By Teds
Devon,
United Kingdom 
Hi, can any one suggest a rusty colored flowering plant for a container. It is going to stand on a red bricked patio, it will have the rose warm welcome behind it.
22 Feb, 2011
Answers
there are some rusty red coloured verbascums. Dahlia, dwarf chrysanthemums,Violas/pansy come in that colour palette too.
22 Feb, 2011
Nasturtiums, Mimulus, Wallflowers, Chrysanthemums, Gerberas?
They all come in various rusty orangey shades if you pick the right ones.
22 Feb, 2011
There is a beautiful rusty coloured Abutilon worth seeking out. An outstanding plant.
22 Feb, 2011
And some heucheras have rust coloured leaves
22 Feb, 2011
the range of Heucheras is amazing you could have contrasting ones as well as the rusty colours
23 Feb, 2011
Tanks all for the tips, I will be getting some Heucheras I think to add interest all year round.
23 Feb, 2011
I've only one at the moment but hope to get some in the spring instead of all bedding plants in the patio tubs and some have such lovely names!
23 Feb, 2011
Begonias Teds. Glowing Embers for example...lovely bronzy leaves and terracotta flowers. x
23 Feb, 2011
Echinacea or Rudbeckia? Or a Carex grass, or Uncinia, or Pennisetum rubrum (but more dark red than rusty).
22 Feb, 2011