my mum's wish after she died was to have her ashes put in a pot with a plant. Any ideas please?

In a pot the fuscia is hard to beat. If you want a larger, taller plant that exudes 'summer exotic' a Canna or Hedychium is hard to beat!!!

As its west facing, I assume it only gets sun post lunchtime - what about a Pieris Forest Flame, or one of the variegated ones? Or a Camellia? though both of these like acidic soil, you'd need ericaceous compost.Otherwise Phormium "Dazzler" or similar, all good container plants, all evergreen.

what a lovely idea
sorry about your loss, she must have been a real garden lover was she?

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I wonder what plants your mum loved and grew maybe theres an idea there? The suggestion of Pieris Forest Flame would be a nice one as it has good all year interest. Or a patio Rose in your mothers favourite colour?

There is a short floribunda rose called "My Mum" which would do ok in a large pot

what was your mums name?
there are lots of plants that have been names. Fuschias as mentioned have lots with names on
Forest flame is lovely suggestion. such a Trooper too, mine has been bashed and knocked and dried out and soaked but doing brilliantly

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It is a lovely idea. When choosing though, I would consider that it would best for the plant to be a long lived variety and one that was pretty tough.

Nothing worse than loosing a plant that has such precious associations.