Looking for the prefect plant for this container..please help !

Face Planter  - Looking for a prefect plant for it
United States
February 22, 2011 10:43am CST
Hello, my lotters..I need your help I have had this face themed planter for several years now, and nothing I plant in it looks good. I cannot literally plant in it unless I drill drainage holes, so that could be a problem, since I am just sitting a container in it. I have had petunia, impaintents, and begonias. I am wanting to keep it in my sunroom, I absolutely love the planter and want it to look charming. Do you have a good idea for it ?
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@marguicha (223795)
• Chile
25 Feb 11
If it doesnt have holes, you might want plants that don´t need much watering. I love cacti and succulents and you could mix coarse sand with a bit of common soil, get three very small and different cacti and plant them there. I cover the soil sometimes with quartz or other coloured pebbles. That helps mantain humidity without having to actually water it much.
@marguicha (223795)
• Chile
1 Mar 11
Succulent - A planter with a succulent
Take a look at this one. It´s easy to grow.
• United States
2 Mar 11
oh my lord, that is very STUNNING to say the least. I adore that reddish, burgundy color. It is the color of our exterior trim on the house. Does it have a name, and would any nursery carry this succulent ?
• United States
1 Mar 11
I don't think I have ever grew any succulents. I love the look of them and it might would look good in my planter, so that is something to keep in mind. Like you mentioned, I like the glass colored pebbles onto of the soil. I am just not sure what would look better with it, natural pebbles/stones ( like you can see in pic ) or colored glass pebbles.
@JoyfulOne (6232)
• United States
23 Feb 11
That is a really cool little container!! I have different containers that have no holes in them for drainage too, so here's a couple things that I do. I plant whatever into a smaller plastic pot, and then insert the plant into the container. After I water it, I dump out the excess water so it's not standing in it. Another thing I do in other pots, is to put some gravel in the bottom, and put plants in that do suck up water more than others (like the impatiens.) If it's going outside the sun and wind will dry it out quick so you don't have to worry about soggy roots. I have a head container from back in the 50's, there are no drainage holes, and since I keep it inside all of the time, I have mother-in-law tongue in it so I don't have to water it but a pinch every once in a while. Hard to tell what size your pot is, but I'd probably put in something in it that is shorter growing and keep it pinched back so it'd look like hair lol.
• United States
24 Feb 11
oh now that is a good idea, mother-in-law plant. I think it would look cool in it as long as I kept it pinched back. It would look like it has some hair growing lol. I want to keep it inside because for some reason my good pots gets broken outside. Do you think it would look better sitting off by its self or with other containers. Because, I still have not found a spot to sit it at that I really like ?
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@JoyfulOne (6232)
• United States
24 Feb 11
Just me, but I'd mass a few higher terra cotta potted plants behind it. The plainness of the terra cotta would make the other pot stick out and be like a focal point. That head planter is so unique, I think it would look great by itself too. My head planter is one of those real old fashioned lady ones from the 50's, I got it when I was a kid in the hospital. The m-i-l tongue makes it look like she's got feathers in her hat lol. When I first got mine, it had the m-i-l tongue, and some kind of ivy planted in it. It survived many, many years, but I think the key is picking plants that like to be root-bound some, and don't need heavy watering. Now I just keep the m-i-l in it. You'll have to take a picture to share with us when you're done!
• Canada
22 Mar 11
I'm thinking something low, mossy and trailing will enhance the shape of that pot. Or maybe something that speaks to the origin of the pot. Where does it come from? What does it represent? Also, if you're just sitting another pot inside of it, maybe you could camouflage it with some moss or other material to give the illusion that you've planted directly in the pot. If drainage is an issue you might want to try putting some stones in the bottom of the planter. xoxo Cyne