{"id":10769,"date":"2018-07-06T12:00:28","date_gmt":"2018-07-06T16:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/?p=10769"},"modified":"2018-07-05T19:20:23","modified_gmt":"2018-07-05T23:20:23","slug":"heat-loving-annuals-for-containers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/2018\/07\/06\/heat-loving-annuals-for-containers\/","title":{"rendered":"Heat Loving Annuals For Containers"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Angelface’Blue Iimproved’ (photo from PW)<\/p><\/div>\n

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Ipomoea batatas ‘Cameo’<\/p><\/div>\n

Not all annuals grow well in containers. An aggressively growing annual may not be a suitable companion plant in containers. Small containers dry out quickly. Large containers, a minimum of 16 inches across, should be your beginner size. \u00a0For an eye-catching container garden, utilize plants that require the same care but differ in colors, heights, and textures.<\/p>\n

I’ve selected a dozen\u00a0annuals (list below) that beat the heat. They must stay hydrated (watered) and container size is of importance here. Group a variety of annuals that are compatible with one another. One does not outgrow another and they like to same diet that includes water<\/strong>\u00a0plus fertilizer<\/strong>. Usually in spring, give them a drink every other day. Your container will likely need watering everyday or 3-4 days a week. To know for sure, poke a finger an inch or two into the soil (potting media).<\/p>\n

If you rely on rain to water your plants, much of the\u00a0precipitation will\u00a0repel off the leaves and fall away, rather than moisten the soil. Don’t trust that rain is supply your plants during the growing season. Hand watering with a hose will do a better job.<\/p>\n

To ensure that your annuals bloom all season, deadhead spent blooms that look wilted or dead. Provide\u00a0a\u00a0clean fresh appearance of new blooms\u00a0all summer long. Fertilize at planting time using a slow release product such as Osmocote\u2122 or Nutricote\u2122 according to the label directions. By mid-summer plant nutrition is exhausted. Apply water soluble fertilizers such as Miracle-Gro\u2122, Schultz\u2122, or Peters\u2122.<\/p>\n

A Dozen\u00a0Summer Heat And Humidity Tolerant Annuals\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Globe amaranth at NC Arboretum<\/p><\/div>\n

Persian Shield (Strobilantes)<\/p>\n

Globe amaranth (Gomphrena)<\/p>\n

Egyptian star flowers (Pentas)<\/p>\n

Fanflower (Scaevola)<\/p>\n

Marigold (Tagetes)<\/p>\n

Mexican sunflower (Tithonia)<\/p>\n

Summer snapdragon (Angelonia)<\/p>\n

Setcreasa pallida<\/em> ‘Purple Heart’<\/p>\n

Lantana<\/p>\n

Dichondra<\/p>\n

Euphorbia<\/p>\n

Ornamental Sweet Potato (Ipomoea batatas<\/em>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Not all annuals grow well in containers. An aggressively growing annual may not be a suitable companion plant in containers. Small containers dry out quickly. Large containers, a minimum of 16 inches across, should be your beginner size. \u00a0For an eye-catching container garden, utilize plants that require the same care but differ in colors, heights, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[444,772,1313,1439,1218,1319,749,605,1037,521,1482,674,1312,1009,665,602,1042,774,853,1098,804,1148,551,1217,983,1152,843,1060,812,1059,729,1314,1236,777,706,646,1043,113,455],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10769"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10769"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10769\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10794,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10769\/revisions\/10794"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10769"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10769"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10769"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}