You must add an aluminum sulfate solution and bring the ph to an acidic level of 5 5 or lower to achieve blue rather than pink blooms.
Flowers for shady window boxes.
The macrophylla hydrangeas will deliver blue blooms for your shady window box under the right soil ph conditions.
It cascades over the sides of the boxes and gives your flowers an attractive backdrop of green foliage.
Impatiens accent violet 3.
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Ivy thrives in lots of light conditions and is also drought tolerant.
Here s a list of some shade loving annuals perfect for window boxes.
Lantana is another of my favorite trailing plants for window boxes.
A fertilizer containing iron may also be necessary for hydrangeas growing in window boxes.
Begonias are a plant with wax like leaves that are unique and attractive especially when they are.
Impatiens accent watermelon 3.
English ivy is a lovely choice as a base plant for your window boxes.
Instead of three different plants choose three different colors of the best plants for planter boxes in shade.
This is a bright annual plant that produces beautiful blooms that are typically pink purple or red.
Window box flowers for full sun.
Window box flowers for shade.
They don t even mind a little sun.
For a sunny hot south or west facing window upright.
Here red white and hot pink impatiens fill a window box and provide a more cheerful view than the wall of dogwood foliage.
10 best flowers for window boxes in shade 1.