A review of balcony flowers for an open and winter balcony.
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Plants on the balcony are one of the ways to decorate it, and also make it shady. Thus, in the summer, the sun's rays will not penetrate your room. In this article we will talk about the most popular balcony plants.
Flowers for the balcony, blooming: all for an open summer balcony
Before equipping a flower bed on your balcony, you need to assess the situation, and also find out for what purpose you are going to plant plants. The balcony itself is of great importance, or rather, glazed or not. Accordingly, if the balcony does not have glazing, that is, it is open, then in this case annuals will be an ideal option. Since in winter, respectively, nothing can grow on it.
Tips:
- An ideal option for such balconies will be a bumping plants that are not very whimsical in care. Among them can be distinguished beans. The main advantage of this plant is that it can grow on a rather shady balcony, on which there are practically no sunlight, that is, from the north side. For quick shoots, there is no need to put pots directly to the fences, it is enough to move them in a row on the balcony itself, that is, on the floor.
- Even in conditions of lack of light, beans are very quickly stretched, and becomes quite high. The length of the lashes can reach 4 m. Before planting such a plant, it is necessary for it to make peculiar supports that the plant will braid.
- Another good option for breeding colors on the balcony is backdown. This is also a plant that is distinguished by long lashes, and quite stable in relation to the wind. That is, such flowers are quite stable, their lashes do not break even in the process of exposure to strong winds.
- The bindweed is best planted on the sunny side, as this plant loves light. If you plant this flower on the north side, it will also grow, but much more slowly and at the same time will bloom for a short time. With proper care, the binding can bloom from June to October. Some note that flowers are kept on lashes to frost.
List of flowering plants for the balcony:
- Calendula
- Nasturtium
- Petunia
- Ivy
- Backdown
- Beans
- Marigold
- Begonia
Which flowers are better to plant on a cold balcony: the organization of the winter garden
Feel free to grow on a glazed balcony and cold -resistant plants. Moreover, this can be done not only in the summer, but also in winter. In this case, the main condition is that the balcony is glazed, light penetrates well, and also does not fall snow. That is, almost all glazed balconies can grow a winter garden.
But for these purposes, you need to choose special plants that perfectly experience a reduced temperature. A prerequisite is the presence of heat, as well as additional lighting. In this case, you can choose any plants.
The following plants can be attributed to the cold -resistant:
- Chlorophytum and pelargonium zonal. The fact is that many of the hybrids of Pelargonium feel very well at low temperatures, grandmothers call this plant geranium.
- In addition, it grows well on cold balconies palma Washington and Yucca Night. These species can tolerate even small frosts.
- It grows perfectly in cold conditions Camellia. It withstands the temperature up to -5 degrees, and from 0 to +10 degrees Celsius is considered ideal temperature norms for them.
- Can be kept on balconies azalia. It grows perfectly at a temperature of +5-6 degrees.
- Cyclamen It is also a cold -resistant plant, it feels great at a temperature of up to 6 degrees of heat, and on insulated balconies.
- In the autumn, you can grow on heather balconies, as well as rescu. These are small shrubs that feel pretty good even at low temperatures. Even in winter and autumn, these plants will delight you with a beautiful color.
- The most interesting thing is that even after drying, such plants look very organic and unusual. There is a plant Gebe, Which has not yet gained wide popularity in Russia. These are low shrubs that differ in their green color, and at different times of the year. Hold a decrease in temperature to -5. It can even be grown in some summer cottages. In the winter garden, such plants will not cause any problems.
- For vertical landscaping is often used ivy. Most of its varieties are frost -resistant, and also live well in the Crimea and the Odessa region, where a temperature is not observed below than -10.
- In February, there are also plants that feel great on a cold balcony. Among them can be distinguished hyacinths, as well as primrose.
How to grow balcony flowers in winter?
If your balcony is not very warm, and the temperature can sometimes drop to -10, then it is worth paying attention to the choice of garden plants. It is best to choose evergreen garden plants. They can be purchased in autumn in any flow of flowers.
These are not large dwarf pines, as well as Christmas trees. Perhaps this is a thuja and boxus, and after wintering on the balcony, in the spring, it is best to transplant them into the open air. This is an ideal option for those who live in a private house with a balcony, as well as in spring, they are engaged in gardening.
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- Feels good in winter conditions and gaulteria is lying. This shrub has not yet gained wide popularity in Russia, but thanks to his external data, he gradually conquers gardeners. Such shrubs up to 15 cm high can be planted on any balcony. They do not bloom, but their branches have pretty red berries that will decorate any winter garden.
- It is worth paying attention to the fact that unexpected problems can arise with the planting of flowers on the winter balcony. This often happens with evergreen shrubs. If in a personal plot even in the cold winter they feel good, then on the balcony, among the plants of the winter garden, they can freeze. Why is this happening, because the temperature on the balcony is much higher, and care is better?
- This is due to the fact that in the process of landing the roots are not plunged very deeply, so with abundant watering they can freeze. This is the main reason for the death of evergreen shrubs on the balcony. The main task, which will save you plants in the winter on the balcony, is to provide a rather rare watering. It is enough to water only once a week, and at the same time it is best to increase the temperature on the balcony so that the water is quickly absorbed and get to the roots.
- In no case should the plants overlaw, because it is fraught with freezing the roots. You will also refuse external spraying of leaves. If you still want to do this, transfer the plants to the house to spray them. Leave for some time before drying and absorption of moisture, and only after the leaves completely dry, bring the plants to the balcony.
To organize a flower garden on the balcony, you need to stock up on endurance and attention. With a lack of free time, refuse to grow demanding plants.