Best balcony plant food dress up your space

Sweet alyssum has delicate, sweetly scented blooms and flowers from spring to frost.

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Caladium is grown for its striking heart-shaped leaves and vibrant lime green and hot pink or red markings.

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New Guinea impatiens are a reliable choice for long-season color.

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Low-growing blue, purple, or white lobelia looks amazing cascading from containers and baskets.

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The exotic blooms and rich colors of hibiscus make a beautiful addition to a balcony garden.

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Also called wishbone flower, torenia is an appealing purple

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Roses are easier to grow than you suspect.

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Herbs are the perfect low-maintenance addition to any balcony

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This tropical climber loves the heat! It comes in shades of pinks and reds and needs a trellis to grow upright

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There’s no reason you can’t grow these stunning shrubs in pots on your balcony.

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This lesser-known perennial, also called coral bells, has striking leaf colors in every shade

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