Lantana Lantana are beautiful mounding spreaders. Pansies Looking to grow a hanging basket in the early spring or fall? Verbena Similar to lantana, verbena will spread out in a hanging basket and produce flowers vigorously. Sweet alyssum is know for its beautiful mini blooms that range from white to pink to purple.
Grasses Most types of grasses are great for hanging baskets. Calibrachoa Million Bells Calibrachoa, also known as Million Bells, are a favorite for hanging baskets. Portulaca Portulaca are a great choice for hanging basket flowers. Sweet potato vines Sweet potato vines are chose as the spillers of many containers of flowers. Vegetables or fruit Why not get some fresh vegetables or fruit from your hanging basket? Herbs Mint, chives, sage, oregano, thyme — they can all grow great in a hanging basket container.
Geraniums Geraniums are good for hanging baskets as they add height and plenty of color with their large clusters of blooms. Black-eyed Susan vine Black-eyed susan plants, sometimes called thumbergia, can really look fantastic in a hanging basket.
New Guinea impatiens New Guinea impatiens are similar to impatiens but will often take slightly different care. How many plants do you put in a hanging basket? Bonus: best hanging basket flowers to attract hummingbirds Hummingbirds love flowers that provide them with the sweet nectar they crave. Hummingbirds love the nectar these plants provide. These plants also have a unique flower type, which is attractive to both hummingbirds and humans alike!
Geraniums: geraniums grow great in hanging baskets and also help attract hummingbirds with their large clusters of striking flowers. Whether you are growing red, pink, white, or orange geraniums, they are great at attracting hummingbirds!
Aside from choosing a hanging basket that complements your home , try going for a bigger basket—it'll hold water better. Typical hanging baskets are made of wire, coco fiber, or plastic and come in diameters of 8 to 24 inches. Liners for wire baskets include sphagnum moss, coco fiber, burlap, plastic, and pressed paperboard.
Sphagnum moss and coco fiber are porous, so they'll dry out more quickly than pressed paperboard or plastic; however, softer materials make it easier to poke planting holes on the outside of the basket. If you're using sphagnum moss for your basket, assemble it first. If you're using a paperboard liner, drill drainage holes in the bottom before planting.
You have two options for hanging the basket. A hook in the ground allows you to place it in any place you feel needs height and color.
Keep in mind that a wet basket full of plants will be heavier than a dry basket, so your hook will need to be able to support the weight. Fill the basket with a lightweight potting mix. You can buy a packaged mix or make your own potting mix with equal parts peat moss, perlite, and vermiculite.
Some prepackaged mixes contain slow-release fertilizer, allowing you to forgo semiweekly treatments with a quick-acting, water-soluble fertilizer.
If you want those amazing living flower globes that hang from the streets in those awe inspiring European hamlets, then you want a container that is either wire with a fiber liner, or a pot with holes throughout its body made specifically for this purpose.
This allows you to place plants all through the sides and bottom of the container, which gives that full living globe look. Using a high quality potting mix is vital to successful hanging baskets. Choose a lightweight mix that commercial growers in your area recommend, and then add water holding polymer crystals available in any garden center. Many potting soils come with them already in the mix. Do NOT buy generic or budget potting soil. Hanging baskets get watered so often, they tend to leach all the nutrients out of the soil much faster than regular containers.
Add a slow release granular fertilizer to the potting mix when you plant, then use a liquid fertilizer at half strength once a week, such as Miracle Grow for Flowers. Use both, your plants will thank you with lush growth and many blooms! The town of Victoria on Vancouver Island, B. They water their baskets every night, and include the liquid fertilizer at every feeding.
Hanging flower baskets require a lot more water than even other container plants, especially the ones with fiber liners. Do NOT let your planters dry out. Once you do, the root systems will be damaged, and while you may be able to bring them back, they will never reach their full potential. Once you get used to how heavy your planters are when fully watered, you can just lift up on the bottom and tell if they are getting light, then they are getting dry.
They like to be evenly moist. Snapdragon Antirrhinum 'Bells White' — 2. While geraniums and petunias are classic favorites, don't be afraid to take a chance with a new plant to create one-of-a-kind baskets your friends will ooh-and-ahh over.
Here, butterfly orchid, an underused but long-blooming tomato relative, does the job perfectly. This colorful combo will prefer a shady spot, and will stop blooming once summer heat sets in. Test Garden Tip: Always check the growing conditions that an unfamiliar plant needs so you can be sure it's appropriate for the location you have in mind.
Create a "wow" moment by using colors that are opposite each other on the color wheel. Here, for example, rich purple makes a stunning contrast to golden-chartreuse. Plus you'll get the bonus of the wonderful scent— heliotrope is one of the most fragrant flowers you can use in hanging baskets.
Place this basket in full sun to part shade. Licorice plant Helichrysum petiolare 'Limelight' — 2. Heliotrope Heliotropium 'Marine' — 2. Vinca major 'Wojo's Jem' — 3. Create a container that's as pleasing to your nose as it is your eyes by using fragrant plants. This combo mixes the spicy scent of dianthus with the subtle sweetness of viola for a basket you'll want next to a window or on your deck or patio.
Test Garden Tip: Other top picks for fragrance include heliotrope , sweet alyssum , and nicotiana. Osteospermum 'Serenity Sunburst' — 3. Viola 'Sorbet Purple Duet' — 4.
Dianthus 'Cinnamon Red Hots' — 2. Small baskets can create as big an impact as larger ones—you just need to pick the right plants. The secret for success is to go for plants that stay smaller but have colorful leaves like coleus and variegated varieties of favorites like vinca.
Add in an impatiens, and you'll have a colorful basket sure to brighten a shady spot all summer long. Vinca 'Variegata' — 1. New Guinea impatiens Impatiens 'Sonic White' — 1. Coleus Solenostemon 'Trailing Plum' — 1.
Here's a tip for saving money when creating hanging baskets: Use what you have. Many houseplants grow well outdoors in a shaded spot. Rex begonias , for example, play off each other to great effect. In fall, bring them back indoors to enjoy them for the winter season. You can't go wrong decorating a shady nook with the rose-like flowers of tuberous begonia and double impatiens. They'll add that little something extra to your hanging basket and keep on blooming all summer long.
Look for double impatiens in a wide range of colors, from white to pink to red and even bicolors. With their gorgeous shape and graceful hanging blooms, it's no wonder fuchsias are favorites for cool, shady spots. They're unmatched for their elegance.
Fuchsias offer a great bonus, too: Hummingbirds love them. Your baskets don't have to be the same from spring to fall. Keep your display looking great by choosing cool-season plants for spring, such as these violas , then heat-lovers for summer. When temperatures drop in fall, replace your spent summer plants with more cool-season beauties.
Test Garden Tip: Cool-season plants will usually stay looking good longer in summer if you grow them in a shaded spot. Viola 'Cutie Pie' — Let your hanging baskets reflect your personality by filling them with your favorite color. Here's a fun combination for fans of all things pink : begonias, impatiens, and sweet alyssum in various shades, set off with a few white impatiens.
Hang these beauties in a shady spot, then stand back and watch the show. Tuberous begonia Begonia Nonstop Pink — 1. Impatiens 'Fanfare Fuchsia' — 2. Impatiens 'Dazzler White' — 3. Sweet alyssum Lobularia 'Snow Crystals' — 4. You can't go wrong with any of the petunias in the Wave series for tons of flower power on an easy-to-grow plant that thrives in full sun. One of our favorites is Easy Wave Blue—its deep purple-blue tones make it a showstopper by itself or combine it with softer, lighter colors for a bit of contrast.
Petunia Easy Wave Blue — 1. Calibrachoa 'Cabaret White' — 2.
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