Container Gardening Complete

Job:06-700309 Title: CPS - Container Gardening Complete

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Job:06-700309 Title: CPS - Container Gardening Complete
Job:06-700309 Title: CPS - Container Gardening Complete

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84 chapter 2

Recommended Bulbs and Tubers

COMMON NAME BOTANICAL NAME WINTER

HARDY?

USE HEIGHT GROWING

CONDITIONS

COMMENTS

Upright

elephant ear

Alocasia spp. No Foliage 2 to 5 ft. Full sun to part

shade

Bold and tropical; great

thriller plant.

Tuberous

begonias

Begonia x

tuberhybrida

No Flower 6 in. to

1 ft.

Shade Flowers come in many

different colors; overwinter

dormant bulbs in a box of

peat moss.

Oriental lily Lilium orientalis Ye s Flower 2 to 3 ft. Full sun Fragrant and striking.

Montbretia Crocosmia spp. Ye s Flower 2 to 3 ft. Full sun to part

shade

Butterflies and

hummingbirds love it.

Freesia Freesia

corymbosa

No Flower 1 to 2 ft. Full sun Sweet fragrance.

Tulips Tulipa spp. Ye s Flower 3 to 2 ft. Full sun to part

shade

Wide range of colors and

sizes available.

Ranunculus Ranunculus

asiaticus

No Flower 1 to 2 ft. Full sun to part

shade

Papery petals; great cut

flower.

Peacock

orchids

Gladiolus

acidanthera

No Flower 2 to 3 in. Full sun Blooms midsummer; lovely

fragrance.

Wood sorrel Oxalis spp. No Foliage 6 in. to

2 ft.

Part to full

shade

Seek out varieties with

colorful or variegated foliage.

Crinum Crinum

bulbispermum

No Flower 1 to 5 ft. Full sun to part

shade

Bulbs like to be pot-bound;

overwinter container in

an unheated garage in the

north.

Alliums Allium spp. Ye s Flower 6 in. to

3 ft.

Full sun to part

shade

Deer-resistant; globe-shaped

flowers atop straight stems.

Rain lily Habranthus

robustus

No Flower 6 to 12 ft. Full sun Plant in spring for summer

bloom.

Saffron crocus Crocus sativus Ye s Flower 3 in. Full sun to part

shade

Stamens are harvested and

dried for use in cooking; not

fully hardy in the far north.

Amaryllis Hippeastrum

spp.

No Flower 1 to 2 ft. Full sun to part

shade

Grow in containers for

winter blooms indoors; enjoy

the foliage in the summer

garden.

Gloriosa lily Gloriosa

superba

No Flower 5 to 6 ft.

vine

Full sun to part

shade

Beautiful vine; red and yellow

recurved petals; overwinter

dormant tubers in the pot

indoors in a cool area.

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Designing and Planting Your Containers 85

Da

odils (Narcissus spp.)

Elephant ear (Colocasia

esculenta)

Asiatic lily (Lilium asiaticum)

Dahlia (Dahlia spp.)

Sweet potato vine

(Ipomoea batatas cultivar)

Calla lily (Zantedeschia spp.)

Canna (Canna spp.)

Caladium (Caladium x hortulanum)

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