With their delicate flowers in cheerful colors, they make the garden, balcony and terrace shine: the summer flowers. Our favorites this year are not only easy to care for, but also require little water and can easily withstand heat and drought. We list the 10 most beautiful potted plants for dry soils.
Hot weather equals wilted flowers? Are you kidding me? Are you serious when you say that! The next summer flowers thrive even in dry and hot conditions and can cope with little watering. They are the perfect plants for pots and balcony boxes, where the water evaporates more quickly and the soil dries out. But if you want to save water in the garden, then you can create a flower bed with the nearest perennials.
Drought-resistant permanent bloomer for balcony boxes: The Angelonia
Botanical name:Angelonia angustifolia
Location:full sun, out of sun
Boden:permeable, pH value between 5.5 – 6.2
Flowering time:May – October
This tropical beauty blooms tirelessly from spring through fall. Angelonia, also known locally as angel face, prefers a sunny location, but can also thrive in partial shade - but remains low and produces fewer flowers. It is perfect for patio pots or balcony boxes. The angel face needs little water - the perennial is watered from below and the soil should dry slightly before the next watering.
Plants for dry soils: Rudbeckia
Botanical name:Rudbeckia Hirta
Location:full sun, out of sun
Boden:sandy, pH value below 6.8
Flowering time:June – September
Very easy to care for and quite undemanding, the Rudbeckia lights up the garden, balcony and terrace with its yellow flowers. The beautiful plant prefers dry soil with a high sand content. Good drainage is an absolute must, as the flower cannot tolerate waterlogging well. The Rudbeckias are very robust, disease-resistant and are rarely attacked by pests. They are of no interest to garden animals or deer, but their seeds provide food for numerous species of birds.
Californian poppy – flowering pot plant for sunny locations
Botanical name:Eschscholzia californica
Location:sunny
Boden:sandy, pH value 6.8 to 8
Flowering time:July – September
The California poppy is the perfect flower for anyone who wants a low-maintenance container garden. It does best in nutrient-poor, sandy soil and blooms profusely in full sun. The poppy provides food for numerous insects in summer. It is poured from below and very slowly with lukewarm water.
Botanical name:Delosperma cooperi
Location:full sun
Boden:sandy, stony, humus-poor
Flowering time:June – August
The ice plant is a very special beauty: its flowers only open at midday from June to August. And the wait is worth it, because the ice plant shines in all kinds of colors. The plant has a cushion-forming habit and is therefore ideal for the balcony box.
Plants for full sun that need little water: cockade flower
Botanical name:Gaillardia pulchella
Location:full sun
Boden:sandy, stony-rich, low in humus, pH value between 6.1 and 6.5
Flowering time:July – October
The cockade flower is an easy-care, permanent bloomer whose flowers are visually similar to daisies. The cockade flower needs little water, a humus-rich soil and can cope with almost no care. They are also perfect cut flowers and are also suitable as grave plants.
Summer flowers that need little water: Plants for shade
Dry places in the garden or a rain-protected corner on the balcony - the next summer flowers will bloom and grow in the shade and can cope with little watering.
Flowers for shade that thrive outdoors: Hellebores
Botanical name:Helleborus foetidus
Location:Partial shade and shadow
Boden:sandy, stony-rich, low in humus, pH value between 6.1 and 6.5
Flowering time:July – October
The hellebore is a beautiful, evergreen plant with delicate flowers that, depending on the variety, are snow-white, creamy, yellow, green, red or purple. All parts of the plant are poisonous and therefore of no interest to wild hares and deer.
Plants for shady areas: scented carnations
Botanical name:Dianthus Plumarius
Location:shaded to partially shaded
Boden:sandy, stony-rich, low in humus, pH value between 6 and 7.2
Flowering time:May – August
The scented carnationsbloom for monthsand are low, evergreen and very easy to care for plants. You can find a wide range of varieties and colors in the garden center. But most have one thing in common - they form dense cushions and are ideal for shady areas, which they brighten up with their pink, pink or snow-white flowers.
Shade flowers with low water requirements: compact buddleia varieties
Botanical name:Buddleja davidii
Location:semi-shaded
Boden:permeable, rich in humus, pH value in the alkaline range
Flowering time:June – September
The compact version of the buddleia blooms tirelessly from June until autumn. The lilac thrives in both partial shade and full sun and needs little water. Heat and drought resistant – this plant is the perfect addition to the container garden.
