Even before the calendar announces the beginning of autumn, the parade of the loveliest autumn bloomers begins on the balcony. This selection presents you with recommended types and varieties that bring a breath of fresh air to the balcony design at the end of the season.

A colorful balcony brings color into autumn

Sea of flowers under the autumn sun - tips for autumn planting

The changing of the seasons is reflected in the change in flower and leaf colours. The bright colors of summer are replaced by warm, calm tones in autumn. When the October sun shows what it's made of, the following balcony plants are in floral top form:

  • Bergenia 'Autumn Blossom' (Bergenia cordifolia): opulent, dark pink flowers until November
  • Leadwort (Ceratostigma plumbaginoides): gentian blue flowers contrast with dark red autumn foliage
  • Autumn anemone (Anemone japonica): one of the most beautiful autumn flowers for west and east balconies
  • Pillow aster (Aster dumosus): indispensable classic in furious autumn colors for pots and tubs
  • Autumn cranesbill 'Dilys' (Geranium sanguineum), the last flowering cranesbill until well into October

A nectar-rich farewell gift for bees, bumblebees and butterflies is the Greenland daisy (Arctanthemum arcticum). With a growth height of 20 to 30 cm, its white-yellow ray flowers are the center of attention on the autumn balcony and are a popular destination for busy insects.

Foliage decoration tops flowers - ideas for the shady autumn balcony

When light is scarce on the autumnal balcony, ornamental leaf plants trump with magical colors. The following ideas may inspire you for an imaginative autumn planting that can confidently do without flowers:

  • Dwarf Funkie 'Abby' (Hosta): Blue-green heart leaves with a golden border in all low-light areas
  • Cushion purple bells 'Quicksilver' (Heuchera): shiny metallic foliage with a network of red veins
  • Cylindrical spurge (Euphorbia myrsinites): blue-green tongues adorn cylindrical shoots well into winter

The wonderful checkerberry (Gaultheria procumbens) welcomes autumn with evergreen, glossy ornamental leaves topped by red berries. The small shrub reaches a height of 10 to 20 cm, so that it radiates autumnal charm in the flower box (€16.99). It likes to lie in a large tub at the feet of mighty ornamental shrubs and compete for our attention with its floral contrast program.

First frost in autumn? - These balcony plants don't go limp

The survival artists among the autumnal balcony plants are not deterred by the first night frosts. Purple bells (Heuchera) are frost-resistant down to -28.8 degrees Celsius, so their foliage is not damaged. Dainty red moss stonecrop (Sedum album) also belongs in this category because, like all Sedum species, it does not give up even in frosty temperatures.

The fascinating purple spurge 'Purpurea' (Euphorbia amygdaloides) is also one of the frost-resistant balcony plants for autumn. The ornamental purple foliage on red stems keeps its composure even when the mercury column falls well below freezing.

tips

Some of the loveliest autumn bloomers are hardy and can overwinter outside as balcony plants. A warm cover made of fleece, bubble wrap or coconut mats (€21.90) and an insulating wooden base protect the box and bucket from frost. Regular watering on mild days is just as important, because the perennials are threatened by drought stress when there is a frost.

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Indoor plants