When we moved into our home 2 years ago, one thing I knew for sure, was that I was going to want window boxes that spanned the width of our front porch. There is something so magical about window boxes, and the amount of beauty they add to a house is amazing. Such a little fix with a huge impact! I have learned so much about gardening thanks to my master gardener mother. Not only has she designed what flowers went in our new landscaping, she also helped with our front tiered planters and designed our window box. I only wish I could take credit for how nice everything looks!
Here is what is in my current window box:
- Heliotrope – Tiny purple flowers bunched together to form a larger flower. Adds height and lovely purple color
- Tuberous Begonias – In Red and Yellow. These add stunning color and fill in the empty spaces
- Lantana – One of my favorite flowers in the window box, these cute little bunches of flowers have gorgeous pink, orange and yellow varied blooms. They bloom all summer.
- Lobelia – A trailing tiny blue/purple flower that cascades down the window box
- Dahlia – Lovely pink blooms that stand tall in the middle of the flower box
- Ferns – We put a super delicate fern on either side of the Dahlia
- Ivy – Trails down the center of the window box
- Fuchsia – Swingtime variety trails down the window box as well with delicate pink and white blooms
And that’s all! Sadly they have to be replanted every year, but there is nothing I love more than my window box:)
- Lobelia
- Lantana
- Fuchsia Swingtime
- Pink Dahlia
Beautiful! I have window box envy 🙂
Thank you very much!
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Love the lantana’s, which variety are they, as the that purple/pink colour is beautiful. I have some lantana’s at home in the UK, but the colour of my plants flowers are orange, yellow, red. I saw some of your coloured ones when on holiday in Portugal. Would love to know which particular variety they are.
I just love the Lantana! This variety is called Sunrise Rose. The colors are absolutely beautiful and they bloom all summer. I find that the ones in my window box are more vibrant than the hanging Lantana plant I have in the porch. The full sun outside really make the colors pop.
Thanks, I will look out for the Sunrise Rose for next Summer, I’ve noticed that the temperature does make a difference to the colours, as when I place my plant in the glass house, the colours are a lot more vibrant.
Do you have any seeds produced on Lantana Sunrise Rose plant? If so, may I buy them off of you?
I unfortunately do not have any seeds produced at this time. I’m sorry!
Thanks for the response. I managed to find a nursery in the UK that sells sunrise rose, I bought the ‘Lucky’ sunrise rose, they are in my office on the window sill and have flowered, the pink is sort of pastel pink, I think if the weather improves here and we get more consistent sun, I’ll put the plants out, and enjoy some more vibrant colours hopefully.
By the way, do you know if yours was ‘Lucky’ Sunrise Rose, or ‘Landmark’ Sunrise Rose variety.
I’m so glad you found them! I do not know if they are Lucky or Landmark, I just bought my Sunrise Rose for this year’s window box, and it didn’t say, I’m not sure what the difference is!