What flowers do best in full sun and salty air for window boxes?

I live by the ocran and have had trouble growing flowers in my window boxes other than the usual gardening center annuals. I want something interesting in them with colors of pinks and purples, any suggestions. They are in full sun

What flowers do best in full sun and salty air for window boxes?
Portulaca thrives in the salty air and infertile soil at the seaside: it's considered an annual in many areas, but it's so easy to grow.


http://www.gardening-guides.com/annuals/...


http://www.floridata.com/ref/P/port_gra....





Lavender, Lamb's ear, Sedum, Mother of thyme (Thymus serpyllum), Artemisia, Hens-and-chicks, Salvia, Hosta, Dianthus, Baby's breath (Gypsophila) do well in sun %26amp; can take salty air:


http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/gl_seasonal_wea...


http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/im...


http://www.naturedirect2u.com/Medicinal%...


http://hgic.clemson.edu/factsheets/HGIC1...


http://msucares.com/news/print/sgnews/sg...


http://www.thegardenhelper.com/dianthus....


http://www.mountainvalleygrowers.com/sta...


http://www.floridata.com/ref/S/stac_byz....





A few examples of sun tolerant hostas are Hosta plantaginea, 'August Moon', 'Fragrant Bouquet', 'Guacamole', 'Fried Green Tomatoes', and 'Sum and Substance'.


http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/1000/12...


http://www.hostalibrary.org/a/augmoon.ht...


http://www.nhhostas.com/product_info.php...





Hebe 'Red Edge' (also called shrubby Veronica)-Small evergreen shrub with flowers in summer. The leaves take on a pink tinge in autumn and winter, providing good winter colour, and become more grey-green in summer. Suitable as ground cover, containers, for low maintenance gardens, edging and for coastal areas. Tolerant of salty air and pollution.


http://www.wildchicken.com/nature/garden...





Rosemary grows wild on sea cliffs, taking in the sun and salty air. Silvery green, spiky leaves with a pungent aroma. The botanical name Rosmarinus is derived form the old Latin for 'dew of the sea', a reference to its pale blue dew-like flowers and the fact that it is often grown near the sea. It can grow tall if you don't clip it.


http://www.wnbc.com/producepete/9208236/...


http://www.gardenguides.com/plants/info/...





Liriope muscari, Yarrow (Achillea millefolium), Erigeron karvinskianus (Seaside Daisy or Fleabane), Valerian (Centranthus ruber), Sea Lavender (Limonium perezii), 'Walker's Blue' Catmint (Nepeta x faassenii), are recommended plants for coastal gardens:


http://www.mediterraneangardensociety.or...


http://www.mobot.org/gardeninghelp/plant...


http://www.viridans.com/plpics/htm/1212A...


http://www.whiteflowerfarm.com/20369-pro...


http://www.mobot.org/gardeninghelp/plant...


http://www.driedflowersdirect.com/Retail...


http://garden.lovetoknow.com/wiki/Sea_La...


http://www.hort.wisc.edu/mastergardener/...





You can add some white %26amp; blue flowers with the purple %26amp; pink ones. The perennial Baby's Breath would make a nice filler (grows in slightly alkaline soil):


http://www.waltersgardens.com/index.cfm?...





Good luck!!! Hope this helps.
Reply:i know these are your basic annuals but my petunias thrive under the same conditions -just water and weekly miracle grow they're huge with such rich color-especially the deep purples
Reply:Portulaca, Pig Faces - seedlings - grow in many colours around the coast of Australia, Hot and cold climates.


Statice - could be good, seed and seedlings.


Any Grey foliage plants may cope.


Feed your soils with seaweed and compost or worm castings.


Answer Australia.
Reply:When you go to the garden center or buying packets of seeds, it's written where the flowers do best. You could also ask someone in the garden center for advise.