Pots are a bit more common within our landscapes than they should be, but they can be justified.
1. Philodendron selloum ‘Lickety Split’ split-leaf philodendron grew efficiently enough to obscure its pretty green pot within a few months, but does not seem to grow much now. It seems to merely replace old foliage with new foliage. The stems do not elongate much.
2. Dianella caerulea, blueberry lily is named Sigmund because it looks like a shabby sea monster. It is in a large terracotta pot that it now completely obscures. It visually softens the blunt end of a low stone retaining wall that separates a few stone steps from a ramp.
3. Cymbidium, orchid with a few small bits of Vinca minor ‘Alba Variegata’, small white variegated periwinkle are in a cheap plastic urn, with Sigmund in the background to the left. I know neither the species nor the cultivar of the orchid, but it blooms white nicely.
4. Alocasia odora, taro, or whatever species this is, has grown quite nicely to obscure its pot, just like the split-leaf philodendron and Sigmund. It was taken from a vacated home with an Australian tree fern two years ago. Sadly, the old home will soon be demolished.
5. Brugmansia, angel’s trumpet really is getting to be redundant, but is also really quite pretty. Like the orchid, both its species and cultivar are unknown. I grew it from a scrap from a green waste pile in East San Jose. Its big terracotta urn was a gift a few years ago.
6. Eucalyptus globulus ‘Compacta’, dwarf blue gum is certainly not a typical houseplant. Yet, here it is within an antique coffee shoppe lounge at work. We do not know how long it can survive here without direct sunlight, but will eventually find out. It is quite grand.
This is the link for Six on Saturday, for anyone else who would like to participate: https://thepropagatorblog.wordpress.com/2017/09/18/six-on-saturday-a-participant-guide/
Tony Tomeo 
Some lovely shades of green and beautiful foliage too.
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Thank you. Much of it was not planned. The blue gum is a stretch.
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Love that Brugmansia foliage! I think I’ve only encountered the hairy leaved ones – or maybe my memory is playing tricks?
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The only one here with fussy foliage blooms with double white flowers. We grow only five cultivars, though.
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Sigmund made me laugh! We share the same memories of Saturday morning television!
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Sigmund is so nondescript. We would get rid of it if we could. We just do not want to leave the end of the wall exposed. Nor do we want to try replacing it with something that could be less reliable.
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Wow, those are all great examples of potted beauties! That Eucalyptus is fabulous! Re: potted plants, I think I need to do it more than I do because of rabbit problems and the need to move things around. The only problem is our bitter cold winters. So when I pot things, come winter I either need to bring them inside, temporarily bury them in the ground, or make sure they’re hardy two zones colder than 5. Happy “Six”!
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How or why do pots protect from rabbits? Do you just move them to where rabbits are less active? That does not seem like much of a deterrent.
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Your plants look beautifully healthy.
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Thank you. I did not get pictures of those that are not so healthy.
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