More subtle choices include coleus heliotrope and salvia.
Trailing plants for sunny window boxes.
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.
Ivy hedera helix eva 2.
This is an easy to grow plant that.
Many newer petunias and geraniums bloom more and with less care than older selections.
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.
The are lots of herbsthat will grow happily in window boxes.
Lantana is another of my favorite trailing plants for window boxes.
Creeping jenny lysimachia nummularia also known as moneywort is a vigorous ground cover that s also stunning in window boxes.
Colors include red pink white and purple.
If you want blooms all season long though you ll want the madagascar periwinkle rather than vinca minor which blooms mainly in the spring.
Available in shades of green and gold its densely packed rounded.
They ll brighten up any sunny window.
Fill in with things like wandering jew ivy euonymus heather or vinca which will cascade over the edge of the box.
It cascades over the sides of the boxes and gives.
Impatiens do well in shady locations.
Geraniums have clusters of flowers in the shape of a ball on the top of stems from 3 to 6 inches tall.
Petunias and geraniums are no fail choices for hot sunny spots so fill your window boxes with their colorful blooms and know you can enjoy their display of nonstop flowers all summer long.
Perennials grow in window boxes year round and several are trailing plants.
Pay attention to the variety.
Herbs you can grow in window boxes include thyme rosemary sage mint parsleyand basil.
Creeping jenny aurea lysimachia nummularia aurea which grows in usda zones 3 through 9 is.
Petunias geraniums zinnias nasturtiums and begonias are good choices for main theme flowers.
23 of 24 wave petunias petunia x hybrida.
Find out how to plant up a herb containerfor more advice.