mingle and match thriller , filler , and setline for spectacular nervous season containers .
Carson Downing
While brightly colorful flower in container are always eye - catch , dark - hued plants and containers can be just as sensational . Justchoosing a wickedness - color planterinstantly lends an refined , modern tactile property to a container garden , but satiate it with as drear crimson , purplish , or bronze plants really make an impact . Here are some of the good thriller , filler , and spillers for dark container , plus a few of our favourite elbow room to mix and equalise these plants to make the perfect , moody look for fall or any time of class .
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Thrillers
These plant options lend height and optical wallop to container planting combinations . Choose a thriller that touch your container ’s colour schema or adds bluff coloration . Remember to opt a thriller that take the sameamount of sun and shadeas the other plants in the container .
Dean Schoeppner
Purple Ornamental Cotton
royal ornamental cotton is a flamboyant filler with its ruddy - violet , heart - shaped foliage and bundles of cotton fiber . Plus , before its flowers produce the flossy cotton , they interchange people of color from clean to light pink . imperial ornamental cotton flora thrive in hotter climates .
‘Tropicanna’ Black Canna
From summer to fall , ' Tropicanna ' blackcannafeatures large stripy leaves topped with reddened flowers . Its leaf can produce to 6 human foot with its flowers grow 1 metrical unit taller . ' Tropicanna ' black canna grows best in full to part sun and in warmer climates .
‘Dragon Wing’ Pink Bronze-Leaf Begonia
Glossy , bronze foliage is punctuate with smart pink flowers on ' Dragon Wing ' pink bronze - leafbegonia . The works is both drought- and high temperature - tolerant and blooms from spring to fall .
Edward Gohlich
Purple New Zealand Flax
PurpleNew Zealand flax ’s strap - shaped , dark majestic leaves add texture and bold upright computer architecture to container plant life combos . It can reach up to 6 foot , and , in the natural spring and summer , it blow bright red flowers ( though it rarely will flower in a container ) .
‘Red Star’ Cordyline
' Red Star’cordylinehas deep cerise leaves that can get hold of 6 feet or more . But , in smaller containers , the fountain - like leaves will stay put a little shorter . This thriller works ask part to full Lord’s Day and is alow - sustentation plantperfect for moderate to strong climate .
Jay Wilde
‘Mystic’ Dahlia
These thriller plants add an array of colors to container garden . ' Mystic’dahlialeaves and stems go from bronze to closely - black . depend on variety , the plants are topped with white-livered , orangish , pinkish , or red flowers . They reach about 30 inches grandiloquent and do n’t need game .
Fillers
makeweight do precisely what the name suggests — they fill distance in the container . Filler plant are unremarkably midrange peak , filling in the gap between tall and inadequate plants .
‘Purple Prince’ Alternanthera
' Purple Prince ' genus Alternanthera form mounds of dense burgundy foliage — perfect for filling empty space in a container . The leaves also have red undersides , creating a two - tincture issue . Place ' Purple Prince ' in a blot with filtered sunlight for the good coloration development .
‘Ostica’ Bronze African Daisy
The empurpled centers of ' Ostica ' bronzeAfrican daisiesalmost seem to beam . Plant ' Ostica ' blush to fill mid - level break or to sum up dramatic shades of pink , purple , and bronze to your sour container garden . ' Ostica ' blossom easily in full Lord’s Day .
Purple Basil
Purplebasil’sdark - hued leaves are both ornamental and edible ( with a Eugenia caryophyllatum - like smell ) . post majestic basil plants in full sun , and check that the soil is moist but well - run out .
Blaine fosse
‘Black Pearl’ Ornamental Pepper
' Black Pearl’ornamental pepperplants feature nearly - black leaves with small , glossy black and violent fruit . The peppers are comestible , but the plant is grown more for its looks rather than its peppers . ' Black Pearl ' grows to be 18 inches tall and requires full sun .
Black Mondo Grass
This makeweight may reckon like eatage , but it ’s really part of the lily home . Blackmondo grassis a perennial ground cover plant that produces modest lavender flowers , but the violet - inkiness grasslike foliage is the real superstar of the show . Put a container with black-market mondo grass in a fleck with part sun .
‘Black Prince’ Coleus
With soft , almost - pitch-black leave , ' calamitous Prince’coleusis an easy grower that does well in sun or shade . Pair dark coleus with brighter thrillers and spillers to create a stunning container garden .
Spillers
spiller are plants that cascade or " release " over the edge of a container . shedder plants do n’t arise to be very tall , opt to sprawl and tail alternatively . They are mean to add ocular line compared to the tall , upright thriller plant .
‘Bronze Carpet’ Stonecrop
The bronzy - red succulent leafage of ' Bronze Carpet ' stonecrop are highly drouth - tolerant . Place stonecrop plants in full to part sun and water supply sparingly throughout the time of year .
‘Wonderland’ Deep Purple Alyssum
' Wonderland ' deep purple madwort will add a deep fuchsia coloration to your container garden . Its semi - trailing flowers bloom in the spring and are sweet fragrant .
Ryann Ford
Purple Heart
aboriginal to Mexico , purple heart(Tradescantia pallida)is grown both indoors and outside . The industrial plant ’s dark purple stanch and foliage reach up to 7 inches long .
‘Purple Pixie’ Dwarf Weeping Loropetalum
Smoky majestic foliage cascades off pot edges when growing ' Purple Pixie ' dwarf weeping loropetalum . position container with ' Purple Pixie ' in full sun or part tad to produce best - looking leaf .
‘Superbells Blackcurrant Punch’ Calibrachoa
Like its name suggests , ' Superbells Blackcurrant Punch’calibrachoapacks a hefty color biff . Its large , dark center andbright pink flowersmake the industrial plant specially distinct .
‘Sweet Caroline Raven’ Sweet Potato Vine
Thissweet spud vine’sdark leaf tote up desolate contrast to lighter shades of purple and immature . Its leave will be darkest in full sun , but the plant can wield suspicious spots , too .
Dark Container Combinations
Take inspiration from our favorite thriller , makeweight , and setline combinations to make your own moody container look .
Carson Downing ; Produced by Scott J. Johnson and Jessica Thomas
Cordyline + Sweet Alyssum + Sweet Potato Vine
This trio perfectly fill out a morose , smutty container . Tall , architectural genus Cordyline adds tiptop in the back while odorous potato vine fills ( and spillage ) out the front of the container . ' White Stream’sweet alyssumadds a light colour and softer texture to the mixture . Place the container in full to part sun and urine regularly .
Coleus + Petunia
unlike varieties of coleus are well-fixed to flux and match . Here , ' wine ' flame nettle represent as the thriller , while ' Inky Fingers ' coleus acts as both filler and spiller . ' Black Ray’petuniasround out this dark , yet colourful container arrangement . point these plants in full Lord’s Day for best leaf color and inflorescence .
Elephant’s Ears + Heuchera + Iresine
This bluff combination wows in size , grain , and colour . ' Obsidian ' heuchera and iresine fill the bottom of the container with their sour purpleness , red , and pink foliage . Above them soars anelephant ’s earplant with vast burgundy and gullible leaves . This container combo is best for a shadowed maculation .
Pseuderanthemum + Rex Begonia + Inch Plant
Green , silver , and burgundy create pleasing line in this container garden . Burgundy - hued pseuderanthemum sprawls upward out the back of the fluted , dark container whilerex begoniaand inch plant fill in gaps and add silvery whole tone to the arrangement . A daub with bright but collateral light work good for these plants .
Credit:Dean Schoeppner
Credit:Edward Gohlich
Credit:Jay Wilde
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Credit:Carson Downing; Produced by Scott J. Johnson and Jessica Thomas
Credit:Carson Downing; Produced by Scott J. Johnson and Jessica Thomas
Credit:Carson Downing; Produced by Scott J. Johnson and Jessica Thomas
Credit:Carson Downing; Produced by Scott J. Johnson and Jessica Thomas
