Whether in the balcony box on the railing or in pots on the balcony, plants make the cold, dreary winter that much more beautiful. But how is that supposed to work? Living plant in this cold? Yes, there are beautiful specimens that last at least for a certain period of time even in a pot and are suitable for winter planting. Which balcony plants for the winter could you choose and combine?
It is not only important to choose the right plants, but also the right location for each specimen. Accordingly, flowers must be combined that have the same or at least similar requirements.
The right plants for a lush, hardy arrangement
For a beautiful arrangement, it is best to combine plants of different heights. Gap fillers are also required, after all, the plant container should be lavishly filled and appear natural. You also have the choice betweenevergreen plants, which are hardy and adorn with their leaves, as well as flowering species.
The main plants for winter planting on the balcony
Choose eye-catching balcony plants for the winter, which are, so to speak, the main element in the arrangement. These usually differthrough other leaf shapesand/or colors and also in their height. Which plants are suitable for this when it comes to winter planting?
Uncomplicated balcony plants as the main actors:
- Bamboo (Bambusoideae)
- Besenheide (Callunavulgaris)or all Gentiles
- boxwood (Boxwood)
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- Double-flowering garden chamomile (A noble chameleon)
- Japanese spindle bush (Euonymusjaponicus), conditionally frost hardy
- Hardy camellia hybrid (Camellia)
- Lower false berry (Gaultheria reclining)
- Pampasgras (Cortaderia weep)
- purple bells (Heuchera)
- Shadow Flower/Fleshy Berry (Sarcococca confusion)
- Candytuft (Iberis)
- silver bells (Heuchera micrantha ‘Obsidian’)
- Skimmie (Skimmia japonica)
- Stechpalme (Ilex)
- cypress (Cypress)
Balcony plants for the winter – create cascades
Hanging and creeping plants usually grow low and also decorate the lower areas of the pot or box, below the surface of the earth. This way you expand thatFlower arrangement facing downand it looks even more lush and creative. Hardy balcony plants for autumn and winter that you can choose for this can be found in the following list:
Hanging plants for the balcony that are hardy:
- ivy (Ivy helix)
- Fetthenne (Sedum)
- Evergreen (Vinca)
- Carpet Wire Shrub (Muehlenbeckia axillaris)
Colorful gap fillers all around
Once you have found suitable balcony plants for the winter from the lists above, you will of course still need some gap fillers to fill out the container. You can opt for monochrome arrangements withsimple white flowers, but also create colorful combinations. Here the choice is not less, but rather the opposite. Which balcony plants to choose in winter?
Flowers for balcony boxes to fill gaps:
- cyclamen (Cyclamen)
- Aschenblume (Cineraria), frost hardy down to minus 2 degrees
- Besenheide (Callunavulgaris)or all Gentiles
- Christrose (Helleborus)
- Little Winterling (Eranthis winter)
- Polsterphlox (Phlox)
- First (Primula), not all species are frost hardy
- purple bells (Heuchera)
- snowdrop (Galanthus)
- Silberblatt (Lunaria)
- Barbed wire plant (Calocephalus)
- pansies (Violawittrockiana)
- Thymian (Thymus)
- violet (Viola)
Balcony plants for the winter – inspiring arrangements to recreate
You can create beautiful combinations from all of the balcony plants mentioned for the winterWinter-hardy permanent plants for balcony boxesand put together buckets.
- Autumnal nuances in winter
Here you can see a combination of the barbed wire plant (Calocephalus), the ivy, the yellow primrose and the skimmia, while the bright orange berries belong to the coral bush. However, the latter is not frost hardy, so you should bring the balcony plants in in winter if you design the arrangement the way you see it. Alternatively, you can also replace the coral bush with a frost-hardy variant, such as the lower false berry (Gaultheria reclining).
- Violet as the main element
The middle area is filled with purple violets, which you can also choose in a different color. You can also replace the beautiful balcony plant with pansies for larger flowers. In the background, broom heather or other heather adorns the plant container for the balcony and in the front area heuchera.
- Ideas with heather
Common heather or similar species, combined with delicate cyclamen or with pansies/violets, creates a pleasant arrangement of winter flowers outside that are suitable for the balcony box as well as for a round pot on the floor or balcony table. Fill in as desired with cascading plants or silver leaf as in the examples. Instead of heather, other, taller plants can be chosen, such as grasses or green plants for the balcony (cypress or bamboo, for example).
Once you have collected a selection of suitable balcony plants for the winter, you can let your imagination run wild when putting them together and create a wide variety of arrangements. It can be minimalist and monochrome, but also colorful with the help of the many colorful flowering variants. A green plant for the balcony can serve as a focal point or background, while lower specimens create the surroundings. Take your time when planning! We wish you lots of fun and success!
