Trailing Plants For Window Boxes

February 29, 2024 Post a Comment

Trailing plants for window boxes

English Ivy is a lovely choice as a base plant for your window boxes. It cascades over the sides of the boxes and gives your flowers an attractive backdrop of green foliage. Ivy thrives in lots of light conditions, and is also drought-tolerant. Lantana is another of my favorite trailing plants for window boxes.

What plants should I put in a window box?

Petunias, geraniums, zinnias, nasturtiums, and begonias are good choices for main-theme flowers. Fill in with things like inch plant, ivy, euonymus, heather, or vinca, which will cascade over the edge of the box. Impatiens do well in shady locations. More subtle choices include coleus, heliotrope, and salvia.

What is the best trailing plants?

10 trailing plants for hanging baskets

Calibrachoa (million bells)
Lobelia.
Bacopa.
Fuchsia.
Begonia.
Verbena.
Petunia.
Tomatoes.

What is a good cascading plant?

Creeping Thyme is hugely popular as a cascading plant for retaining walls, with good reason! This low-growing perennial will create a dense mat of tiny leaves, which spreads quickly over and down retaining walls. It is easy to grow and will thrive in most conditions.

What are the best trailing petunias for window boxes?

Supertunia Trailing petunias are very strongly trailing, with very little height. They will function as spillers in containers, but are also good as front-of-the-bed plants for landscapes. If your goal for hanging baskets or window boxes is to have the plants be as long as possible, Supertunia Mini is the best choice.

What should I put in the bottom of my window box?

In addition to drilled holes, stones and gravel are essential to proper drainage of windowboxes. Put a two- to three-inch layer of pea gravel or pebbles in the bottom of the planter. This will allow water to filter through the soil and gravel before passing through the drilled holes.

What can you put in window boxes besides flowers?

Thinking along the same lines of planting a little herb garden window box, you can also choose edible blooms and fruit for your window boxes. Some edible flowers add flavor, and others just look pretty on food. ... Here are some edible plants you can grow that aren't just herbs:

Strawberry.
Aloe.
Calendula.
Nasturtium.
Borage.

How many plants should be in a window box?

1) Consider the size of your container. “Most plants will grow 3 to 4 times larger by the end of the season, so leaving some room for growth is important,” says Sue. Sue recommends using 5 to 7 plants in a 24” window box depending on the varieties you select..

How many plants go in a window box?

To determine how many plants to purchase to fill up the window box, use the rule of thirds. This tenet of design says that the eyes break spaces into thirds. Choose an odd number of plants — three, five or seven.

What is a fast growing trailing plant?

Sweet peas, Akebia quinata, star jasmine and honeysuckle are some of the best flowering climbers. These fast-growing flowering vines all erupt in beautifully colorful and scented blooms.

Are there any trailing perennials?

Dichondra “silver falls” is a herbaceous perennial that's usually grown as an annual and is a perfect trailing plant for hanging baskets and draping over and down walls. You'll be rewarded with hundreds of heart and kidney-shaped leaves and in the summer, small white flowers.

What trailing plant likes full sun?

Petunias The Trailing and Grandiflora petunias are great options for hanging baskets, but you can also find varieties that work well in containers or as ground cover. Petunias make this list because while they will grow in part sun they tend to bloom most prolifically in full sun.

What plants drape down?

14 Cascading Plants for the Garden

Plectranthus Ciliatus. Plectranthus ciliatus is a great evergreen perennial ground cover with a draping effect.
Sweet Potato Vine. Talk about workhorses!
English Ivy. ...
Purple Heart. ...
Scaevola. ...
'Summer Wave Bouquet' Torenia. ...
Mandevilla. ...
Passion Flower.

What is a low maintenance hanging plant?

Tillandsia, commonly known as the air plant, is another popular indoor hanging plant because of its low maintenance nature. They don't require soil to grow so you can place them anywhere.

What is the easiest hanging plant?

Here is a list of the easiest to care for hanging plants. Perfect for all the beginners out there just getting their feet wet! ... But if you just want the list super quick, here it is:

Devil's Ivy.
Boston Fern.
Heartleaf Philodendron.
Spider Plant.
English Ivy.
Mistletoe Cactus.
String of Pearls.
String of Hearts.

What is the difference between trailing petunias and Wave petunias?

Wave petunias have a unique trailing growth habit and are highly prolific in their blooming. They drape over the sides of containers and raised beds and are great summer performers. A regular petunia has an upright or bush growth habit. It may spread slightly, but will not drape down as dramatically as a Wave petunia.

How many trailing petunias are in a 14 inch hanging basket?

The general thought for how many trailing petunias to put in a hanging basket is that for a 12-14 inch basket, you should use 3-5 plants. In a 16-18 inch basket, you can use 5-7 trailing petunias.

How many petunias should I put in a window box?

Keep your plant choices to one, maybe two or three at an absolute maximum (and then only if they relate closely to each other, such as a light pink and a dark pink petunia) and then plant every box the same.

What can I use instead of plant saucers?

The most common material that can be repurposed as DIY drip trays 1) plastic food containers, 2) ceramic plates, 3) non-stick pans, 4) plastic lids, 5) refrigerator trays, 6) plastic bottles, 7) old water barrels, 8) cupcake trays, 9) tea saucers, and 10) plastic pails.

What can I line my window boxes with?

You can line your box with plastic first if you like (make sure to poke holes in the plastic for drainage). This is just to make it easier to remove the soil year by year. Otherwise just pour your compost straight in; use an organic potting mix, and fill to about an inch from the top of your box.