Container-Friendly Plants
Compact varieties that thrive in pots, planters, and raised beds. Ideal for balconies, patios, and small spaces.
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Alpine Currant
Ribes alpinum
American Arborvitae Emerald Green
Thuja occidentalis 'Emerald Green'
American Arborvitae Pyramidalis
Thuja occidentalis 'Pyramidalis'
American Boxwood 'Winter Gem'
Buxus sempervirens 'Winter Gem'
Artemisia Silver Mound
Artemisia schmidtiana 'Silver Mound'
Azalea
Rhododendron spp.
Japanese Barberry (Purple Leaf)
Berberis thunbergii 'Atropurpurea Nana'
Golden Barberry
Berberis thunbergii 'Aurea'
Barberry Bloodgood
Berberis thunbergii 'Bloodgood'
Barberry Golden Torch
Berberis thunbergii 'Golden Torch'
Ben Sarek Currant
Ribes nigrum 'Ben Sarek'
Lowbush Blueberry Augusta
Vaccinium angustifolium 'Augusta'
Lowbush Blueberry 'Darrow'
Vaccinium angustifolium 'Darrow'
Lowbush Blueberry 'Herbert'
Vaccinium angustifolium 'Herbert'
Blueberry, Lowbush Ivanhoe
Vaccinium angustifolium 'Ivanhoe'
Blue Star Juniper
Juniperus squamata 'Blue Star'
Bosc Pear
Pyrus communis 'Bosc'
Boulevard Hinoki Cypress
Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Boulevard'
Boxwood Winter Gem
Buxus microphylla var. japonica 'Winter Gem'
Hinoki False Cypress Dwarf
Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Nana'
Cherry Tart
Prunus avium × Prunus cerasus
Clethra September Beauty
Clethra alnifolia 'September Beauty'
Clethra Vanilla Spice
Clethra alnifolia 'Vanilla Spice'
Columnar Aspen
Populus tremuloides 'Erecta'
Columnar Japanese Yew
Taxus cuspidata 'Columnaris'
Compact Hinoki Cypress
Chamaecyparis obtusa (compact cultivars)
Crippsii Hinoki Cypress
Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Crippsii'
Daphne
Daphne spp.
David Austin English Rose
Rosa spp. (David Austin hybrids)
Desert Sage
Salvia dorrii
Deutzia
Deutzia spp.
Nikko Deutzia
Deutzia gracilis 'Nikko'
Douglas Fir Compacta
Pseudotsuga menziesii var. compacta
Dwarf Alberta Spruce
Picea glauca 'Conica'
Dwarf Blackberry
Rubus fruticosus (dwarf cultivars)
Dwarf Blueberry
Vaccinium angustifolium
Dwarf Conifers
Various Pinaceae and Cupressaceae species (e.g., Picea, Pinus, Juniperus, Chamaecyparis)
Dwarf Hinoki Cypress
Chamaecyparis obtusa
Dwarf Hinoki Cypress Crippsii
Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Crippsii'
Dwarf Holly
Ilex spp.
Dwarf Mulberry
Morus alba var. nana
Eastern Redbud 'Forest Pansy'
Cercis canadensis 'Forest Pansy'
Emerald Green Arborvitae
Thuja occidentalis 'Emerald Green'
Filifera Nana Hinoki Cypress
Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Filifera Nana'
Gala Apple
Malus domestica 'Gala'
Gala Apple
Malus domestica 'Gala'
Garland Flower, Rose Daphne Ruby Glow
Daphne cneorum 'Ruby Glow'
Golden Mop Hinoki Cypress
Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Crippsii'
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