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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Chilean guava
Ugni molinae · min pot 35 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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Chives
Allium schoenoprasum · min pot 4 L · 18 cm deep · 4–9 h sun
Herb
container perennial; herbaceous clump or small aromatic shrub
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Choy sum
Brassica rapa · min pot 12 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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Common sage
Salvia officinalis · min pot 8 L · 18 cm deep · 4–9 h sun
Herb
container perennial; herbaceous clump or small aromatic shrub
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Compact melon
Cucumis melo · min pot 40 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
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Compact watermelon
Citrullus lanatus · min pot 45 L · 40 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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Cornflower
Centaurea cyanus · min pot 7 L · 20 cm deep · 5–9 h sun
Beneficial flower
annual or biennial grown as a seasonal crop; flowering clump for pollinators or edible use where specifically stated
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Cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus · min pot 10 L · 20 cm deep · 5–9 h sun
Beneficial flower
annual or biennial grown as a seasonal crop; flowering clump for pollinators or edible use where specifically stated
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Cranberry
Vaccinium macrocarpon · min pot 18 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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Culantro
Eryngium foetidum · min pot 8 L · 18 cm deep · 2–6 h sun
Herb
container perennial; herbaceous clump or small aromatic shrub