Seed Varieties for Container Gardening | Johnny's Selected Seeds

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The secret to successful container gardening is choosing the right varieties. In our trials we’ve identified the following as container-friendly: they’re compact, thrive in small spaces (like patios and greenhouses), and produce high yields. Choose from a broad array of the best vegetables, herbs, fruits, and flowers for growing in pots and containers.

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Sunrise Sauce Paste Tomatoes

Sunrise Sauce

(F1) Tomato Seed

Low-maintenance orange paste tomato.

Lunchbox Orange Sweet Peppers

Lunchbox Orange

Organic Snack Pepper Seed

Sweet and flavorful mini peppers, perfect for a healthy snack.

Foxtrot Tulips

Foxtrot

Tulip Bulb

Fragrant, early bloomer.

Wine Cap Sawdust Spawn Sawdust Spawn

Wine Cap Sawdust Spawn

Organic Mushrooms

A garden bed favorite.

New Look Dusty Miller

New Look

Pelleted Dusty Miller Seed

Large, deeply lobed and flat silvery leaves for elegant bouquet filler.

Spicy Bush Fine Leaf Basil

Spicy Bush

Basil Seed

Small, dome-shaped plants with fine leaves, perfect for pots or beds.

Ellagance White Lavender

Ellagance White

Lavender Seed

Improved first-year-flowering white lavender.

Tuscany Basil

Tuscany

Basil Seed

Attractive, uniform lettuce-leaf type with ruffled, puckered leaves.

Silverdust Dusty Miller

Silverdust

Dusty Miller Seed

Finely cut leaves with snowflake appearance for elegant filler.

Superbo Genovese Basil

Superbo

Basil Seed

Improved strain of standard Genovese basil.

Wega Leaf Parsley

Wega

Parsley Seed

Highly uniform and refined curled parsley variety.

Eros Sweet Peppers

Eros

Organic (F1) Bell Pepper Seed

Early golden yellow mini bell, the perfect partner to Cupid.

Menuette Leaf Parsley

Menuette

Parsley Seed

Unique fern-leaf parsley.

Lemon Mint Monarda (Bee Balm)

Lemon Mint

Monarda Seed

Vigorous blooms add wildflower look, spicy citrus scent to bouquets.

Gretel Mini Eggplants

AAS (All-America Selections) Winners

Gretel

(F1) Eggplant Seed

Solid white specialty mini eggplant on a compact plant.

Password Tulips

Password

Tulip Bulb

Double tulip with a unique color combination.

Prospera® Red DMR Purple Basil

Prospera® Red DMR

Organic (F1) Basil Seed

Intermediate resistance to downy mildew and Fusarium.

Savannah Grass Grasses, Ornamental

Savannah Grass

Ornamental Grass Seed

Sparkling, rosy grass for late summer and fall.

Penny™ All Season Mix Viola (Pansy)

Penny™ All Season Mix

(F1) Viola Seed

Uniquely-colored blooms all season long.

Purple Majesty Grasses, Ornamental

AAS (All-America Selections) Winners

Purple Majesty

(F1) Ornamental Grass Seed

Striking ornamental millet adds architecture and color to bouquets.

Hansel Mini Eggplants

AAS (All-America Selections) Winners

Hansel

(F1) Eggplant Seed

Abundant yields of solid purple specialty fruits on compact plants.

Summer Breeze Cherry Blossom Strawberry Seeds

Summer Breeze Cherry Blossom

(F1) Strawberry Seed

Unique double blooms.

Red Rubin Purple Basil

Red Rubin

Basil Seed

Dark purple Italian Large Leaf type with high yields and great flavor.

Majestic Giants II Formula Mix Viola (Pansy)

Majestic Giants II Formula Mix

(F1) Viola Seed

Extra-large pansies.

Polyvert Chives

Polyvert

Chive Seed

Medium-size leaf, highly uniform.

Oklahoma White Oklahoma Series

Oklahoma White

Zinnia Seed

Excellent vase life and low susceptibility to powdery mildew.

Eros Sweet Bell Peppers

Eros

(F1) Bell Pepper Seed

Early golden yellow mini bell, the perfect partner to Cupid.

Aya Prospera® Active DMR Genovese Basil

Aya Prospera® Active DMR

Organic Basil Seed

Highly resistant to downy mildew.

Italian Oyster Sawdust Spawn Sawdust Spawn

Italian Oyster Sawdust Spawn

Organic Mushrooms

Finest culinary oyster.

Jordy Standard Chives

Jordy

Chive Seed

Medium- to fine-leaf chive.

Lemon Bush Eucalyptus

Lemon Bush

Eucalyptus Seed

Lemon-scented foliage.

Queen Sophia Marigold

AAS (All-America Selections) Winners

Queen Sophia

Marigold Seed

Dark-orange petals rimmed with gold, a favorite around the world.

Almond Agaricus Sawdust Spawn Sawdust Spawn

Almond Agaricus Sawdust Spawn

Organic Mushrooms

A compost lover.

Patio Baby Mini Eggplants

AAS (All-America Selections) Winners

Patio Baby

(F1) Eggplant Seed

The best container variety, ideal for small-space gardening.

Carmine Splendor Okra

Carmine Splendor

(F1) Okra Seed

Red, high-yielding, and uniform.

Helen Mount Viola (Pansy)

Helen Mount

Viola Seed

The true Johnny jump-up, also known as heart's ease.