Fantastic Hanging Basket Plants That Like Shade

These planters are from Gethsemane Garden Center in Chicago but all of the plants used can be put into hanging baskets for shade too.

Hanging basket plants that like shade. The following is a list of plants that will add colour to hanging baskets in shaded areas of the garden. Fairy crassula sedum a loe vera jade devils backbone many different kinds of Sansevieria snake plant and kalanchoe. Lobelia When lobelia blooms in a hanging basket the whole plant turns in to a mass of intensely-colored blue or purple flowers.

Such plants will require a little less watering than hanging basket plants at the mercy of the summer sun. Coleus solenostemon scutellarioides Wizard Mix. Keep the soil moist for best results.

Succulents that like shade include. This one is lined with plastic so I poked a few holes in it with a knife so that the basket could easily drain. Glacier can tolerate full shade prefers well-drained soil and only grows up to 6 inches tall.

TRAILING bushy PLANTS for a north facing garden. Hanging baskets dry more quickly than other containers and this is especially true for those located under mature trees or porch overhangs. Popular Hanging Basket Flowers for Shade.

This versatile foliage plant grows well in a hanging basket and even as a houseplant should you wish to move it indoors when cold weather returns at the end of the season. However I like the vibrant Wizard Mix best because buying a 6-pack container is like getting to sample a variety of kaleidoscopically colorful plants that can be lemon yellow bright pink lime green and even chocolate brown. Hosta Hosta is another shade-loving plant that can be used in a hanging basket the beauty of hosta is in the leaves that are showy and are different shades of green with yellow some even have white margins around the border.

Verbena These plants are an excellent choice for hanging baskets outdoors in full sun. Shade flowers for hanging baskets will need frequent watering though not as much as plants grown in sun. The planters above have Heuchera Lime Rickey Foxtail Fern Torenia the purple flower Wax Begonias Coleus.