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Rock-loving plants will thrive on window sills and balconies

Nowhere is more like a rocky edge or clifftop than a window ledge, lofty balcony or rooftop. Plants that can cope with barren rock ecosystems, that are used to shallow soils and droughts, and can withstand high winds and harsh rains, are useful here. The low-growing, rosette-forming, for example, has thick, fleshy leaves to withstand drought and such shallow roots that it needs the barest minimum of soil.

 

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