Vertical Gardening - plant sun requirements
As we mentioned in our Planting Guide, matching plants with their intended location is just as important as selecting a good soil media when planning your vertical green space. So, before placing your Eggologic vertical garden pods, take a good look at the wall or area you’re considering and assess how much sun it receives. Is it getting sun for just a portion of the day (morning or afternoon) or nearly all day? Is that sunlight direct or filtered? How warm is the wall and surrounding area getting during the day?
Once you've assessed the location, use this quick guide to match it with some our favorite vertical garden plants:
| Common plant name |  |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adiantum (maidenhair fern) | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Aloe | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Anemones | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Angelonia | ✓ | |||
| Arugula | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Athyrium (fern) | ✓ | |||
| Bacopa | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Basil | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Beetroot | ✓ | |||
| Brachyscome | ✓ | |||
| Busy Lizzie (impatiens) | ✓ | |||
| Calendula (marigold) | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Calibrachoa | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Campanula alpina (bellflower) | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Catmint | ✓ | |||
| Chamomile (common) | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Chard (swiss) | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Chervil | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Chillies (small varieties) | ✓ | |||
| Chives | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Convolvulus (sabatius/minor) | ✓ | |||
| Coriander | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Cosmos (varieties) | ✓ | |||
| Crassula (jade plant) | ✓ | |||
| Dianthus (varieties) | ✓ | |||
| Dwarf Bean | ✓ | |||
| Echeveria (varieties) | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Florence Fennel | ✓ | |||
| Feverfew (Tanacetum) | ✓ | |||
| Forget-Me-Nots (varieties) | ✓ | |||
| French Tarragon | ✓ | |||
| Fuchsia | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Garlic (hardneck/softneck) | ✓ | |||
| Geraniums (Pelargoniums) | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Grape Hyacinth | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Heliotrope | ✓ | |||
| Heuchera | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Houseleek | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Impatiens (busy lizzie) | ✓ | |||
| Kalanchoe | ✓ | |||
| Kale (dwarf varieties) | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Kohlrabi (german turnips) | ✓ | |||
| Lavender (dwarf varieties) | ✓ | |||
| Lemon Balm (lime balm) | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Lemon Thyme | ✓ | |||
| Lobelia (Blue Star Creeper) | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Lysimachia | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Marigold (calendula) | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Marjoram (pot marjoram) | ✓ | |||
| Mimulus (monkey flower) | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Mint (various varieties) | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Mums | ✓ | |||
| Nasturtium | ✓ | |||
| Nemesia | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Onion | ✓ | |||
| Oregano | ✓ | |||
| Osteospermum (African daisy) | ✓ | |||
| Pansy (Pansie) | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Parsley | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Petunia | ✓ | |||
| Polystichum (holly/rock fern) | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Portulaca (purslane) | ✓ | |||
| Purple Sage | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Radish | ✓ | |||
| Ranunculus | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Rosemary (Blue Boy) | ✓ | |||
| Savory | ✓ | |||
| Scaevola | ✓ | |||
| Scented Pelargoniums (Geraniums) | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Sedum (stonecrop) | ✓ | |||
| Sorrel | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Strawberry | ✓ | |||
| Sweet Alyssum | ✓ | |||
| Thyme 'Compactus' | ✓ | |||
| Turnips | ✓ | |||
| Verbena | ✓ | |||
| Violas (violets) | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Zinnias | ✓ |