TOP 7 EASY PLANTS FOR HANGING BASKET

1. EPIPREMNUM AUREUM (POTHOS) https://www.buzzfeed.com/mikerose/this-adorable-norwegian-couple-showed-us-the-5-best

  • Pothos is undoubtedly one of the most popular house plants. In fact, to be honest, it is so common that it is often considered boring.
  • Pothos is a versatile plant; it looks gorgeous on moss poles, in pots trailing down bookshelves, and in hanging baskets gracefully hanging in your balcony.
  • Poths are hardy plants which makes them perfect for new plant parents.

 

 

2. PORTULACA (MOSS ROSE)

 

  • It is an annual flowering plant. Perfect for adding a pop of color to your hanging garden
  • It comes in a huge variety of colors and needs the minimum amount of care to get it to flower.
  • The only possible way to kill this plant is possibly by overwatering it.
  • It is a succulent plant; this plant likes long hours of bright direct sunlight.
  • Viewing this plant blooming in bunches is a pleasure to your eyes.

 

 

3. PHILODENDRON 

  • This plant group contains hundreds of species with beautiful foliage plants.
  • These are one of the easiest plants to grow in indoor as well as outdoor spaces. It is a very forgiving plant; hence can tolerate beginner mistakes. 
  • You can train them up a trellis or put them in a hanging basket. If given perfect conditions, it will not fail you to give a perfect jungle vibe that you have been wanting.
  • Some examples of philodendron species are good for beginners: philodendron hederaceum, philodendron “lemon-lime,” philodendron “brasil,” and many more.

 

 

4. CALLISIA REPENS (TURTLE VINE)

 

  • It is a fast-growing plant with trailing stems. The stems are densely clothed in small fleshy leaves.
  • Callisia adds different textures, shapes, and habits of growth to hanging baskets. It can also be kept on tabletops by maintaining it bushy.
  • There are many different varieties of this plant with different leaf structures, variegation, color over the leaves, color on the underside of leaves, etc.
  • It likes bright sunlight and moist soil; as this is a fast-growing plant, you can supplement its growth with a regular fertilizer application.
  • This plant, due to its fast-growing nature, requires regular pruning. Otherwise, it will start to look scraggly. 

 

 

5. MONSTERA ADANSONII (SWISS CHEESE PLANT)

 

  • Monstera adansonii is a tropical plant with heart-shaped leaves and beautiful fenestration on the lamina of the leaves.
  • It is a notoriously easy plant to grow, which needs medium to bright indirect sunlight, a moderate amount of watering, and one in while fertilization to supplement growth.
  • This plant will take over your indoor or outdoor spaces with its long trailing vines if given a conducive environment.
  • The number of fenestration on this plant increases with the plant maturity and the intensity of sunlight(*but mind you, no direct sunlight, it will surely cause sunburn).

 

 

6. BOSTON FERN        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASA_Clean_Air_Study

 

  • It is a tropical plant.
  • It has a brushy appearance, flowy whimsical-looking fronds, and the small bright green textured leaves can bring a lot of dimension to the indoors and outdoors. 
  • Ferns, in general, like a lot of humidity, moist soil, and indirect sunlight.
  • Ferns can sometimes be picky about their surroundings, but it never hurts to give a go in your backyard or garden.

 

 

7. STRING OF HEARTS

 

  • This plant has really won the hearts of people in the plant community
  • It's an easy plant to care for and insanely easy to propagate
  • As the name suggests, this plant can have a long string like a vine with small, adorably cute heart-shaped leaves.

 

 

  • This plant like really bright sunlight, well-drained soil, and a low watering schedule 

 

I hope this list of plants may have given the reader a good idea to enjoy the gardening hobby. Keeping their sanity in check during the seemingly never-ending struggle with the pandemic brings heavy lockdown measures.

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