In our selection there are plants that can survive winter on the balcony, as well as flowers, for example, dahlias that you can plant anew with the onset of spring.
1 Verbena
With the help of Verbena, it is possible to smoothly decorate an open balcony, it has different types: ampel-free - for cass, curly and creeping - for vertical landscaping and ordinary - for pots and containers.
It is important that the roots of the Verbena do not swam, so the soil in the pot is worth mulching with pine sawdust or artificial supresses from the store.
This is a perennial plant, but in winter the upper part is dying. It is necessary to cover the ground with leaves or a twig, and the pot is a tarpaulter in order not to be labeled the roots. In this form, the plant will live to spring and let the new shoots.
2 Juniper
The balcony may well fit the dwarf varieties of juniper: ordinary, solid, medium, Chinese, horizontal and virgin. The largest of them is Chinese, it can grow high to 1.2 meters.
For juniper, you will need a large outdoor pot and soil with an admixture of peat and sand. In the summer you need to ensure that the roots do not swam and spray a young plant from the spray gun.
3 Hortensia
The hydrangea varieties are divided into indoor and garden. For an open balcony, you need garden, if you do not plan to transfer them to the heated room for wintering. Garden hydrangea can survive winter, if it is covered, and the next spring will bloom.
4 Dwarf roses
For the balcony you can purchase and dwarf varieties of roses. They are often sold in flower shops with already formed buds. In this case, do not hurry to replant them - otherwise they will flash too fast. Wait until the end of flowering and transope in fresh soil, not forgetting to make feeding. For the winter, the shrub will need to be covered.
5 Georgina
A good solution for those who are not ready to engage in a large plant or does not have enough free space on the balcony. The bulbies of dahlias are planted into the ground at a distance of 30-40 cm into the oblongable container in May. Blossom will continue until September-October, then flower and stem dried. The bulb must neatly dig and remove into the cool dark place. The next spring it can be planted again.
6 Petunia
Three types of petunition are suitable for the balcony: cascading, ampel and bush. Each species has many varieties that are characterized by shades of flowers. They can be squeezed next to each other to make the space colorful. Seeds of this plant begins to plant in the ground already in late February or early March. It is best to purchase a special shop soil for petunias and feed the plant ash. Then bloom will begin faster and will last longer.
7 Kizlin
This is an evergreen long-term shrub, covered with bright red berries. You can leave it on the balcony to serious freezers, and then close the protective cap from the horticultural store. Such a cap can be made with your own tight paper or straw.
At home, the caticker does not grow so much as in the open soil in the garden, but still every year it will need to trim. There is also a bonsai variety, but it is more sensitive to cold and is suitable only for regions, where the temperature in winter is rarely lowered below 10 ° C.
