Stylish planting ideas for the summer flower box do without colorful sundries. The trend is for floral tone-on-tone creations paired with seductive scents. The following planting suggestions for the sunny to partially shaded balcony may serve as an inspiration for your individual design variations.
Which plants are suitable for a summer balcony box?
Yellow-white tone-on-tone flower combinations with a honey scent are suitable for a summery balcony box, e.g. E.g. scented stonewort, gazania, lantana and magic bells. Another idea is pink-purple plant arrangements with a vanilla scent, e.g. vanilla flowers, balcony sage, rosemary and candles.
Yellow-white flower painting with a seductive honey scent - this is how it works
If you design your flower box with the following plant composition, it will announce itself from a distance with an intoxicating honey scent. Attracted by the sweet aroma, hordes of butterflies buzz around the yellow and white flowers. You can easily follow the following planting suggestion:
- 2 Scented stone rich 'Easter Bonnet White' exude a wonderful honey scent from white cushion flowers on the front right and left
- 1 Place Gazania 'Kiss Yellow' right behind it with sunny yellow flowers
- 1 Lantana 'Esperanta Yellow' highlights its yellow flowers on the other side
- 1 Place the magic bell 'Lemon Slice' with white-yellow flowers between the two scented rocks in the foreground
The harmonious appearance is rounded off by a dwarf curry 'Aladin', which sits enthroned in the middle of the back box. Its silvery, shimmering leaves smell appetizingly of curry. In summer there are also beautiful yellow flowers.
Floral moments of happiness in pink and purple with vanilla scent - idea for replanting
We have put together a picturesque summer fairy tale in elegant colors, combined with the scent of vanilla and rosemary, for you here:
- 2 vanilla flowers 'Nagano' form the frame with purple flower umbrellas at the front of the flower box on the right and left
- 1 Balcony sage 'Farina Violet' takes its place right behind it as a violet butterfly magnet
- 1 Rosemary 'Abraxas' joins its herbal colleagues with purple flowers and gray-green foliage
- 1 Magic bell 'Calita Purple Star' acts as an eye-catcher in the foreground between the vanilla flowers with white-pink flower cascades
As a leading figure in the harmonious play of colors, the magnificent candle 'Gambit Rose' skilfully takes up the theme with dark pink flowers that appear from July to October. Ideally, position this plant next to the rosemary and behind a vanilla flower, as it towers above all others in terms of growth.
Tip
A summery balcony in the shade is by no means doomed to be colorless. There are actually perennials and flowers that also bloom in the flower box in a shady location. The native bush wind rose (Anemone nemorosa) provides convincing evidence with its white flowers. Perfect plant neighbors are fern larkspur (Corydalis cheilanthifolia) and mountain forest cranesbill (Geranium nodosum).
