Good Plants For Sunny Windy Balcony

Good Plants For Sunny Windy Balcony. If you have full sun, choose basil and rosemary. These plants handle harsh conditions like drought, wind, and dry air which makes them ideal for a coastal balcony.

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Plants with wide bases and narrow leaves that originally come from arid climates are generally good plants to grow in a windy balcony garden. We have chosen 10 plants that would be perfect for coastal conditions. From 1 to 15 feet, depending on type.

Some of the showiest are the crassulas and kalanchoe.


They thrive in a sunny location, and are tolerant of dry conditions (which occur more often than not with the evaporation effects of the wind). Plain, striped, frilly, double, trailing, upright and also scented they will provide a sensational display as long as ‘leggy’ shoots are removed. Plants with wide bases and narrow leaves that originally come from arid climates are generally good plants to grow in a windy balcony garden.

These plants handle harsh conditions like drought, wind, and dry air which makes them ideal for a coastal balcony.


For sunny balconies, try growing thyme, sage, rosemary and chives. I have quite a few more than these a cactus is a flower! They are often used as.

There are root vegetables such as beetroot and carrots that can do well, and even raspberries, blackberries and gooseberries too.


I’m looking for plants that can withstand the wind, and can do reasonably well without much direct sunlight (i.e., receiving sunlight during the summer only in the early morning and evening as the sun rises and sets). For part sun, cilantro and chives are good choices. For those who live by the sea you may have noticed some plants don’t last in coastal conditions.

The plant with the pinkish flowers is a hybrid, and will flower repeatedly throughout the summer.


Place the plant in the center of a garden bed, or at the back of a garden against a fence for tropical height. Though apparently considered ‘ugly’ by early spanish explorers, petunias are perfect for a hot, sunny balcony as they thrive in full sunlight. Herbs are brilliant plants for balconies.

They thrive in sunny conditions, and will eat up toxins in the air, using the carbon to feed their roots, and ultimately, their leaves.


As flowers for the sunny side of the balcony, varieties of ampelous (ivy) geranium are of greatest interest. While most are plain green, look for types with a mottling of dark red or white edges for extra interest. We have chosen 10 plants that would be perfect for coastal conditions.

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