Not so easy to make the right choice for the balcony box from the dizzying range of magnificent plants. Therefore, use our recommendations, including a shopping list, to plant a flower box imaginatively.

Colorful flower boxes bring color to gray house walls

Heralds of spring for the flower box

Spring is making things colorful in the balcony box if you put the following plants on your shopping list:

  • 2 double daffodils (Narcissus 'Rip van Winkle')
  • 1 yellow ranunculus 'Yellow' (Ranunculus asiaticus)
  • 2 light blue horn violets (Viola cornuta 'Boughton Blue')
  • 1 forget-me-not (Myosotis)
  • 2 dwarf tulips, such as the water lily tulip (Tulipa kaufmanniana 'Early Harvest')

Specialist shops will have bulb flowers ready for you from spring if you have missed the autumn planting season.

Blue and white summer fairy tale - these plants make the dream come true

A white and blue flower box (€16.99) spreads a carefree holiday feeling. If you write down the following plants on your shopping list, the summery flower fairy tale is guaranteed:

  • 1 peasant hydrangea 'Bela' (Hydrangea macrophylla) with blue flower balls
  • 2 Busy Lizzies (Impatiens walleriana) with white, single flowers
  • 2 Busy Lizzies (Impatiens walleriana) with white, double flowers
  • 2 magic snow 'Diamond Frost' (Euphorbia hybrid)
  • 2 Snowflake Flowers (Bacopa)
  • 2 Loyal to men 'Alba St. John' (Lobelia)

This planting suggestion is suitable for large flower boxes (€16.99) at least 100 cm long and 30 cm deep, so that the majestic hydrangea can unfold in all its glory.

Blossom festival after work - that's how it works

Can you only enjoy the magic of your flowers on the balcony after work? Then reach for these plants, which unfold an enchanting scent over the course of the evening:

  • 4 Elf mirror 'Fleurie Bluebird' (Nemesia strumosa) with sky blue flowers
  • 4 Levkojen (Matthiola), for example 'Tudor Tapestry' with purple-pink flowers
  • 1 Vanilla Flower (Heliotropium arborescens) 'Marine' with dark purple flowers and a lovely vanilla scent
  • 1 Lavender (Lavendula angustifolia), such as 'Blue Crusion' with blue, compact pads

This color combination of pink, purple and blue looks particularly elegant in the window box made of white wood. The recommended plant community can be discovered in numerous other colors, so that there are no limits to your personal design ideas.

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Would you like a balcony box with a privacy screen effect? Then put 3 pearl millets 'Purple Majesty' (Pennisetum glaucum) on your shopping list, which also reach an impressive 80 cm in the flower box. As blooming, tone-on-tone companion plants, 3 lobelia hybrids 'Blue Star', 2 lobelia erinus 'Compact Blue with Eye' and 2 mini petunias (Calibrachoa) 'Brigth Red' lie at her feet.

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Indoor plants