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
700309 - ContainerGardens_001-272_FINAL.indd 85 5/24/17 11:07 AM
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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