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Camellia sasanqua and Camellia japonica. Both of these are evergreen, hold their leaves all year, and can be kept down to a manageable size for containers. Depending on variety there is a wide choice of flower colors and natural heights. A variety with a smaller natural height will require less pruning to be kept in a container.
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Evergreens also make excellent container plants, allowing you a little more flexibility to change the plant's position and control the growing conditions. Here are the best evergreens to grow in a pot. 1. Dwarf Mugo Pine Image credits: sichkarenko.com via Shutterstock
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01 of 18 Winter Heath Volha Halkouskaya / Getty Images This low-growing evergreen shrub or groundcover with small, bell- or urn-shaped flowers in pink or white is ideal for containers because it needs excellent drainage. It is native to Europe and blooms between early winter and early spring depending on the variety.
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Mature size: Varies by species; can grow up to 80 feet tall and 50 feet wide in the landscape; easily kept closer to 10 feet tall in a container with pruning. Monrovia. 9. Sweet Bay. ( Laurus nobilis) The same laurel that produces culinary bay leaves also makes a tidy accent tree that can be grown in a large container.
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Like small containerized Christmas trees, these American arborvitae are handy for flanking doorways and any place you need a movable exclamation point in the garden. Image from Fastgrowingtrees.com. 3. Sugar and Spice Thuja (Arborvitea) Latin Name: Thuja occidentalis 'Sugar and Spice'. Hardiness Zones: 3-7.
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What are Dwarf Evergreens? Like large evergreens, the smaller "dwarf" evergreens hold their green needle-like leaves all year long; they're simply a more compact size and rarely get over 6 feet in height. This makes dwarf evergreens versatile and easier to care for and prune if needed.
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The bottom line: you can incorporate almost any evergreen into a container garden. For the longest lasting options that won't outgrow your pots too quickly, choose small, slow-growing, or dwarf varieties. Generally speaking, evergreens last 1-2 years before they need to be transplanted to a larger pot or to the ground.
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Nearly all evergreens grow great in containers, including those that can get quite large. But thankfully, most evergreens grow so slowly that they can remain in their containers for years. And for those evergreens that ultimately outgrow their containers, you can either repot them in a larger container or plant them in the ground.
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Conifers in containers The first type of evergreen plants for pots to consider are conifer trees. Dwarf conifers are restricted by the size of their pots, and can be mini-Christmas tree type shapes, or be interesting bonsai in a range of topiary shapes. Some great conifers for pots to consider include: Abies (True firs) Cephalotaxus (Plum yew)
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Greenmound juniper is a traditional zone 4 hardy groundcover that can also be trained as a bonsai in a container. Pine - The Bosnian pine is another zone 4 hardy tree that grows slowly and produces attractive blue/purple cones. Gardening tips, videos, info and more delivered right to your inbox!
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1. Boxwood Boxwoods are dense evergreen shrubs that are suitable as topiary. They do flower, although the flowers are small and do not last very long. A pair of boxwoods can look incredible framing an entryway, but even just one can be an incredible addition to any space in your home.
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Ideally, you want to position your boxwood to sit in either full sunlight or only partial shade. While some plants will flower all summer long, boxwood is one of the evergreen plants for pots that won't produce constant flowers but will bring your living space to life all year round. 2. Japanese Pieris (Japanese Andromeda)
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Contributions from Rachel Crow The best trees to grow in pots can add much needed interest to patios, courtyards and other areas of your back yard. With both deciduous and evergreen options, offering various leaf color, fruit and flowers through the seasons, potted trees are versatile container gardening ideas.
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Dwarf evergreen trees usually require container sizes that can accommodate the root ball, but no more than a 20 gallon pot for any one dwarf evergreen tree. There are a wide variety of dwarf evergreen trees available for potted planting. Some of the species include dwarf boxwood, dwarf blue star juniper, dwarf arborvitae, dwarf blue spruce.