Flowering Vines For Window Boxes

Types of vining flowers window boxes decorate the outsides of buildings enhancing the view.

Flowering vines for window boxes.

For spring colour try planting an assortment of spring bulbs like daffodils grape hyacinthsand hyacinths. Verbena provides window boxes with cascading clusters of blooms in colors of purple blue white red and pink. More subtle choices include coleus heliotrope and salvia. Check out this daffodil and primula window box or stipa and muscari window boxfor ideas and inspiration.

Available in shades of green and gold its densely packed rounded. Even a few strategically placed strings can support a delicate vine. Growing perennial flowering vines take advantage of vertical growing space with cascading stems draping. Creeping jenny lysimachia nummularia also known as moneywort is a vigorous ground cover that s also stunning in window boxes.

Petunias geraniums zinnias nasturtiums and begonias are good choices for main theme flowers. Expect to be surprised with beautiful blossoms from summer to fall. Verbena enjoys sunny locations is deer resistant and drought tolerant. You can use a small trellis to support vines in window boxes or take advantage of architecture as in the shutters used here.

Choose small flowering vines that will not take over the limited space in a window box like cypress vine cardinal climber or morning glory.