The blue or indigo purple flowers of aster are a symbol of the fall garden and can work equally well in a fall container garden.
Best container plants for fall and winter.
Try growing robust plants like hakonechloa macra hylotelephium spectabile and calamagrostis x acutiflora karl foerster.
Grasses kale heuchera and heucherella are colorful textural and can take a little frost so they re dependable anchors for fall pots.
Because most types grow rather tall as much as 6 feet these are plants best suited for very large containers.
For the best chances that your plants will survive a cold winter choose perennials that are rated two zones colder than your area.
More on winter plants.
As container plants they do best when planted in rich soil and kept moist but not soggy.
For a bee friendly container opt for plants with a generous supply of nectar like crocus hellebores and snowdrops.
Sitting in a frost pocket.
Life in a pot is harsher and the roots aren t as protected as they are in the ground.
From spring to fall and even in winters in warm climates you can grow pansies.
They re super easy to grow and in moderate climates they bloom year round.