Hanging Baskets

 

Annuals that hang down rather than grow upwards, so they look attractive overhead or at head height, hanging from railings, eaves of houses, gazebos, etc

 

There's nothing quite like a beautiful annual hanger. Listed below are some proven hanging basket annuals that thrive in our climate. However, don't be afraid to experiment.

These are annuals that hang down rather than grow upwards, so they look attractive overhead or at head height, hanging from railings, eaves of houses, gazebos, etc. Different varieties of the same plants, such as begonias and petunias, will grow upwards.

We've seen hangers that have a variety of plants including tropicals and deep rooting datura.

Pay attention to choosing types of plants that enjoy the same types of light and water requirements.

Annual Hanging Baskets Growing Guide

Image	Plant Name	Botanical Name	Height / Spread	Colour	Sun / Shade	Planting Date	Description
	BACOPA	Satura cordata		white, pink	part shade		Low spreading annual, tiny flowers
	BIDENS	Bidens ferulifolia		yellow	sun		Compact, bright, longlasting flowers, heat tolerant
	BEGONIA,TUBEROUS	Begonia tuberhybrida		pink, red ,white, orange, yellow	shade		Showy, large, double flowers
	MILLION BELLS	Calibrachoa		blue, pink, white	sun or shade		Small vividly coloured petunia-like flowers
	COLEUS	Coleus hybridus		various	part shade		Grown for its colourful foliage
	FUCHSIA	Fuchsia hybrida		red, white, purple	part shade		Drooping bi-colored flowers
	GERANIUM, IVY	Pelargonium peltatum		red, pink, white	sun		Durable plant with divided leaves
	IMPATIENS	Impatiens walleriana hybrids		various	shade		Single or double varieties
	IMPATIENS, NEW GUINEA	New guinea hybrid		various	shade		Large flowers on variegated foliage
	SCAEVOLA	Scaevola aemula		blue, pink, white	sun or shade		Blue Wonder variety
	SUPERTUNIA	Petunia hybrida various		various	sun or shade		Single & double varieties, grows quickly
	SURFINIA PETUNIA	Petunia hybrid		various	sun or part shade		Heat tolerant single varieties with a long bloom period
	TORENIA	Torenia fournieri compacta		blue	part shade		Bright tuberous flowers, does well in baskets, keep moist
	VERBENA	Verbena hybrida		various	sun		Trailing foliage with clusters of brightly colored flowers