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What plants are right for your container garden?
Let the Floracle help you choose

Answer 5 easy questions about the types of flowers, vegetables, herbs, and plants you'd like in your container garden, and see what the Floracle recommends.

Or search by plant name to get information about a specific plant.

Click here to consult the Floracle on container garden plants


	The Floracle will ask you the following questions to figure out what plants will work best for your container garden:

	1. Which best describes your approach to gardening?
		Devoted - I love my plants and want to do all I can to take care of them. Average - I like to look at my plants everyday, and I'll water regularly. Negligent - I'll try to water, but I want a plant that will pretty much take care of itself.
	2. What type of plant would you prefer?
		Flower Vegetable Herb Leafy
	3. What shape plant would you prefer?
		Climbing Trailing Standing
	4. What is your sun exposure?
		Full Sun - bright, direct sunlight for at least 6 hours every day. Partial Sun - filtered sun for most of the day, or direct sun at least 4 hours every day. Shade - Sun? I'm lucky if I get direct light for a couple of minutes every day.
	5. Do you need a plant that can tolerate extremely hot and dry conditions?
		Yes No

	Then just enter your zip code or choose your country, and see what the Floracle recommends for you. The list of plants will be divided into four categories: - short plants (annuals or tender perennials < 12 inches) - short plants that you can keep more than 1 year (perennials < 12 inches) - taller plants (annuals or tender perennials > 12 inches) - taller plants that you can keep more than 1 year (perennials > 12 inches)
	Click here to consult the Floracle

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