Are you looking for Irish planters for St. Patrick’s Day? Maybe for a gift or to celebrate your own Gaelic heritage? Paint your space green this year with these Irish-inspired choices:

1. Bells of Ireland

2. Sheep’s Bit

Sheep’s-bit are gorgeous in Irish planters for St. Patrick’s Day. In nature, they grow on both grasslands and cliffs in the British Isles and are a favourite snack of grazing sheep (thus their clever name). These little beauties are eye-catching on cliff tops and maritime grasslands. The plants themselves have small heads of densely packed bright blue flowers with narrow leaves, sometimes with a rippled edge. My favourite varietal is “Scabious Purple Lights” and you can find seed to grow your own here.

3. Shamrocks

When it comes to St. Paddy’s Day, shamrock’s steal the show. The true good luck charm of Ireland. You almost have to include these Irish national emblems in Irish planters for St. Patrick’s Day. The name shamrock comes from Irish seamróg, which simply means “young clover”.

The story of this trefoil-shaped plant is that St. Patrick used it to depict the Holy Trinity to sway converts to Christianity. It’s also noted that shamrocks began to be associated with the holiday when Irish peasants wanted to look nice at church, and were able to don shamrock’s on their clothing. The adornment was free for all to enjoy since shamrocks grew so abundantly. While we all think of shamrocks as green (and I love these!) there are gorgeous deep purple options to enjoy, too. Shamrocks are super easy to grown in pots. They enjoy full sun to partial shade and are a low-maintenance plant indoors and out.