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Suggestions please for large pot.

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shysal Mon 29-Jun-26 14:27:39

My Hydrangea Runaway Bride has been very disappointing for the last few years so I have decided it has to go. I have garden gift cards burning a hole in my pocket, so hope to find something spectacular for the pot.

I needs to be evergreen, compact and to grow to no more than a metre in height, although I can prune if it will tolerate it. It will be right outside my French window so all year interest would be good. The garden flower colour palette is lilac/pink/blue.

Thanking you in advance for any ideas.

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Oreo Mon 29-Jun-26 14:29:55

Azalea?

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Oreo Mon 29-Jun-26 14:30:17

They seem hardy too.

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Madgran77 Mon 29-Jun-26 18:40:31

Agapanthus are not evergreen but beautiful throughout the summer especially the blue ones. And you can plant bulbs round the edge for a spring display whilst the agapanthus rests and then the leaves appear again in the spring.

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Woollywoman Mon 29-Jun-26 18:46:41

Salvia Rosmarinus ‘Mrs Jessopp’s Upright’? Would need to be in a sunny position…

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shysal Mon 29-Jun-26 18:57:30

Madgran77

Agapanthus are not evergreen but beautiful throughout the summer especially the blue ones. And you can plant bulbs round the edge for a spring display whilst the agapanthus rests and then the leaves appear again in the spring.

I have some pots of Agapanthus, some of which I grew from seed. I love them. The giant ones are a show stopper! They are just bursting into flower. I protect them over winter so the leaves remain.

I saw some beautiful hot pink Alstromeria in the village this afternoon and looked them up. They flower all summer until the frosts. Some die down in winter, others don't apparently. I will keep them in mind.

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