This guide provides a summary of plants which are ideal for planting in hanging baskets.
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Plant |
Flower colour |
Habit |
Rating |
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Anagalis |
Blue flower/ pink eye |
Semi-trailing |
** |
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Asteriscus |
Yellow daisy |
Trailing |
** |
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Bacopa Blizzard Lilac Pearl Pale Blue Deep Blue |
Tiny white, Blue & Lilac
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Trailing |
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Begonia Semp.
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Pink/White/Red
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Upright, can be grown in "ball" or good filler plant Slow starter but superb when grown on Trailing. Less vigour than Aurea |
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Brachycome Calibrachoa |
Blue daisies/Yellow eye Many colours |
Trailing. Feathery foliage |
*** |
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Centradinia |
Candy and other pink shades |
Semi trailing.Bronze foliage |
*** |
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Convolvulus |
Blue |
Trailing. Trumpet Flower |
*** |
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Cuphea Compacta |
Bright Pink |
Compact. Finely cut foliage |
** |
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Chlorophytum |
Grey |
Trailing Foliage/Foil |
*** |
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Diascia |
Many colours |
Semi-trailer. Long flowering. |
*** |
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Felicia Variegata Fuchsia |
Blue daisies/ Yellow eye Many colours |
Semi tr. Varig. Foliage Trailing & Semi. |
** *** |
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Geranium upright Geranium Ivy leaf
Helichrysum;
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Many colours Many colours
Foliage plant. Gold, Silver &Variegat. Many colours
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Good top filler Excellent and versatile trailer
Superb especially when grown in a ball. Need less plants to get better performance |
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Lamium Gold/Ann. |
Purple |
Green/Yellow &white foliage |
** |
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Lobelia Ricardii ; Blue star Richardii Temptation Temptation Seed grown varieties Lysimachia Pansy Petunia. Surfinia, Supertunia. Sanvitalia |
Bright deep blue Sky blue Deep Blue White Many colours Yellow Many colours Many colours Yellow. Deep green foliage. |
Trailing/long lasting “ “ “ “ “ “ Trailing Trailing Upright. Good filler. Vigorous trailer Vigorous trailer |
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Verbena
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Pink,Violet, White &others
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Vigorous trailer with fine foliage Upright. Good filler. |
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