what is a good plant to hang outside?

Answer 1

Azaleas - you just can't go wrong with azaleas

Answer 2

Depends largely on your climate. Do you want something with color or do you want a vine? Petunias, impatients and, geraniums are a good potting plant in a hanging basket. Incorportate a few "vinca vines" (yes vinca) around the edge of the pot and put a spike plant in the middle. These are good summer plants and can except the heat, but baskets need to be watered, a lot. It's a little late in the year to do this but, you can always do it next year.

Or, you can buy a filadendron. (not sure about spelling but it sounds just like that). This plant works well indoors and outdoors. You can have it all year round if you live in a tropical climate i.e. temp never gets below 60 degress. Or, you can bring it in in the winter. It will grow and climb whatever you give it to climb on and create a cool lagoon like effect.

Answer 3

The best hanging plants for outside depend on where you live, what kind of light is available, and how long you want to keep it outside. You might want to check with your local garden center to learn what's best for your location. (Pick a *real* garden center, not one of the big-box, mass-market retailers where the employees aren't likely to know much about plants.)

If you live in a part of the country where there's frost, you'll need to bring your hanging plants inside for the winter (of course). In much of the South, hanging plants will thrive outside all year.

For shady areas, you may want to try a Boston fern, which is practically indestructable if you keep it watered and fertilized properly. Ferns will spread out their fronds in a wide circle around the pot.

Ivies also do well in the shade. Pick a robust plant that fills the pot. Once it's hung, you might want to train some of the branches to climb up the hanger supports. Some hanging ivies will winter well in cold weather if they're in protected areas (porches, near the house).

For sunny areas, spider plants are good in hangers. In fact, whether you keep them indoors or out, you'll probably want to use a hanging pot because of the way they branch off with long, slender leaves and "baby spiders" (which can be used to start new plants).

Petunias also make good hanging plants in full sun. Again, choose one that fills the pot. New blooms will spread down the side. Petunias are annuals. They'll start to die with the first frost and they won't do well indoors over the winter.

If you're hanging plants in half-sun/half-shade areas, try New Guinea impatiens or begonias. The impatiens will do better if most of the sunlight is in the morning. These also are annuals and will start to wilt when it gets cold. Some begonias will winter well indoors.

One more hint: Adjust the height of the hanger for the best display of the individual plant. Plants that won't flow over the edge of the pot (begonias, impatiens, some ferns) should be hung at about eye level. Trailing plants (ivies, spider plants) should be hung higher.

Answer 4

All of the answers are good chioces. I discovered something by accident that I would like to share. I put a pretty varigated ground cover in a hanging pot and you would not believe how fast and full it grew! From May until now the trailers are 8 to 10 feet long. You can go to yuor local garden center and find any of them you like. Just be sure if they are getting shade or full sun where you want to hang them. You will find them hardy as long as they are native to your area.

Answer 5

Prickley pear or poinsettia works for me in this part of the nation. I skin em and hang em outside in the partial sun (don't forget to water them). Digitalis is a friendly sight also.

Answer 6

A hearty fern or a "wandering jew" does really well outside hanging in a basket

Answer 7

If you want flowers, I'd go with a fuschia plant - any color.

If you don't want flowers, go with a fern or an air plant.

Answer 8

geranium, a red flowering plant.

Answer 9

spider plant or any type of fern

Answer 10

ivy, a hardy evergreen