Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Favorite angle wings?, 0 by hcmcdole

hcmcdole wrote:
Yes, I place them outdoors in pots. There are pros and cons to planting in the ground as well as pots. In beds they should grow their best but that depends on soil and the weather. I planted some in beds last year and they did good but not as great as I thought they should. At least they didn't blow over like they would in pots and didn't dry out as fast. The bad thing is digging them up at the end of the year and potting up for indoors - that would be a monumental chore. If I were giving it to other people then I wouldn't mind growing in the ground - just dig them up and hand them off in a bag.

Keeping them in pots also allows me to move them to more shade or more sun depending on their growth and the weather conditions.


Here are a few rexes I have under tall trees. They get direct sun for up to an hour a day. If I decided they need more then I can move them out on the periphery of the trees.