If you have a balcony or patio it’s also a wonderful place to put your plants during nice weather. They will get natural light throughout the day and normal cool down temperatures at night. When winter comes you can bring them in and line them up against the patio door.
Plants for Garden Rooms & Patios
Patios sheltered at the side and roofed balconies are a good place for wind-sensitive plants. These include:
Strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo) Flowering maple (Abutilon) Dutchman’s pipe (Aristolochia macrophylla) Begonia Bougainvillea Campanula Trumpet vine (Campsis radicans) Blue mist shrub (Caryopteris x clandonensis) Cigar plant (Cuphea ignea) Dahlia Datura False banana (Ensete ventricosum) Fuchsia Heliotrope (Hellotropium arborescens) Hibiscus Crepe myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica) Sweet pea (Lathyrus odoratus) Plumbago Scarlet sage (Salvia splendens)
In south, east, or west-facing windows, and in garden rooms you end up with a lot of sunlight throughout the day. Some of the best plants for this situation would be:
Aeonium Agave Tiger aloe (Aloe variegata) Rat’s tail cactus (Aporocactus flageliformis) Star cactus (Astrophytum) Ponytail palm (Beaucarnea) Crimson bottlebrush (Callistemon citrinus) Old man cactus (Cephalocereus senilis) Fan palm (Chamaerops) Cabbage tree (Livistona australis) Cycads Echeveria Eucalyptus Oleander (Nerium oleander) Phoenix palm Bird of paradise (Strelitzia)
Plants from the virgin forests of the tropics and subtropics enjoy partly shady, warm, and humid locations. This type of atmosphere reminds them of the rainforests. Plants that enjoy this atmosphere include:
Chinese evergreen (Aglaonema) Alocasia Anthurium Bird’s nest fern (Asplenium nidus) Miltonia orchid Hart’s tongue fern (Asplenium scolopendrium) Mistletoe cactus (Rhipsalis) Bulrush (Scirpus) Streptocarpus
