Planter Ideas: Red, White and Blue Flowers

4th of July Flower Arrangement Noelle Johnson

Drive down any neighborhood street on this patriotic holiday and you will see American flags fluttering in the breeze. How about adding to your holiday decor with containers filled with red, white and blue flowering plants?

Red White and Blue Flowers — White alyssum, red geraniums and blue lobelia.

Visit any garden center and it isn’t hard to find a large variety of flowers in shades of red, white and blue. Simply select your favorite color combination or choose from some of these great container ideas.

Popular red flowering plants include celosia, geraniums, petunias, snapdragons, verbena and vinca.

A wide variety of white-flowering plants are usually easy to find. Alyssum, bacopa, daisies, geraniums, violas, petunias, snapdragons, verbena or vinca all make great choices for container gardening.

'Victoria Blue' salvia and red gomphrena — ‘Victoria Blue’ salvia and red gomphrena

Plants with blue flowers can be a little harder to find, but there are some great choices. Blue varieties of angelonia and petunias as well as ‘Victoria Blue’ salvia look great when paired with red and white flowers.

White and red vinca contrast beautifully with blue containers.

Red and blue colors contrast beautifully with each other and once you add white to the mix, you have a lovely color combination that will continue to look great once the fireworks have faded.