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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