Container-Friendly Plants
Compact varieties that thrive in pots, planters, and raised beds. Ideal for balconies, patios, and small spaces.
Showing 71 plants (filtered)
Clear filters
Alpine Currant
Ribes alpinum
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'
Boxwood Winter Gem
Buxus microphylla var. japonica 'Winter Gem'
Clethra September Beauty
Clethra alnifolia 'September Beauty'
Clethra Vanilla Spice
Clethra alnifolia 'Vanilla Spice'
Daphne
Daphne spp.
David Austin English Rose
Rosa spp. (David Austin hybrids)
Deutzia
Deutzia spp.
Nikko Deutzia
Deutzia gracilis 'Nikko'
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.
Gooseberry
Ribes uva-crispa
Gooseberry Hinnomaki Yellow
Ribes uva-crispa 'Hinnomaki Yellow'
Hawthorn Paul's Scarlet
Crataegus laevigata 'Paul's Scarlet'
Hosta Halcyon
Hosta 'Halcyon'
Hosta June
Hosta 'June'
Hosta Patriot
Hosta 'Patriot'
Inkberry Holly Jersey Princess
Ilex glabra 'Jersey Princess'
Juniper Blue Star
Juniperus squamata 'Blue Star'
Kochia
Kochia scoparia
Lilac Dwarf Josée
Syringa meyeri 'Palibin'
Mountain Laurel Bobo
Kalmia latifolia 'Bobo'
Mountain Laurel Elf
Kalmia latifolia 'Elf'
Mountain Laurel Minuet
Kalmia latifolia 'Minuet'
Mountain Laurel 'Ostbo Red'
Kalmia latifolia 'Ostbo Red'
Mountain Laurel 'Pink Charm'
Kalmia latifolia 'Pink Charm'
Mountain Laurel 'Sarah'
Kalmia latifolia 'Sarah'
Ninebark Coppertina
Physocarpus opulifolius 'Coppertina'
Ninebark Dart's Gold
Physocarpus opulifolius 'Dart's Gold'
Ninebark Diabolo
Physocarpus opulifolius 'Diabolo'
Ninebark Summer Wine
Physocarpus opulifolius 'Summer Wine'
Nova Zembla Rhododendron
Rhododendron 'Nova Zembla'
Ornamental Juniper Blue Star
Juniperus squamata 'Blue Star'
Pfitzer Juniper 'Old Gold'
Juniperus ×pfitzeriana 'Old Gold'
PJM Rhododendron
Rhododendron 'PJM'
Want personalized planting timelines?
Sign up to get frost dates, task lists, and planting schedules for your zone.
Get started free