Licorice plant helichrysum petiolare michael davis getty images.
Evergreen plants window box flower planting.
This hardy creeping perennial grows in both sunny and shady areas.
Choose a grass like pennisetum setaceum fireworks which has delicately frothy fronds and a vibrant purplish pink.
Myrtle or periwinkle vinca minor common ivy hedera helix and wintercreeper euonymus fortunei.
Combining a trailing vine with fall planted spring bulbs like dwarf iris iris reticulata.
Joseph s coat alternanthera dentata sweet alyssum alyssum maritimum trailing snapdragon creeping.
They will survive through the year eliminating the need to replant as the seasons change.
In winter when the bergenia has died back stems from yellow and redtwig dogwoods add to the yucca s colorful display.
Ivy thrives in lots of light conditions and is also drought tolerant.
During the summer months it grows yellow cup shaped flowers that add cheer to the display.
Lantana is another of my favorite trailing plants for window boxes.
One pot four seasons yucca and bergenia are the core plants in this container shining in summer and fall.
Evergreen plants are the ultimate in low maintenance window boxes.
English ivy is a lovely choice as a base plant for your window boxes.
The leaves become yellow in the sun and turn deep green in the shade.
Ornamental grasses add sensational height color and texture to a window box.
Use evergreen plants as a durable all season backdrop to your other window box elements or as the main attraction in your window planter.
It cascades over the sides of the boxes and gives your flowers an attractive backdrop of green foliage.
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The best spiller plants for container gardens.
Fall and winter.