The vines of this plant spread up to 6 feet with a height of 6 inches.
Trailing plants for sunny window boxes.
This is an easy to grow plant that.
Colors include red pink white and purple.
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If you want blooms all season long though you ll want the madagascar periwinkle rather than vinca minor which blooms mainly in the spring.
While petunias will always be popular explore unusual trailing flowers like the tropical red chenille plant pictured.
Pay attention to the variety.
23 of 24 wave petunias petunia x hybrida.
Perennials grow in window boxes year round and several are trailing plants.
Lantana is another of my favorite trailing plants for window boxes.
More subtle choices include coleus heliotrope and salvia.
Ivy hedera helix eva 2.
They ll brighten up any sunny window.
Available in shades of green and gold its densely packed rounded.
Herbs you can grow in window boxes include thyme rosemary sage mint parsleyand basil.
The are lots of herbsthat will grow happily in window boxes.
Many newer petunias and geraniums bloom more and with less care than older selections.
Creeping jenny lysimachia nummularia also known as moneywort is a vigorous ground cover that s also stunning in window boxes.
Fill in with things like wandering jew ivy euonymus heather or vinca which will cascade over the edge of the box.
Impatiens do well in shady locations.
Creeping jenny aurea lysimachia nummularia aurea which grows in usda zones 3 through 9 is.
It cascades over the sides of the boxes and gives.
Geraniums have clusters of flowers in the shape of a ball on the top of stems from 3 to 6 inches tall.
Vinca plants are often used as a flowering ground cover such as vinca minor so it s a natural for trailing over the sides of containers.
Other trailing flowers that will spill handsomely over the edges of your sunny window box planter include trailing ivy leafed pelargoniums black eyed susan vine and euphorbia diamond frost.