Anything rated Zone 3/4/5 (if you have Zone 6/7 winter) should do okay in a container, provided there is adequate drainage in the container and you can take steps to do some protection in severe cold spells and keep excessive moisture out of the container through winter, which can often kill a plant faster (rotting a crown) than any cold. The phloxes (paniculata/"Summer phlox" or subulata "creeping phlox") are hardy to Zone 4 & 3 respectively The heucheras (depending on type) are hardy to Zones 3/4 Astilbes are generally Zone 4. Daylilies can be Zone 3/4 depending on variety. Many of the mints (a large family) are very hardy and many of the menthas within that family are generally hardy to Zone 3. They can also grow in shade where other herbs prefer more sun. Some of the other plants you mention like the vinca, impatiens, trailing lobelia, pansies, basil are either tender perennials or annuals and may or may not reseed. I have seen the regular impatiens reseed here but not sure about the new guineas. One good reseeder as annual or perennial depending on variety (where some are hardy and others tender) are the salvias (which are in the mint family). They do like a little more light but some of the dwarf varieties might offer a nice combination plus with dead-heading, they can go from all summer until frost knocks them back. Another mint family potential reseeder and/or perennial are the balms (lemon balm, bee balm, etc). Yet another possibility includes one of my staples - the wax begonia and petunias. I have had both reseed as well and with the begonia being a tender perennial, they can be scooped out and nursed inside to be planted out the following season. They like other tender perennials, tend to have a longer bloom duration than the hardies - akin to annuals. The petunias bloom better in more sun but can have a decent bloom in part sun. Don't be afraid to grow perennials. If they spread, just dump them out, divide, and replant! I've done this with my containered daylilies and hostas and will be doing it for my asiatic lilies hopefully this fall (I keep putting it off...lol).

You don't post what zone you're in which would be helpful to folks willing to respond to your question. If you're in a temperate zone, the answer to your question is a qualified yes. I grow both hosta and hydrangea in a couple of part sun garden beds and both do very well. Also growing in the same beds are sedum, cranesbill, stokesia, coral bells, daylily, weigela, dianthus/carnation, columbine, buddleia/butterfly bush, caryopteris/blue mist shrub, chelone/turtlehead, Virginia knotweed 'Painter's Palette,' Polemonium/ Jacob's ladder among others. Assuming the plants adapt to soil & moisture conditions, there's a good chance the above would also thrive in your garden bed.

i know its 'common' but you can't beat one of the fragrant hostas-- aphrodite. great leaves all summer. then beautiful fragrant white flowers in august. some of the iris might take shade and still bloom, but hardiness could be a problem. star of bethlehem is cute in the spring (start of june), but can be invasive. foxgloves would like medium shade and sweet woodruff would be a nice ground cover for you, so would european ginger. columbines, bunneria, lobelia pansies--violas,primroses (hardiness), there are some clematis that are short/non-vining types(hardiness), perennial bachaleor buttons. diggerb

If you search for Trumpet Vine on these forums you'll find a LOT of reasons not to plant it. I planted some and after reading on the forums pulled it up and burned it! Apparently, it won't bloom unless it has full sun and is so invasive it'll take over your yard and eat anything in it's path. You could try honeysuckle, although it won't be evergreen. Virginia Creeper is nice, but doesn't flower. Ivy can be quite invasive too, but I hear the varigated ones are better than the standard English Ivy. Again, no blooms, but that one is at least evergreen. Dutchman's pipe? Not sure if it'll be perenial where you are.