Creeping Jenny
Creeping Jenny grows in full sun to part shade regions, is essentially a trailing plant or creeping herbaceous perennial. With waxy, small, and round leaves, they grow well in zones 3-9 as hanging basket plants or potted plants attached to a balcony and patio. Although it is native to Europe, some of the varieties are more vigorous than others and can be considered invasive. Creeping Jenny’s flowers are small, cupped in shape, and found in bright colors, majorly yellow (Avoid the confusion between Creeping Jenny and Creeping Charlie. The latter is purple.
Fuchsia
Trailing Fuchsias are ideal for regions with wet summers. This perennial flowering plant requires part shade for flourishing. So, do not plant them in hanging flower baskets in a completely sunny spot. Daily misting, regular fertilizing, and deadheading are essential for these trailing plants. Fuchsias are bedding plants that bloom in bright colors like white, purple, pink, red, and multicolor. They are easy to grow and ideal for hanging baskets in zones 10-11. Trailing fuchsias are among the best flowers for beautiful hanging baskets.
Hanging Flower Basket Ideas
The following hanging flower basket ideas will help enhance your home.
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- Beautiful trailing plants, including Petunia, Begonia, Lobelia, Trailing Fuchsia, and Ivy Geranium, have flowers of bright colors like purple, pink and yellow.
- Small Alyssum, Million Bells, and Lantana attract butterflies. These nectar-rich bedding plants beautify your surroundings.
- Drought tolerant plants like Sedum, Strings of Pearl, and Purslane do not require water every day.
- Grow Nasturtiums, Lantana, and Impatiens as flowering plants if you wish to attract hummingbirds.
- Petunia and Dichondra act like potted plants or hanging flower baskets for privacy when they grow into long vines.
- You can grow two high-contrast bright colors like yellow and purple or similar shades like Petunia and Pansy together in hanging flower baskets.
- Apart from colored flowers, hanging basket plants include edibles like strawberry, parsley, nasturtium, and cherry tomato.
Conclusion
Apart from adding to the beauty of our gardens, hanging plants and colored flowers decorate our patio and balcony, thereby attracting butterflies to the bright colors and nectars. Sweet Alyssum, Trailing Fuchsias, Creeping Jenny, Million bells, Petunia, and likewise are flowering plants. Drought tolerant plants like Strings of Pearl are good if you cannot water the flower baskets every day. Considering these hanging flower basket ideas, embellish your home with plants that are easy to grow in hanging baskets.