Many plants love sun, but not all! You can also grow a variety of flowers, green plants and even vegetables on your north-facing balcony. Find out below which plants thrive on the shade balcony.

Petunias also thrive in shade

Flowers for the north balcony

Even if the north balcony lacks sun, that doesn't mean it has to be colorless too. Numerous flowers with very different flower colors also thrive in the shade. Here is an overview:

German name botanical name flower color heyday light requirement
balloon flowers Platycodon grandiflorus Violet to bluish, white July to August Shady to semi-shady
begonia begonia White, orange, yellow, red, pink, etc. From May to autumn the shade
Blue Daisy Brachyscome iberidifolia Bluish July to September Sunny, light shade
Busy Lizzie Impatiens walleriana White, red, violet, pink, etc. From May to autumn shade or partial shade
fuchsias fuchsia Violet, pink, red summer Shady to semi-shady
hydrangeas Hydrangea Blue, pink, red, white etc. May to July Sunny, semi-shady, shady
loyal to men Lobelia erinus Blue, white, pink June to October Sunny to semi-shady
petunia petunia Almost all colors, also multicolored May to late autumn sun or light shade
splendor pier astilbe White, pink, red etc. May to June lights or full of shadows
Purplebells Heuchera Red, pink May to July light shadow
snowflake flower Chaenostoma cordatum White corn to fall light shadow
vanilla flower Heliotropium arborescens white, violet May until October sun to light shade
forest bellflower campanula purple or white June July Lights to full shadows
ornamental tobacco Nicotiana x sanderae White, red, pink, yellow etc. May until October Sunny to shady

Green plants and shrubs for the north balcony

If you prefer green to colorful on the north-facing balcony, you can plant various shrubs and beautiful green plants in tubs and balcony boxes (€109.00). For example:

German name botanical name particularities location
boxwood Buxus sempervirens Good tolerance for cuts Shade to semi-shade
coleus Plectranthus scutellarioides Colorful foliage sun or shade
ferns Different depending on the species highly toxic Shady
Frankincense Plant (Moth King) Plectrantus coleoides White leaf margins Shady to semi-shady

Herbs and vegetables for the shaded balcony

Do you want to plant tomatoes on your shaded balcony? Unfortunately that won't work. But some types of vegetables and especially herbs can do with little light.

  • wild garlic
  • chard
  • arugula
  • Parsely
  • salad
  • sorrel
  • chives
  • spinach
  • woodruff
  • wild rocket

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Indoor plants