Whether planted alone as a specimen plant or as the main visual element of a mixed container (along with fillers and spillers), thrillers are there to please.
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Iris ensata 'Bellender Blue'
Item #: 7074
Zones: 5a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 50" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Japan
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Iris ensata 'Lion King'
Item #: 17110
Zones: 5a to 10b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 40" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Japan
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Iris ensata 'Queen's Tiara'
Item #: 7650
Zones: 5a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 36" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Japan
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Iris ensata 'Sakura Komachi'
Item #: 13750
Zones: 5a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 24" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Japan
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Iris ensata 'Silverband'
Item #: 1349
Zones: 5a to 9b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 28" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: Japan
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Iris fulva 'Little Cajun'
Item #: 9206
Zones: 6a to 9b, at least
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 20" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Iris x louisiana 'Geisha Eyes'
Item #: 3912
Zones: 6a to 10b, at least
Dormancy: Summer
Height: 30" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: United States Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Iris x louisiana 'Red Velvet Elvis'
Item #: 8905
Zones: 6a to 10b
Dormancy: Summer
Height: 36" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: United States Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Iris x louisiana 'Sinfonietta'
Item #: 8370
Zones: 6a to 10b, at least
Dormancy: Summer
Height: 48" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: United States Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Iris x pseudata 'Shiryukyo'
Item #: 10879
Zones: 5a to 9b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 54" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Iris x pseudata 'Take no Sato'
Item #: 17066
Zones: 5a to 9b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 45" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Iris x pseudata 'Yarai'
Item #: 10881
Zones: 5a to 9b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 24" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Iris x robusta 'Gerald Darby'
Item #: 1708
Zones: 4a to 9b, at least
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 24" tall
Culture: Sun to Light Shade
Origin: United States Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Iris unguicularis 'Great White'
Item #: 9062
Zones: 6b to 9b, at least
Dormancy: Summer
Height: 20" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: Mediterranean Europe
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Isodon effusus
Item #: 5413
Zones: 6a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 36" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Japan
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Juncus patens 'Carman's Grey'
Item #: 924
Zones: 6a to 10b, at least
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 22" tall
Culture: Sun to Light Shade
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Kniphofia 'Backdraft' PP 31,424
Item #: 13571
Zones: 5b to 8b, at least
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 36" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Kniphofia 'Flashpoint' PP 31,282
Item #: 17090
Zones: 5b to 8b, at least
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 54" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Kniphofia 'Hot and Cold' PP 31,185
Item #: 13574
Zones: 5b to 8b, at least
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 36" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Kniphofia 'Lola'
Item #: 4345
Zones: 6a to 10b, guessing
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 84" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Kniphofia 'Orange Blaze' PP 31,545
Item #: 13572
Zones: 5b to 8b, at least
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 24" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Kniphofia 'Rocket's Red Glare' PP 30,772
Item #: 13573
Zones: 5b to 8b, at least
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 36" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Kniphofia rooperi
Item #: 3036
Zones: 7b to 10b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 36" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: South Africa
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Lantana camara 'Miss Huff'
Item #: 826
Zones: 7b to 10b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 36" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Central America, Mexico, South America
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $19.00Regular priceUnit price per
More Information About Thrillers
These plants for containers don't belong in a scary movie or a Michael Jackson video, they belong in container gardens! In the container gardening world, Thriller plants get the pulse racing with their wonderful flowers and fascinating foliage. Whether planted alone as a specimen plant or as the main visual element of a mixed container (along with fillers and spillers), thrillers are there to please.
What are the best thriller perennials to plant in my container garden? -- We are glad you asked! That is what we are here for. Plant Delights Nursery has a huge on-line catalog of plants which we have screened to select only the best thrillers for container gardens.
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