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The balcony garden

Plant profiles

120 plant profiles for the balcony garden: from tomatoes to herbs, with real data for light, soil and water. Filter by group.

  • Dill

    Dill

    Anethum graveolens · min pot 7 L · 18 cm deep · 4–9 h sun

    Herb

    annual or biennial grown as a seasonal crop; herbaceous clump or small aromatic shrub

  • Dwarf broad bean

    Dwarf broad bean

    Vicia faba · min pot 18 L · 25 cm deep · 5–9 h sun

    Compact legume

    annual or biennial grown as a seasonal crop; compact or semi-upright habit

  • Dwarf French bean

    Dwarf French bean

    Phaseolus vulgaris · min pot 15 L · 25 cm deep · 5–9 h sun

    Compact legume

    annual or biennial grown as a seasonal crop; compact or semi-upright habit

  • Dwarf pea

    Dwarf pea

    Lathyrus oleraceus · min pot 15 L · 25 cm deep · 5–9 h sun

    Compact legume

    annual or biennial grown as a seasonal crop; compact or semi-upright habit

  • Dwarf peach

    Dwarf peach

    Prunus persica · min pot 60 L · 45 cm deep · 5–9 h sun

    Soft fruit

    container perennial; shrub, climber or small tree kept compact by pruning

  • Dwarf pear

    Dwarf pear

    Pyrus communis · min pot 60 L · 45 cm deep · 5–9 h sun

    Soft fruit

    container perennial; shrub, climber or small tree kept compact by pruning

  • Dwarf pomegranate

    Dwarf pomegranate

    Punica granatum · min pot 45 L · 40 cm deep · 5–9 h sun

    Soft fruit

    container perennial; shrub, climber or small tree kept compact by pruning

  • Dwarf runner bean

    Dwarf runner bean

    Phaseolus coccineus · min pot 18 L · 25 cm deep · 5–9 h sun

    Compact legume

    annual or biennial grown as a seasonal crop; compact or semi-upright habit

  • Dwarf snapdragon

    Dwarf snapdragon

    Antirrhinum majus · min pot 8 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

  • Endive

    Endive

    Cichorium endivia · min pot 6 L · 18 cm deep · 2–6 h sun

    Leaf vegetable

    annual or biennial grown as a seasonal crop; clump or rosette suited to repeated harvests