Top Performing Native Plants for Containers: A Closer Look

Whether you have 10 acres or just one patio pot, you can help restore our ecosystem with native plants. Every plant counts! This video takes a closer look at native plants that thrive in containers, inspired by research from Jeremie Fant of the Chicago Botanic Garden and his popular presentation hosted by Sag Moraine Native Plant Community. These top performers aren’t just beautiful—they’re tough, pollinator-friendly, and many come back year after year in container settings. Top Native Plants for Containers (Ranked by Performance) Cylindrical Blazing Star (Liatris cylindracea) Cleft Phlox (Phlox bifida) Silky Aster (Symphyotrichum sericeus) Partridge Pea (Chamaecrista fasciculata) Spotted Beebalm (Monarda punctata) Slender Beardtongue (Penstemon gracilentus) Aromatic Aster (Symphyotrichum oblongifolium) Royal Catchfly (Silene regia) Anise Hyssop (Agastache foeniculum) Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) Other Rudbeckia species Nodding Wild Onion (Allium cernuum) Queen of the Prairie (Filipendula rubra) Riddell’s Goldenrod (Oligoneuron riddellii) Spotted Joe-Pye Weed (Eupatorium maculatum) Woodland Phlox (Phlox divaricata) Wild Ginger (Asarum canadense) Sideoats Grama (Bouteloua curtipendula) Prairie Dropseed (Sporobolus heterolepis) June Grass (Koeleria macrantha) Pennsylvania Sedge (Carex pensylvanica) 📊 View the full ranked list here: 👉 https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/... #NativePlants #ContainerGardening #PollinatorPlants #EcologicalGardening #SagMoraine #NativePlantGardening #EveryPlantCounts #GardenInContainers