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Potentilla Red Ace - Pot Size?

Sandra McGSandra McG Posts: 4
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My MIL has just bought me 2 Potentilla Red Ace plants. I will be planting them in containers. What size (circumference/depth) would you suggest? I'd also like to under plant them with low growing flowers, ideally yellow, does anyone have suggestions on that front?

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  • NorthernLass2NorthernLass2 Posts: 407

    I've quite a bit of that in my "hot border".    It grows quite big though.   About a metre high and wide, so you'll need a big pot. 

    Something like rudbeckia would be quite nice with it.   I like the ones that are quite dark with brown centres.  eg  Black Eyed Susan

     

  • Sandra McGSandra McG Posts: 4
    Thanks NorthernLass.



    I ended up using 2 matching pots that we already had, about 14" or so in diameter. Bought some yellow violas to go under them. Hopefully they'll look nice.
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,888

    the smallest possible container. That way it'll die more quickly. A horrible little plant.

    Devon.
  • Sandra McGSandra McG Posts: 4
    Really? I've only seen the picture that came with it. What makes you say that?
  • Sandra McGSandra McG Posts: 4
    Thanks Verdun. Those osteospermums are exactly the colour I had in mind. We'll be having lots of red and yellow combos in the new garden so that suggestion will definitely come in handy! (Red & yellow are my OH's football colours so having them in the garden keeps him happy).
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