Bright colourful plant.

Mrs Seabiscuit · 3 Mar 2020 at 19:13

Slightly odd question.
We really don't do gardening and know nothing about plants.
We're after plant that would be kept in a pot and produce bright colorful blooms. An annual if possible. It'll be a mother's day gift.
Species to look out for please.
Thank you

koooowweeee · 3 Mar 2020 at 20:55

Silver birch

NoobCannon · 3 Mar 2020 at 21:27

dahlia’s, grow these in my garden. Will re grow every year if you don't let the frost get to the tuber.

loads of different types, beautifull flowers

Mrs Seabiscuit · 4 Mar 2020 at 06:12

NoobCannon said:
dahlia’s, grow these in my garden. Will re grow every year if you don't let the frost get to the tuber.

loads of different types, beautifull flowers

Thank you. That's great.

moon man · 4 Mar 2020 at 07:11

got a pot of begonias last year ,bright orange and they just never lost their colour all summer ,come back apparently ,best plant i ever got my mum was a camellia to plant,its massive now and in bloom on mothers day

tom_nieto · 4 Mar 2020 at 07:23

Camellias are great and keep their leaves all year round as a bonus. Other options would be a fuschia or a good old rose.

Mrs Seabiscuit · 6 Mar 2020 at 21:09

Thank you everyone.

Gray2233 · 6 Mar 2020 at 21:15

I've always been fond of Hydrangeas, they come in a bunch of different colours but I think that may be dependent on your soil to an extent. If you plan on keeping them in a pot it should be easily managed if there's a specific colour you like.

They'll grow to a fair size if not cut back mind you, they're pretty hardy plants too and easy to look after.

NoobCannon · 7 Mar 2020 at 13:35

Gray2233 said:
I've always been fond of Hydrangeas, they come in a bunch of different colours but I think that may be dependent on your soil to an extent. If you plan on keeping them in a pot it should be easily managed if there's a specific colour you like.

They'll grow to a fair size if not cut back mind you, they're pretty hardy plants too and easy to look after.

i wish they were easy ive never managed to keep one alive in a pot!

kinetic747 · 7 Mar 2020 at 18:39

NoobCannon said:
i wish they were easy ive never managed to keep one alive in a pot!

As their name suggests they need a lot of water. Mines in the ground and it needs watering often during a dry spell.