Content
- These balcony plants bloom in autumn - thankful autumn blooms for box and tub
- Sea of flowers under autumn sun - tips for the autumn planting
- Leaf decoration top florets - ideas for the shady autumn balcony
- First frost in autumn? - These balcony plants do not give up
- Tips
A colorful balcony brings color to the fall
These balcony plants bloom in autumn - thankful autumn blooms for box and tub
Even before the calendar announces the beginning of autumn, the show begins on the balcony of the most beautiful autumn bloomers. This selection presents you with recommended species and varieties that bring fresh wind into the balcony design at the end of the season.
Sea of flowers under autumn sun - tips for the autumn planting
The change of the seasons is reflected in the alternation of flower and leaf colors. The bright colors of summer time are replaced in autumn by warm, calm tones. When the October sun shows what's in it, the following balcony plants turn into floral high form:
A nectar-rich farewell gift for bees, bumblebees and butterflies is the Greenland Marguerite (Arctanthemum arcticum). With a stature height of 20 to 30 cm, their white-yellow flower petals on the autumnal balcony stage in scene and are an umschwärmtes destination for busy insects.
Leaf decoration top florets - ideas for the shady autumn balcony
When light is in short supply on the autumnal balcony, petal plants trump with magical colors. The following ideas may inspire you for an imaginative autumn planting, which can do without florets:
The wonderful Giant Berry (Gaultheria procumbens) welcomes autumn with evergreen, glossy ornamental leaves over which red berry fruits thrive. The small wood reaches a height of 10 to 20 cm, so that it radiates autumn charm in the flower box. Gladly it lies in the large tub of mighty ornamental shrubs at your feet and competes with our floral contrast program for our attention.
First frost in autumn? - These balcony plants do not give up
The survival artists among the autumnal balcony plants are not deterred by the first night frosts. Purple bells (Heuchera) are frost resistant to - 28.8 degrees Celsius, so their leaf jewelry takes no damage. Petite redmoss stonecrop (Sedum album) also belongs in this category, because - like all Sedum species - it does not flabby even in frosty temperatures.
In addition, the fascinating purple spurge, Purpurea '(Euphorbia amygdaloides), is one of the highlights of autumn frostproof balcony plants. The purple ornamental foliage on red stems preserves posture, even when the mercury column drops well below freezing.
Tips
Some of the most beautiful autumn flowers are hardy and can winter outside as balcony plants. A warming cover made of fleece, bubble wrap or coconut mats and an insulating base made of wood prevent chilling frost from the box and bucket. Equally important is regular watering on mild days, because in the case of Kahlfrost the perennials are threatened by drought stress.