For the best chances that your plants will survive a cold winter choose perennials that are rated two zones colder than your area.
Best container plants for fall and winter.
From spring to fall and even in winters in warm climates you can grow pansies.
Sitting in a frost pocket.
Flowers are fleeting so keep the show going all season long by choosing fall container plants with foliage that looks lovely in autumn.
Grasses kale heuchera and heucherella are colorful textural and can take a little frost so they re dependable anchors for fall pots.
More on winter plants.
For fall containers try some of these cold hardy perennials.
The blue or indigo purple flowers of aster are a symbol of the fall garden and can work equally well in a fall container garden.
Because most types grow rather tall as much as 6 feet these are plants best suited for very large containers.
For a bee friendly container opt for plants with a generous supply of nectar like crocus hellebores and snowdrops.
Pansies are no doubt the best container flowers.
As container plants they do best when planted in rich soil and kept moist but not soggy.