- Tireless splendor of flowers for the sunny to partially shaded balcony
- Adding a pop of color to shady locations, these flowers bloom in low light
Flowers transform the window box into a festival of colors and shapes if the plant selection takes into account the lighting conditions at the location. This selection introduces you to lavish perpetual bloomers for sunny to partially shaded and shaded locations.
The more colorful the more beautiful
Tireless splendor of flowers for the sunny to partially shaded balcony
A place on the south side of the house is just right for the following flowers, because they are among the sun-worshippers among the permanent bloomers:
- Petunias (Petunia), flowering classics with countless funnel-shaped flowers from May to October; 20 cm or hanging
- Blue lobelia (Lobelia erinus) for a never-ending bloom from May through autumn; 15-20cm
- Godetia (Godetia amoena) with its red, pink and white flowers are reminiscent of azaleas from June to September; 20 cm
- Low Queen's Eye (Coreopsis lanceolata) enchants with golden yellow flowers from July to October; 20 cm
Join these classics with year-old newcomer Cisanthe (Cisanthe grandiflora 'Brightness'). With their up to 5 cm large, rainproof flowers, they attract everyone's attention from June to September. If the small blossom beauties are covered by a white carpet of cinnamon saxifrage (Lobularia maritima var. benthamii), the picturesque appearance is accompanied by a seductive scent.
Adding a pop of color to shady locations, these flowers bloom in low light
A little lack of light will not stop the following flowers from accompanying you through the summer with decorative blossoms in the flower box (€16.99):
- Mountain Cranesbill (Geranium nodosum 'Silverwood') flowers from July to November; 25-30cm
- Downy Elf Flower (Epimedium pubigerum), the dainty low-light specialist in spring; 20 cm
- Nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus) colorful flowers above decorative leaves from June to October; 20-40cm
Are you in the mood for hardy plants with white flowers in the shady flower box? Then you cannot avoid purple bells. By far the largest flowers are the white purple bells (Heuchera sanguinea 'White Cloud'), which also shines on the north side from June to September.
tips
The blooming splendor in the flower box is quickly over when waterlogging occurs in the substrate after every downpour. You can easily avoid this problem if you drill holes in the ground and create drainage from potsherds over them.