Container Gardening
Special points of interest:
 Plant Arrangement Guide
 How Many Plants Will You
Need?
Plant Arrangement Guide
Upright/Thriller Plants
S
Mounding/Filler Plants
S
Key:
M
U
M
Window Box Size
(all 6”H x 8”D)
S
M
U
M
S
M
S
M
M
M
S
U
M
S
30” x 6”H x 8” D Box
M
U
S = Trailing/Spiller
How Many
Plants Will
You Need?
S
M
S
M = Mounding/Filler
M
16” container
U
18” container
U = Upright/Thriller
M
S
U
U
S
S
14” container
M
Trailing/Spiller Plants
Stems grow primarily down and
then start to trail. For ground cover
and trailing over containers.
U
M
Stems grow upwards. Excellent for
garden area and middle/rear height
in containers.
Stems grow up and then start to
trail. Great for filling in garden
areas and containers.
M
S
S
U
M
M
M
M
S
M
S
24” x 6”H x 8” D Box
18” x 6”H x 8” D Box
Most bedding plants come in smaller 4 or 6
packs, or in larger 4.5” pots. The following tables
help you determine how many plants to buy.
# plants
Container Size
(inside dimensions)
# plants
Garden Size
(spaced 12” apart)
Square beds
# plants
1 per sq. ft.
3’ x 5.5’ circle
13
5’ x 5’ round
21
18”
3-4
10” square or round
3-4
6’ x 8’ arch
29
24”
5-6
12” square or round
5-6
6 x 8’ oval
38
30”
7-8
14” square or round
7-8
3’ x 12’ rectangle
23
36”
10-12
16” square or round
9-12
6’ x 6’ x 6’ triangle
21
18” square or round
10-14
Information adapted from
Mischel’s Greenhouse, LTD
Shop By Growing Habit
Thriller? Spiller? Filler? This list will help you determine what
your options are in each category. Actual availability may vary.
Thriller/Upright
Filler/Mounding
Spiller/Trailing
Abutilion (flowering maple)
Angelonia
Allysum
Angelonia
Bacopa
Bacopa
Argyranthemum
Basil (herb)
Winged Begonia
Canna
Winged Begonia
Bidens
Celosia
Bidens
Calibrachoa
Coleus (foliage)
Calibrachoa
Dichondria
Colocasia (foliage)
Celosia
Euphorbia
Cyprus (foliage)
Coleus (foliage)
Interspecific Geranium
Dracena (foliage)
Cuphia
Cascading Impatiens
Euphorbia
Dusty Miller (foliage)
Licorice Plant (foliage)
Zonal Geranium
Euphorbia
Lobelia
Double Impatiens
Interspecific Geranium
Lysimachia
Upright Impatiens
Zonal Geranium
Trailing/Wave Petunias
Heliotrope
Cascading Impatiens
Scaevola
Hibiscus
Double Impatiens
Sweet Potato Vine
Lantana
Upright Impatiens
Torenia
Magilla Perilla (foliage)
Heliotrope
Verbena
Ornamental Grasses
Lantana
Vinca
Ornamental Peppers
Lobelia
Vinca Vine
Rudbekia (Perennial)
Lysimachia
Salvia
Magilla Perilla (foliage)
Zinnia
Ornamental Peppers
Mounding Petunias
Plectranthus (foliage)
Rudbekia (Perennial)
Salvia
Scaevola
Sweet Potato Vine
Torenia
Verbena
Vinca
Zinnia