Best Flowers & Plants for Screened Porches
As the temperatures warm and the sun starts to shine for longer, it’s time to start planting your spring flowers and plants. Not only will the flowers and plants smell amazing and look fantastic; they will also compliment your screened porch beautifully. Below you will find our favorite screened porch flowers and plants, and best practices for each.
FANTASTIC FLOWERS
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Primrose
Tend to flower between March and May
Typical height and spread is 20cm x 35cm
Grow best in moist/damp soil and partial shade
Can be found in the following colors: yellow, red, purple, & pink
Crocus
Tend to flower between February and April
Typical height and spread is 15cm x 5cm
Grow best in moist, well-drained soil and full sun
Can be found in the following colors: purple, white, & yellow
Daffodil
Tend to flower between February and May
Typical height and spread is 30cm x 5cm
Grow best in moist, well-drained soil and full sun
Can be found in the following colors: yellow, white, & salmon pink
Hyacinth
Tend to flower between March and April
Typical height and spread is 25cm x 10cm
Grow best in moist, well-drained soil and full sun
Can be found in the following colors: purple, pink, white, & yellow
Tulip
Tend to flower between April and May
Typical height and spread is 45cm x 20cm
Grow best in moist, well-drained soil and full sun
Can be found in the following colors: maroon, white, pink, purple, yellow, orange, & red
Bearded Iris
Tend to flower between May and June
Typical height and spread is 90cm x 10cm
Grow best in moist, well-drained soil and partial sun
Can be found in the following colors: white & purple
PERFECT PLANTS
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Peppermint
Small, green foliage that smells and tastes great
Repels mosquitos and can survive year-round given the right conditions
Requires little maintenance in terms of watering and soil
Rosemary
Small, green foliage that smells and tastes great
Requires minimal maintenance, both in terms of watering and soil
Growing rosemary in a pot will allow for year-round growth, both indoor and outdoors
Creeping Thyme
Small, purple, white, and green branches that smell and taste great
Attracts butterflies during warmer weather months
Requires decent amounts of water and warm weather, and to be covered in winter
Hosta
Large, full-coverage green foliage that comes back year-round
Requires little maintenance and can survive in almost all soil conditions
Lots of water will maintain leaf colorations and allows the Hosta to live anywhere
Meadow Sage
Large, long blooming stalks of purple flowers that smell great
Attracts hummingbirds, bees, and butterflies in warmer weather
Fairly durable and requires full-sun for survival
Lamb’s Ear
Soft, fuzzy silver-green foliage
Requires little water and does not mind any soil conditions
Blooms small pink-purple flowers in the spring
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