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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Lowbush blueberry
Vaccinium angustifolium · min pot 25 L · 30 cm deep · 5–9 h sun
Soft fruit
container perennial; shrub, climber or small tree kept compact by pruning
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Malabar spinach
Basella alba · min pot 15 L · 25 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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Mediterranean thyme
Thymbra capitata · min pot 5 L · 18 cm deep · 4–9 h sun
Herb
container perennial; herbaceous clump or small aromatic shrub
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Miner’s lettuce
Claytonia perfoliata · min pot 8 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
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New Zealand spinach
Tetragonia tetragonoides · 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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Okra
Abelmoschus esculentus · min pot 20 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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Olive
Olea europaea · min pot 45 L · 40 cm deep · 5–9 h sun
Soft fruit
container perennial; shrub, climber or small tree kept compact by pruning
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Onion
Allium cepa · min pot 10 L · 22 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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Oregano
Origanum vulgare · min pot 5 L · 18 cm deep · 4–9 h sun
Herb
container perennial; herbaceous clump or small aromatic shrub
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Pak choi
Brassica rapa · min pot 10 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
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Parsley
Petroselinum crispum · min pot 5 L · 18 cm deep · 2–6 h sun
Herb
annual or biennial grown as a seasonal crop; herbaceous clump or small aromatic shrub
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Pepino melon
Solanum muricatum · min pot 25 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