Balcony plants for the sun

What you need:

• Geraniums
• Cloves
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• tropical flowers
• Planter
• Flower pots
• sand

Plenty of sun, but also partial shade, offer you many options for colorful blooming Balcony plants to put and so the sun between many great Summer flowers to enjoy.

Sun and partial shade

• In order for your balcony plants to develop properly and grow beautifully, it is important that the flowers are in the right place. Too much sun can damage some flowers as well as too little sun.
• The summer sun only gets really hot around noon and then decreases again in the afternoon. Therefore, you can plant not only sun worshipers, but also balcony plants that prefer partial shade.
• It is best to place the flowers in the individual planters so that partially shaded ones are not exposed to so much sun, and mix the balcony plants accordingly. Then you can plant many different flowers and get a colorful and gorgeous carpet of flowers.
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The right balcony plants for the sun

• Among the most popular and well-known balcony plants are among others Geraniums. If you choose geraniums, then you have robust and colorful flowering plants that need a lot of sun. Geraniums are available in stores as standing and hanging plants. Hanging geraniums are particularly suitable for the balcony railing, as you will have a real carpet of flowers here after a short time.


Arrange balcony plants hanging - this is how it becomes a splendor of plants

There is nothing more beautiful than colorful blooming plants on the balcony. With the right one …

• You can also get hanging carnations in specialist shops, which also need a lot of sun and can also be planted alternately with geraniums in the flower box. Another advantage of using hanging carnations together with hanging geraniums as balcony plants is the nature of the soil. Both flowers grow particularly well if you mix the potting soil with sand and make sure that the root ball never dries out, but always keep the flowers well moist.
• You can achieve a striking blue color in your carpet of flowers by planting Männertreu. This hanging plant also needs a lot of sun to grow properly. Faithful to men is not only suitable for the flower box, the flower also looks very beautiful when planted in a hanging basket.

Unusual balcony plants that like the sun

• You not only get colorful blooming, but also unusual balcony plants that you can put in the sun. After all, you don't just want to beautify your balcony railing, you also want to have some beautiful flowers on the balcony.
• With an agave you have a plant from the southern countries and at the same time a great eye-catcher. It is best to plant the flower in a large container, which you can then carry to the cellar for the winter.
• The banana plant is very suitable for a free corner on your balcony. the banana actually comes from tropical Africa, loves sun and heat and grows rapidly in height. The leaves are often quite large and have a rich, dark green.

As a rule, you can use all tropical plants as balcony plants and place them in the sun. In between you put a few domestic and colorful blooming flowers that can withstand the sun. Plant a few flowers in beautiful large pots and decorate a great summer balcony.

First sunny, then cool and shady - hibernate balcony plants

• Surely you have often admired these lush and magnificently blooming balcony plants. From year to year the splendor of flowers increases when the plants are sunny and properly cared for. Since most balcony plants are perennial, these flowers need to be properly housed from autumn to the next spring.

• With annual plants, you don't have to worry, just buy the plants again the next year. Perennial balcony plants have to be repotted regularly, because not only the bloom increases, but also the roots of the plant are getting bigger and bigger, so that you always have to check in spring whether the planters still have enough space Offer.

• As early as summer you have to regularly remove dead flowers and leaves and fertilize the balcony plants regularly. Flowers that like it sunny should be watered early in the morning or towards evening so that the plant does not burn in the sun. Perennial balcony plants need to be prepared for the upcoming winter as early as the beginning of autumn.

• From August or September these balcony plants do not need any fertilizer more. Place the flowers in a less sunny place so that the plant can slowly adapt to the new environment. Before the first frost, cut back the balcony plants by a maximum of 2/3. Your flowers can best overwinter on the basement stairs or in a garage. The flowers should not be completely in the dark, but should have a little incidence of light. Make sure that you place the flowers in the winter quarters as dry as possible to prevent rot formation.

• In addition, you can place the balcony plants on large styrofoam sheets and wrap the planters up to the plant with bubble wrap. Check from time to time whether the plant is possibly need some water, but then water very sparingly. From February you can slowly put the balcony plants outside again. When the temperatures rise again, you will see that your balcony plants have survived the winter well and put them in a sunny spot as usual.