| Image | Plant Name | Botanical Name | Height / Spread | Colour | Sun / Shade | Planting Date | Description |
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BACOPA | Satura cordata | white, pink | part shade | Low spreading annual, tiny flowers | ||
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BIDENS | Bidens ferulifolia | yellow | sun | Compact, bright, longlasting flowers, heat tolerant | ||
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BEGONIA,TUBEROUS | Begonia tuberhybrida | pink, red ,white, orange, yellow | shade | Showy, large, double flowers | ||
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MILLION BELLS | Calibrachoa | blue, pink, white | sun or shade | Small vividly coloured petunia-like flowers | ||
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COLEUS | Coleus hybridus | various | part shade | Grown for its colourful foliage | ||
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FUCHSIA | Fuchsia hybrida | red, white, purple | part shade | Drooping bi-colored flowers | ||
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GERANIUM, IVY | Pelargonium peltatum | red, pink, white | sun | Durable plant with divided leaves | ||
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IMPATIENS | Impatiens walleriana hybrids | various | shade | Single or double varieties | ||
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IMPATIENS, NEW GUINEA | New guinea hybrid | various | shade | Large flowers on variegated foliage | ||
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SCAEVOLA | Scaevola aemula | blue, pink, white | sun or shade | Blue Wonder variety | ||
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SUPERTUNIA | Petunia hybrida various | various | sun or shade | Single & double varieties, grows quickly | ||
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SURFINIA PETUNIA | Petunia hybrid | various | sun or part shade | Heat tolerant single varieties with a long bloom period | ||
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TORENIA | Torenia fournieri compacta | blue | part shade | Bright tuberous flowers, does well in baskets, keep moist | ||
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VERBENA | Verbena hybrida | various | sun | Trailing foliage with clusters of brightly colored flowers |
Annuals Hanging Baskets Growing Guide
FAST TIP 1
Larger hangers not only look more full and colourful,
they hold more water and dry out less quickly in hot and windy conditions. Consider larger hangers for those types of areas.
FAST TIP 2
Keep an eye on your baskets.
They can and will dry out quickly. Water the hanger until it drains from the bottom to ensure it is fully soaked. Drainage provided in most hangers will prevent root rot.
FAST TIP 3
When selecting plants for a basket combination,
don't just think about colour, but also growth habit. You can use more than just trailing plants that cascade over the edges. Mounding, spreading and upright plants may have applications in larger baskets. However, you don't want anything too tall where wind and physical damage can occur. The amount of sunlight reaching the basket will impact your plant choices.
FAST TIP 4
Plant trailing plants into your baskets so that they are already leaning out of the pot.
A 45 degree angle will work. Planting them in this fashion will allow them to grow out over the edge of the pot creating the desired effect much sooner than if they are planted up right.