Lantana varieties to grow in pots In truth, you can grow any lantana variety in a pot, and there is a great range of colors to choose from.

The first glow-in-the-dark flower will consume you, body and soul.

You can always count on traditional hummingbird favorites -- pelargoniums, fuchsias, nasturtiums, petunias, lantana and impatiens, for instance -- for creating a spectacular hanging display.

Fillers to try: petunia, lantana, Persian shield. • Spillers cascade over the edge of a pot or planter, helping to soften boundaries and link an ornamental container to its surroundings.

The gallon pot of white petunias I held on an otherwise ordinary subway train, on an otherwise ordinary Thursday in March, would have looked to anyone else like an ordinary houseplant. But I knew ...

These get 15 to 18 inches tall and bloom all summer. White verbena, petunia, lantana, fan flower (Scaevola) all have mounded, trailing habits. Diamond Frost euphorbia fills the pot with tiny ...