Many plants love sun, but not all of them! You can also grow a variety of flowers, green plants and even vegetables on your north-facing balcony. Find out below which plants thrive on the shade balcony.
Which plants are suitable for a north-facing balcony?
Shade-loving plants such as begonias, busy lilies, fuchsias, hydrangeas and many more thrive on a north-facing balcony. Green plants such as ferns and boxwood as well as herbs such as parsley and chives also grow well in the shade.
Flowers for the north balcony
Even if there is a lack of sun on the north balcony, that does not mean that it has to be colorless. Numerous flowers with very different flower colors also thrive in the shade. Here is an overview:
| German name | Botanical name | Flower color | Flowering time | Light requirements |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balloon flowers | Platycodon grandiflorus | Violet to bluish, white | July to August | Shady to partially shaded |
| Begonia | Begonia | White, orange, yellow, red, pink etc. | From May to Autumn | Shadow |
| Blue Daisy | Brachyscome iberidifolia | Blueish | July to September | Sunny, light shade |
| Hardworking Lieschen | Impatiens walleriana | White, red, violet, pink etc. | From May to Autumn | Shadow or partial shade |
| Fuchsias | Fuchsia | Purple, pink, red | Summer | Shady to partially shaded |
| hydrangeas | Hydrangea | Blue, pink, red, white etc. | May to July | Sunny, partial shade, shady |
| True to men | Lobelia erinus | Blue, white, pink | June to October | Sunny to partially shaded |
| Petunia | Petunia | Almost all colors, even multicolored | May to deep autumn | Sun or light shadow |
| Magnificent Piers | Astilbe | White, pink, red etc. | May to June | Lights or full shadows |
| Purple Bells | Heuchera | Red, pink | May to July | Light shadows |
| Snowflake Flower | Chaenostoma cordatum | White | Corn until autumn | Light shadows |
| Vanilla Flower | Heliotropium arborescens | White, purple | May to October | Sun to light shade |
| Forest Bellflower | Campanula | Violet or white | June – July | Lights to full shadows |
| Ornamental tobacco | Nicotiana x sanderae | White, red, pink, yellow etc. | May to October | Sunny to shady |
Green plants and shrubs for the north balcony
If you prefer green rather than colorful on the north-facing balcony, you can put various shrubs and beautiful green plants in pots and balcony boxes. For example:
| German name | Botanical name | Special features | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boxwood | Buxus sempervirens | Good cut tolerance | Shade to partial shade |
| Coleus | Plectranthus scutellarioides | Colorful leaves | Sun or shade |
| Ferns | Different depending on species | Highly toxic | Shady |
| Frankincense plant (Moth King) | Plectranthus coleoides | White leaf edges | Shady to partially shaded |
Herbs and vegetables for the shade balcony
Do you want to plant tomatoes on your shaded balcony? Unfortunately that won't work. But some vegetables and especially herbs can get along with little light.
- Wild garlic
- Chard
- Arugula
- parsley
- Salad
- Sorrel
- Chives
- Spinach
- Woodruff
- Wild Rocket
