If you want blooms all season long though you ll want the madagascar periwinkle rather than vinca minor which blooms mainly in the spring.
Evergreen trailing plants for window boxes.
The leaves are anywhere from 10 to 20 inches long and 6 to 8 inches wide and turn a gorgeous burgundy in fall.
One of the best evergreenground cover plants vinca minor atropurpurea produces slender trailingstems with a dense covering of glossy dark green leaves.
Creeping jenny is a glossy evergreen plant that drapes over the sides of window boxes with ease.
This hardy creeping perennial grows in both sunny and shady areas.
12 plants that are perfect for window boxes.
Evergreen window box plants found in.
During the summer months it grows yellow cup shaped flowers that add cheer to the display.
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.
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.
The lush foliage of sweet potato vine comes in many colors making it a surefire win for any window box.
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.
From mid spring through to autumn this delightful hardy perennial becomes smothered with.
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.
Ivy top makes a good trailing plant for pots and 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.
23 of 24 wave petunias petunia x hybrida.
It cascades over the sides of the boxes and gives.
This is an easy to grow plant that.
Evergreen plants for window boxes.
But holly and small conifers can work well too.
The best perennials to plant in window boxes trailing plants.
Abounding with colorful foliage coleus comes in both sun and shade varieties.
Fall and winter.
The plant above is ilex aquifolium myrtifolia a holly.