12 Best Spillover Plants for Your Container Garden

You may be tempted to focus on the eye-catching, tall thriller flowers when starting a container garden. But have you ever had spillover plants in your containers?

Choosing plants to spiller over the side of your containers can help soften their edges, creating a more professional and finished look.

Have a look at our favorite 12 spillover plants you can add to your container garden!

1. Zinnia Angustifolia

Zinnias are a great choice for those who want to have bold colors and tolerate high temperatures.

The “crystal” cultivar series of zinny angtsyifolia or narrowleaf plant has been bred from generations to be even more heat-tolerant than before, so you can enjoy these unique flowers all year round!

Zinnias are powdery-mildew resistant, so you will have nothing to worry about!

2. Convolvulus Sabatius

With its beautiful trumpet-shaped flowers, you will love to have the lilac blue balloon flower as a companion on your porch.

However make sure that it gets plenty of sun because this plant needs good lighting in order for blooms to occur!

3. Wave Petunias

The wave petunia is a plant that offers something new and different. Unlike traditional varieties, this one thrives well in rainy conditions and isn’t damaged by frequent deadheading or pinching to make sure it flowers all season long!

Though they’re not the most glamorous type of flower, wave petunias are a great plant to have in your garden. They spread outwards and upwards without much effort or time throughout summer season!

4. Black-Eyed Susan Vine

The black-eyed Susan is a great plant for the container garden.

It produces small, five petal flowers that will grow in clusters and can be found under or over other plants you put inside your containers – giving it an additional touch of color to any space!

The blooms may also spill outwards as they grow which looks very pleasing.

5. Bacopa

Bacopa is a compact grower with tiny flowers in mauve, pink or white. The stems trail behind it as you would expect from the name “bacopa”.

It will stay relatively upright when planted in your container but can also spread out if given more room (although not much!).

Bacopas like bright light, which makes them perfect for shadier spots outdoors during summertime; they’ll still look great next door to windows where there is plenty of sun throughout most days too!

6. Madagascar Periwinkle

Periwinkle plants are not only an excellent source for ground cover, but can also be used as part of your container’s decoration.

Vinca is one such plant that provides both beauty and function in this way! The Madagascar periwinkle is the plant for you if your goal is to have a blooming plant all season long.

7. Ivy Geraniums

One of the most popular container plants used today is ivy geraniums. The upright form has much smaller flowers, but it blooms just as much and can even outlast some drought conditions too!

Like its vertical relative though – if you grow them together in shorter periods or intense heat they’ll have a tendency not to survive so make sure both types get enough water every day for optimum health.

8. Golden Creeping Jenny

The Golden Creeping Jenny is a type of low-growing training plant that produces beautiful golden green leaves. It’s growing fast and looks amazing, cascading out of pots or even over nearby rocks in your yard!

You can plant this anywhere as long as it has the right conditions to grow: make sure you provide plenty water during hot times so nothing goes wrong with its potential beauty.

9. Verbena

You can find several varieties of verbena; however, it is the perennials that provide you with a lot more beautiful blooms. These will bloom in their first year and have great prospects to produce many blooms.

This plant is short-lived, but it’s worth the wait. You can keep them well-watered and they will flower despite their high energy use when in bloom.

The heat isn’t much of an issue either if you make sure to water regularly with care!

10. Licorice Plant

The plant with gray and green leaves is most often used for planting in containers.

There are several varieties to choose from, including variegated ones that give your arrangement a more natural look than flat plants can provide on their own.

11. Scaevola

The Scaevola flower is often found growing in dry, well-drained soil.

It’s not uncommon for this plant to bloom with small purple blooms that appear between spring and fall when it will grow best if given plenty of sun exposure as well humidity levels around 60%.

12. Nasturtium

This plant creates a nice little mound of lily-pad like leaves, along with bright and cheery flowers.

While it prefers the cooler seasons (think fall!) this flower will bloom throughout all four season if you keep it well watered! Even more impressive?

The entire stalk can even be eaten – which includes seeds for extra deliciousness! Talk about versatility; what else could one want in their garden?

Finding the Right Spillover Plants for Your Container Garden

The right plants are essential for creating that messy yet beautiful look. The ones on this list give you an idea of some great spillover plants to add your containers, so get inspired and start planting today!

Regardless of where you put your containers, they will look great with the additions mentioned.