Best Indoor & Outdoor Hanging Plants & Baskets

by The Gardening Experts

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For those of you who love to have plants around but may not have enough space to have as many as you’d like, consider finding the best hanging plants that you can suspend from the rafters both indoors and out.

Best Hanging Plants

While most of us would like to live in large houses with great front and back yards, that just isn’t always a reality.

Some of us, whether because of our limited budgets or the cities we live in, have to be content with residing in condos, apartments, townhouses, or high rises that don’t offer a lot of living space, and even less outdoor room.

By finding the best plants for hanging baskets you can add flavor, color, and aroma to your home or porch without taking up valuable real estate.

Below, we’ll take a look at some of the best house plants for hanging and the best outdoor hanging plants you can use to spruce up what little space you may have.

Just because you don’t have thousands of square feet inside or a single square foot outside, that doesn’t mean you have to go without beautiful foliage. You just have to be creative.

And that means locating and procuring the best hanging plants around.

Best Indoor Hanging Plants

Here’s a brief look at some of the best hanging plants available to you today:

  • Spider Plant – These lovelies are a favorite among house plants. They feature arching spear-like leaves that come in both green and variegated varieties.
  • English Ivy – This is an old-fashioned hanging plant that loves sunlight and will add a touch of green to your home.
  • Burro’s Tail – With fleshy and thick leaves, the Burro’s Tail is a gorgeous addition to your hanging basket.
  • Golden Pothos – The Golden Pothos has glorious heart-shaped leaves that are colored green with splashes of rich yellow.

Best Outdoor Hanging Plants

For those of you with space outdoors, here are some of the best plants for hanging baskets attached to your eaves or porch roofs:

  • Calibrachoa (Million Bells) – For the best in trailing, flowering summer plants, look no further than the Million Bells. Their colors include pink, rose-red, violet, and white blooms. It can grow to hang up to three feet long at full growth.
  • Licorice Vine – This plant features silver-gray leaves that are great for a mixed basket. There are many different varieties, including Bridal Bouquet, Bridal Showers, and the Penny Candy Series.
  • Verbena – Absolutely wonderful for a mixed hanging basket, the trailing Verbena is a long-time favorite among plant enthusiasts for its rose, pink, white, lavender, and red flowers.
  • Begonia – This is a tough plant that can withstand anything Mother Nature decides to throw its way outdoors. Begonias come in a whole host of different types, and their large leaves are simply beautiful hanging outside your home.

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