.jpg
http://www.hortpix.com/pix/U7Y4K2.jpg
http://potee.com/050909porfleuri013_A.jpg

Maybe this will give you more ideas.
http://www.ipm.iastate.edu/ipm/hortn...3/annuals.html

Newt