Best Hanging Basket Flowers | Country Living

Publish date: 2024-07-26
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Calibrachoa

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These flowers are available in every shade you can imagine from hot pink to deep purple with single or double blooms.

They’ll bloom all season long, and nothing surpasses their ability to flower through heat and drought, especially if you keep the watered and fertilized. They need full sun but can take a little shade in the afternoon.

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Fuchsias

close up macro image of the beautiful hanging summer flowers of the pink and purple fuchsia flowers against a soft colourful bokeh backgroundJacky Parker Photography

These exotic-looking flowers add beauty and color to full shade locations. They come in many different color combinations of white, pink, red, salmon and purple. Hummingbirds love them!

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Sweet Alyssum

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The cascading form of this low-growing annual makes it a natural for hanging baskets. The tiny, sweetly-scented flowers come in white, purple and pink and are irresistible to pollinators. Give it full sun, though it will take some afternoon shade.

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Scaevola (Fan Flowers)

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This sturdy annual, called fan flower because of its delicate fan-shaped flowers, is a tough cookie! It’s heat and drought tolerant and keeps on blooming all season long. Give it full sun.

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Petunias

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Petunias are old-fashioned favorites in hanging baskets and window boxes because they bloom all season long.

They look similar to calibrachoa but have larger flowers. Bonus: New varieties of petunias keep flowering without your needing to deadhead, or pinch off spent blooms. They need full sun.

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Ferns

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Pansies and Violas

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If you need some cool-season color in spring or fall, you can’t beat pansies and violas. They come in a wide array of brilliant jewel tones and pastels, and they’re lovely tumbling over the edges of hanging baskets and window boxes. They can handle sun in cool weather but fade out in the heat, so give them a little shade if you want them to make it past June.

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Torenia

torenia, also known as wishbone flower, is a perennial plant the plant derives its name from the wishbone shaped stamen found inside the flower’s throat the plant is in bloom in summer and autumn and the flowers come in various colors, including white, blue, purple, yellow, pink and violetmagicflute002//Getty Images

These shade-loving flowers, also called wishbone flower because of the shape of the stamens, last all season long. They come in lovely shades of pink, lilac, deep purple and white. Plant these in hanging baskets and window boxes and wait for the hummingbirds to arrive!

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Strawberries

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You may never have thought of growing strawberries in hanging baskets. Many new varieties have been developed to look especially pretty cascading out of hanging baskets. Bonus: They’re edible, of course! Strawberries need full sun.

Read more on How to Grow Strawberries.

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Lobelia

a popular annual bedding plant with rich blue flowers and a tiny white eye grown for its versatility and long flowering period over the summerPhotos by R A Kearton//Getty Images

The delicate blooms of blue, white and purple lobelia look amazing in hanging baskets. It likes part shade and blooms best before nighttime temperatures get too toasty. If it starts to look rough, trim it back and it should rebound when cooler weather returns.

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Sedum

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Many types of sedum look smashing draping out of a basket, plus they’re also succulents so they need watered less frequently than many other flowers. Look for creeping varieties and give them plenty of sun to look their best.

Read more on How to Care for Autumn Joy Sedum.

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Kitchen Herbs

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Herbs also look great in hanging baskets and window boxes. Mix it up with more upright varieties, such as rosemary, and creeping types, such as thyme for an attractive and useful hanging basket. Most herbs need full sun.

Read more on How to Grow an Indoor Herb Garden.

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Bacopa (Water Hyssop)

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Tiny pink, blue or white flowers trail along the stems of this hardy plant that drapes beautifully. Plant it alone or in a mixed basket. Bacopa likes part sun.

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Portulaca (Green purslane)

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These creeping succulents have tremendous flower power, and they come in many brilliant colors including fuchsia, scarlet, coral, and bright yellow. They need full sun.

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Blueberries

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Blueberries

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New blueberry varieties, such as Sapphire Cascade, have been developed to be grown in hanging baskets to show off their attractive cascading form. Some also boast pretty fall color. And, of course, you can eat them! Blueberries need full sun.

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Verbena

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Verbena bloom until a hard frost, and they look especially good in mixed containers. They love sun but will tolerate some shade.

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Arricca Elin SanSone has written about health and lifestyle topics for Prevention, Country Living, Woman's Day, and more. She’s passionate about gardening, baking, reading, and spending time with the people and dogs she loves.

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