Top 5 hardy potted plants for balconies and terraces
Created: 08/18/2022, 07:00
By: Janine Napirca
You don't want to do without plants outside even in winter?
Then browse through the top 5 hardy potted plants for balconies and terraces.
If you want to enjoy your garden all year round, or on your balcony or terrace, you should look around for hardy potted plants that will survive the winter well.
The choice is not as small as one might think, because some potted plants can easily overwinter outside.
Be inspired by the top 5 hardy potted plants for balconies and patios.
Top 1 hardy potted plants for balconies and terraces: lavender
If you take good care of your lavender, you will enjoy it for years - and that's not difficult at all, because according to
Mencke.de
, lavender is robust and easy to care for.
You should remove faded shoots in autumn so that your lavender survives the winter well.
Another cut follows in spring, so that the potted plant on your balcony or terrace grows beautifully bushy again and blooms violet, rich in nectar, wonderfully fragrant.
But be careful: do not cut into the old wood.
Lavender also exudes a wonderful, unique scent as a potted plant on your balcony or terrace.
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Top 2 hardy potted plants for balconies and terraces: Chinese dwarf lilac
According to Plantura.garden
, the Chinese dwarf lilac
is wonderful as a potted plant for the balcony or terrace .
The hardy pot plant has purple to pink flowers in spring and emits a delicious scent that attracts bees and bumblebees.
The Chinese dwarf lilac grows up to one and a half meters tall.
Due to its winter hardiness, the container plant also defies colder temperatures.
Top 3 hardy potted plants for balconies and terraces: Korean scented viburnum
The Korean scented snowball can also be kept as a hardy potted plant on the balcony or terrace, because according to
Mein schöner Garten
this potted plant only grows to a height of one and a half meters.
From April to May you can marvel at the fragrant, pink and white flowers of the Korean snowball.
In autumn, the leaves of the hardy potted plant turn orange-red.
From April to May, marvel at the fragrant, pink and white flowers of the Korean snowball.
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Top 4 hardy potted plants for balconies and patios: Japanese maple
According to Planzensache.de
, one of the most beautiful and magical plants that you can have in your garden or on your balcony or terrace is
the Japanese maple, also called Japanese maple.
It can reach a height of up to five meters and is characterized by its beautiful foliage with lobed leaves up to twelve centimeters in size.
The play of colors begins in autumn and the Japanese maple shines in various shades of yellow and red, immersing your garden, balcony or terrace in the perfect autumn setting.
© Ruckszio/Imago
While the Japanese maple shines green in spring and summer, it shines breathtakingly beautifully in autumn thanks to the play of colors from different shades of red and yellow, which make the autumn atmosphere in your garden or on your balcony or terrace perfect.
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Top 5 hardy potted plants for balconies and terraces: Chinese winter blossom
Another fragrant potted plant that would make a great addition to your balcony or patio, according to My Beautiful Garden, is the Chinese Wintersweet - the hardy container plant smells of vanilla.
It is best to place the shrub, which tolerates pruning well, in a sunny to semi-shady, sheltered place.
In the first few years you should cover the young trees with fleece.
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