A balcony on the east or west side is nowhere near as spoiled by the sun as on the south side. However, you don't have to miss out on picturesque flowers in partial shade. You can discover some of the most beautiful plants for the half-shade flower box here.
Which plants are suitable for balcony boxes in partial shade?
Spherical primrose, busy lizard, tuberous begonias, petunias, magic bells 'Million Bells', men's faithful and perennials such as bush anemones and mountain forest cranesbill are suitable for a partially shaded balcony box. All of these plants develop their flowers even without full sunlight.
Sea of flowers in a semi-shaded flower box - this is how it works
The following plants do not need a sunny location to produce their lush flowers:
- Ball primrose (Primula denticulata): flowering period from March to May
- Busy Lizzie (Impatiens walleriana): flowering period from June to September
- Bugonias (Begonia × tuberhybrida): flowering period from May to the first frost
- Petunias (Petunia): flowering period from June to October
- Magic bells 'Million Bells' (Calibrachoa): flowering period from June to October
- Männertreu (Lobelia): flowering period from May to October
Combine the annual summer beauties with perennials if you don't want to replace the entire planting every year. Ideal candidates for the flower box in partial shade are bush anemone (Anemone nemorosa) and mountain forest cranesbill (Geranium nodosum).
