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Posted by dbjc z6PA (My Page) on Mon, Apr 25, 05 at 21:40
| I have along window box on the north side of my house. It only gets direct sun from about 5:00pm on. I'd like to fill it with annuals and could use some suggestions. I was thinking of caladiums for height, and impatiens for mass and could use an idea for a trailing plant. I was also considering fuschia. The only color requirement is no white flowers since my house is white. Any ideas? |
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RE: window box in shade
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| Try some Ipomoea vine. Comes in many colors (mostly purple or chartreuse). It's avaliable widely at nurserys and home centers. |
RE: window box in shade
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| You could try lobelia. It would trail over the sides and make quite a color impact with the blue/purple against the white house. Another wonderful shade windowbox flower is coleus. It doesn't trail though. |
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- Posted by dbjc z6PA (My Page) on
Thu, Apr 28, 05 at 18:20
| I have used ipomoea in full sun containters previously and I thought it was a sun loving plant. Will it do ok in a shady windowbox? |
RE: window box in shade
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| Certain varieties of coleus will trail at least a bit and even upright varieties will billow a bit if pinched back. It seems the deeper the shade the more they have trailing tendencies. Mine are in deep shade with only morning light and always fall below the rim of the pot, drooping down 2 feet or so. Elephant ears, aspargus fern, bacopa, and fibrous begonia are also options. |
RE: window box in shade
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| I've had good luck with Swedish Ivy in my shaded window boxes. Trails beautifully. This plant also comes in a varigated version. |
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