Shade Windowbox Suggestions? It's Done!

[Catalina]

I have some self watering window boxes in front of my house and I need suggestions for shade plants to put in them.

They are usually planted by now, but I can't get motivated to plant them!

Last year I did begonias in them and it looked very nice, but I want to try something else.

Suggestions?

 

[inchworm]

I put impatiens in mine.

 

[patandchickens]

Impatiens is certainly the most common shade annual.

If the shade is not too deep and dark, and you will water the boxes faithfully and thoroughly, lobelia is really nice (I especially like Crystal Palace).

Good luck, have fun,

Pat

 

[curly_kate]

My FAVORITE shade annual for planters is torenia, or wishbone flower. It is a trailing plant, and has the prettiest purple flowers (the variety I found this year are purple & yellow!).

http://www.belleislegardens.com/files/torenia.jpg

 

[Catalina]

Good suggestions everyone!

Keep them coming, I'll plant a little of everything and take a pic.

 

[Catalina]

I'm going to buy the plants today.

So if you have any other suggestions, speak up now!

 

[karanleaf]

Red Impatiens, blue Lobela and the white would make a very nice 4th of July type planter and Flag day is coming up too. I have done a couple of baskets that color sceme .

:happy_flower Karan

 

[Catalina]

I finally picked some flowers for my window box.
Thanks everyone, for your suggestions!

What do you think?

 

[HiDelight]

ok that is a downright beautiful box!!!

fuschias?

 

[obsessed]

What kind of flowers are those? They look beatiful.