Brazilian petunias ruellia elegans in usda plant hardiness zones 8 through 10 grow flat coral red flowers from late spring through fall with evergreen leaves forming a mass 18 inches tall and.
Evergreen trailing plants for window boxes.
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.
With its green glossy oval leaves bergenia bergenia cordifolia and cvs zones 3 8 is one of my favorite plants because it is a strong grower that provides a bold element in a container design.
During the summer months it grows yellow cup shaped flowers that add cheer to the display.
If you want blooms all season long though you ll want the madagascar periwinkle rather than vinca minor which blooms mainly in the spring.
Combining a trailing vine with fall planted spring bulbs like dwarf iris iris reticulata.
It cascades over the sides of the boxes and gives.
Fall and winter.
The leaves become yellow in the sun and turn deep green in the shade.
Evergreen plants for window boxes.
One of the best evergreenground cover plants vinca minor atropurpurea produces slender trailingstems with a dense covering of glossy dark green leaves.
The plant above is ilex aquifolium myrtifolia a holly.
Lantana is another of my favorite trailing plants for window boxes.
Ivy is probably the number one choice for an evergreen in a window box.
The leaves are anywhere from 10 to 20 inches long and 6 to 8 inches wide and turn a gorgeous burgundy in fall.
Ivy top makes a good trailing plant for pots and window boxes.
But holly and small conifers can work well too.
This hardy creeping perennial grows in both sunny and shady areas.
23 of 24 wave petunias petunia x hybrida.
Best trailing plants for window boxes for full sun shade and perennials english ivy is a lovely choice as a base plant for your window boxes.
Creeping jenny is a glossy evergreen plant that drapes over the sides of window boxes with ease.
Myrtle or periwinkle vinca minor common ivy hedera helix and wintercreeper euonymus fortunei.
Heucherella trailing collection thuja occidentalis miky picea omorika karel thuja occidentalis brobeck.
From mid spring through to autumn this delightful hardy perennial becomes smothered with.
The best perennials to plant in window boxes trailing plants.
This is an easy to grow plant that.
Evergreen window box plants found in.