Plant Fact Sheets

Morning glory flowerThis page includes all of BalconyContainerGardening.com's Plant Fact Sheets of popular container plants that you can grow in your balcony garden. Each page includes an illustration or photo, a short intro on the container plant, its scientific name, the plant type, how much light it needs, how to propagate it and any other information that you may need to succeed.
 
To succeed with container plants, you need to garden a bit differently than if you were to plant directly in the ground. Learn more about container gardening at the General Gardening section, learn the basics of starting a container garden, or just jump right in and try to grow one or more of these "Five Easy Container Plants."
 
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Common Name

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A

Aeonium
African Lily
Aloe Vera 
Angel's Tears
Angel's Wings
Anthurium
Arrowhead Plant
Azalea

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B


Baby's Tears
Bamboo
Basil
Beans (Snap, Pinto)
Beets
Bell Pepper
Bird of Paradise
Bleeding Heart
Boston Fern
Bougainvillea
Boxwood
Broccoli
Bromeliad
Bush Lily

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Cabbage
Calla Lily
Canary Islande Date Palm Tree
Canna Hybrids
Carrot
Catnip
Celosia Flower
Chamomile Flower
Chrysanthemum Flower
Cilantro
Cockscomb Flower
Coleus
Common Daisy
Crassula 'Morgan's Beauty'
Creeping Thyme
Crocus
Cucumber
Cyclamen

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D


Daffodil
Dahlia Flower
Daisy
Dianthus Flowers
Dill
Dracaena 'Janet Craig'
Dwarf Orange Tree

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E


Echeveria 
Eggplant
Elephant's Ear
English Ivy

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F

Flamingo Flower
Flaming Sword Bromeliad
Four-Leaf Sorrel
Foxglove

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G


Gardenia Flower
Garlic
Geraniums
German Chamomile
Golden Pothos
Good Luck Plant
Grafted Cactus
Guzmania Bromeliad

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H


Hens and Chicks
Hippeastrum
Hosta
Hyacinth
Hydrangea Flower

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I


Impatiens
Iron Cross Plant
Italian Parsley

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J


Jade Plant
Jalapeño Peppers

Jelly bean plant 
Jungle King
Jungle Queen

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K

Kaffir Lily

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L


Lavender
Lemongrass
Lettuce
Lucky Bamboo
Lucky Clover Plant
Lucky Leaf

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M


Marigolds
Mind-Your-Own-Business
Mint
Mondo Grass
Moon Cactus
Morning Glories

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N


Never-Never Plant

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O


Onion
Orange Tree (Dwarf)
Orchid Flower
Oregano
Ostrich Plume

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P

Pansies
Parsley
Peace Lily
Peas
Peony Flower
Petunia
Philodendron
Pinto Beans
Poinsettia
Pork and Beans
Potatoes
Pothos
Primrose
Purple Fountain Grass

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R

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S

 

Sage
Sensitive plant
Shamrock Plant
Snap Beans
Snapdragon Flower
Spearmint
Spider Plant
Spinach
Strawberries
String of Beads Plant
Sunflowers
Swiss Chard

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T


Tahitian Ginger
Tomatillos
Tomatoes
Tree Aeonium
Tulip

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V

Vase Plant
Venus Flytrap
Vriesea bromeliad

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Z


Zinnias
Zucchini

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Scientific Name

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A

Aeonium arboreum
Agapanthus africanus
Allium cepa
Allium sativum
Aloe barbadensis
Aloe vera
Alpina purpurata
Anethum graveolens
Anthurium andreanum
Antirrhinum species

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B


Bellis perennis
Beta vulgaris var. cicla
Beta vulgaris var. vulgaris
Bougainvillea species
Brassica oleracea
Brassica oleracea var. capitata
Buxus sempervirens

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C


Caladium bicolor
Canna species
Capsicum annuum (Jalapeño pepper)
Capsicum annuum (Bell pepper)
Celosia species
Chlorophytum comosum ‘Variegatum’
Chrysanthemum species
Citrus sinensis
Clivia miniata
Coriandrum sativum
Crassula spp.
Crassula ovata
Crocus spp.
Ctenanthe oppenheimiana ‘Tricolor’
Cucumis sativus
Cucurbita pepo hybrid
Cyclamen spp.
Cymbopogon citratus
Cymbopogon flexuosus

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D


Dahlia species
Daucus carota subspecies sativus
Dianthus species
Dicentra species
Digitalis purpurea
Dionaea muscipula
Dracaena fragrans
Dracaena sanderiana

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E


Echeveria spp.
Epipremnum aureum
Euphorbia pulcherrima

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F

Fragaria ananassa

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G


Gardenia species
Guzmania sp. 'Rana'
Gymnocalycium mihanovichii and Hylocereus spp.

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H


Hedera helix
Helianthus annuus
Helxine soleirolii
Hippeastrum spp.
Hosta spp.
Hyacinth orientalis
Hydrangea species
Hylocereus spp. and Gymnocalycium mihanovichii

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I


Impatiens spp.
Ipomoea purpurea

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L

Lactuca sativa
Lavandula species

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M


Matricaria chamomilla
Matricaria recutita
Mentha spicata
Mimosa pudica

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N


Narcissus spp.
Nepeta cataria
Nephrolepis exaltata

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O


Ocimum basilicum
Ophiopogon japonicus
Ophiopogon japonicus 'Nana'

Origanum vulgare
Oxalis tetraphylla (O. deppei)

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P

Pelargonium x hortorum
Pennisetum setaceum 'Rubrum'
Peonia species
Petroselinum crispum
Petunia x hybrida
Phalaenopsis species
Phaseolus vulgaris
Philodendron scandens ssp. oxycardium
Phoenix canariensis
Physalis philadelphica
Pisum sativum
Primula vulgaris

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R


Raphanus sativus
Rhododendron spp.
Rosa species
Rosmarinus officinalis

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S


Salvia officinalis
Sedum rubrotinctum
Senecio herreanus
Senecio rowleyanus

Solanum lycopersicum
Solanum melongena var. esculentum ‘Black Beauty’
Solanum tuberosum
Soleirolia soleirolii
Solenostemon spp.
Spathiphyllum floribundum
Spinacia oleracea
Strelitzia reginae
Syngonium podophyllum

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T


Tagetes spp.
Thymus serpyllum
Tulipa gesneriana

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V

Viola × wittrockiana
Vriesea splendens

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Z


Zantedeschia aethiopica
Zinnia spp.

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