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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Peppermint
Mentha × piperita · min pot 8 L · 18 cm deep · 4–9 h sun
Herb
container perennial; herbaceous clump or small aromatic shrub
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Peppers and chillies
Capsicum annuum · min pot 12 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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Phacelia
Phacelia tanacetifolia · 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
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Pot marigold
Calendula officinalis · 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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Potato
Solanum tuberosum · min pot 35 L · 35 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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Purple coneflower
Echinacea purpurea · min pot 15 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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Radish
Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. sativus · min pot 5 L · 15 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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Redcurrant
Ribes rubrum · min pot 40 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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Roman chamomile
Chamaemelum nobile · min pot 6 L · 18 cm deep · 4–9 h sun
Herb
container perennial; herbaceous clump or small aromatic shrub
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Rosemary
Salvia rosmarinus · min pot 20 L · 18 cm deep · 4–9 h sun
Herb
container perennial; herbaceous clump or small aromatic shrub
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Salad turnip
Brassica rapa · min pot 7 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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Scabious
Scabiosa atropurpurea · 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