Plant profiles
120 plant profiles for the balcony garden: from tomatoes to herbs, with real data for light, soil and water. Filter by group.
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Agretti
Soda inermis · min pot 10 L · 18 cm deep · 3–7 h sun
Leaf vegetable
annual or biennial grown as a seasonal crop; clump or rosette suited to repeated harvests
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Alpine strawberry
Fragaria vesca · min pot 4 L · 35 cm deep · 5–9 h sun
Soft fruit
container perennial; shrub, climber or small tree kept compact by pruning
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Anise hyssop
Agastache foeniculum · min pot 10 L · 20 cm deep · 5–9 h sun
Beneficial flower
container perennial; flowering clump for pollinators or edible use where specifically stated
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Aubergine
Solanum melongena · min pot 20 L · 30 cm deep · 6–10 h sun
Fruiting vegetable
annual or biennial grown as a seasonal crop; vigorous habit; use one plant per pot unless the cultivar is genuinely dwarf
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Baby leek
Allium ampeloprasum · min pot 12 L · 25 cm deep · 4–8 h sun
Root or bulb crop
annual or biennial grown as a seasonal crop; edible underground growth; depth and drainage are critical
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Bay
Laurus nobilis · min pot 30 L · 35 cm deep · 4–9 h sun
Herb
container perennial; herbaceous clump or small aromatic shrub
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Bee balm
Monarda didyma · min pot 12 L · 18 cm deep · 4–9 h sun
Herb
container perennial; herbaceous clump or small aromatic shrub
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Beetroot
Beta vulgaris · min pot 8 L · 20 cm deep · 4–8 h sun
Root or bulb crop
annual or biennial grown as a seasonal crop; edible underground growth; depth and drainage are critical
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Bidens
Bidens aurea · min pot 8 L · 20 cm deep · 5–9 h sun
Beneficial flower
container perennial; flowering clump for pollinators or edible use where specifically stated
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Bitter melon
Momordica charantia · min pot 30 L · 35 cm deep · 6–10 h sun
Fruiting vegetable
annual or biennial grown as a seasonal crop; vigorous habit; use one plant per pot unless the cultivar is genuinely dwarf