Instead of the usual balcony flowers, you can also plant and cultivate perennials in a bucket or pot. Many species are ideal for this.
Benefits of perennials in containers
You can enjoy planting perennials in a pot for several years. Unlike most flowers, which go into the compost at the end of summer, numerous perennials spend the winter calmly in their respective containers and get off to a flying start in the new season.
Note: To be absolutely sure that the perennials kept in the pot survive the winter unscathed, we advise you to move the plants together, place them against a protective wall or house wall and the containers - i.e. pots or pots - to be covered with bubble wrap (€14.00 on Amazon) and covered with brushwood or leaves.
These species are ideal for keeping in a bucket
In addition to small trees and shrubs (keyword bonsai), flowering perennials form the second mainstay in the container garden. Here is an overview of perennial species that feel right at home in a bucket or pot:
- Columbine (various colors; blooms from May to June; grows to about 75 centimeters high; wants shade or partial shade)
- Lady's mantle (yellow; blooms from June to July; grows to about 40 centimeters high; wants sun)
- Funkie (purple; blooms from July to August; grows to about 30 centimeters high; wants shade or partial shade)
- Ballbellflower (blue; blooms from June to July; grows to about 60 centimeters high; wants sun or partial shade)
- Lavender (purple; blooms from June to July; grows to about 40 centimeters high; wants sun)
- Lupine (various colors; blooms from July to August; grows to about 80 centimeters high; wants sun)
- Magnificent spar (pink-colored; blooms from June to July; grows to about 50 centimeters high; wants shade or partial shade)
- Purple bells (red; blooms from May to July; grows to about 50 centimeters high; wants sun or partial shade)
- Purple coneflower (red; blooms from July to September; grows to about 100 centimeters high; wants sun)
- Storksbill (various colors; blooms from June to August; grows to about 30 centimeters high; wants sun or partial shade)
- bleeding heart (pink; blooms from April to May; grows to about 60 centimeters high; wants shade or partial shade)
By the way: Whether you place the perennials cultivated in the pot on the balcony, terrace or in the garden is up to you. Just make sure that the prevailing site conditions harmonize with the requirements of the respective perennials.
