small pot plants for grave containers

Hi All

Can anyone recommend suitable very small pot plants for small zinc containers (urns) on a grave. They are the type which have a lid with holes for putting flowers into and then the urns sit in the holes which are cut into the gravestone. We have been putting cut flowers in them for a long time now but cant visit all the time. The flowers dont last very long either and are expensive to replace every week.
I thought if we could buy some small plant pots to sit inside the urns, and then put a very small flowering plant in the pots then this would be a more practical, longer lasting solution. I'm looking for ideas for small plants for all seasons as we could change them to suit. I would prefer plants with more flowers than leaves and some that do not trail as I think this would make the grave look untidy. Any advice much appreciated.

 

Difficult to come up with much that wont need watering in summer.
You could try a few house leeks, they survive for years on nothing, dont mind missing out on watering, and in fact colour up better when a bit dry.

 

Im guessing alpines might be an option they live on rocky surfaces so dont need massive root system and survive weather extremes generally but will still need caring for when its really hot and dry

 

I usually pot up small pots of miniature Daffs,Irises and snow drops for early in the year then use small pots of Lavender and Nepeta during the summer on graves we don't get to visit as often

 

The problem that I see is that the urn will not drain. If we get prolonged periods of wet weather it could cause root rot. So I doubt that anything could be relied upon - it will be at the mercy of the weather.

 

Rosielee,
whenever I visit France, I love to wander around an empty cemetery looking at their grave flowers such as these.
Just food for thought,
http://www.123rf.com/photo_22099225_funeral-wreath-with-ceramic-flowers-at-a-french-cemetery.html
Jenny namaste

 

That can be a problem,it's better to remove the urns and use a small plant pot instead and place a stone or two in the hole to raise it slightly to save it sitting in any standing water.The gaps for the pots are only small but still big enough to give a little show of colour for times when you can't get there as often

 

Hi Everyone
Theres some good tips and ideas here which I will probably follow up. I'm su

 

Hi Everyone
Theres some good tips and ideas here which I will probably follow up. I'm sure using plants will be far easier than using cut flowers. It takes so long to cut the stems and trim the leaves and push them in the holes especially in the winter when its freezing! Many thanks to you all.