10 beautiful and robust hanging plants for the balcony
Not every balcony is huge. If you want to have a beautiful, fragrantly flowering balcony, the choice of plants is crucial. With hanging plants and a lot of creativity, every corner of the balcony becomes a sea of flowers, including the vertical. Which plants grow in sun, shade or partial shade? How are they cared for? Which balcony plants are winter hardy? Here are the top 10 most beautiful hanging flowers.
The 10 most beautiful hanging plants for the balcony
Finding the optimal place for each plant on a small balcony is a challenge. With the endless selection of hanging plants, it's good to think about the right varieties beforehand. Some flowers love the sun, others love partial shade or shade. We briefly present the most popular and beautiful 10 hanging plants for the balcony with their properties.
Hanging flowers for sunny balconies
A south-facing balcony offers lots of sun and warmth in summer. The particularly heat-loving sun-loving plants can be ideally cultivated here.
Hanging petunias.
Petunias are among the absolute classics as hanging plants. In a sunny location they bloom in many bright colors between May and October and hang up to 80 cm deep.
Petunias like it moderately moist, without waterlogging. Regular fertilization and cleaning out the old flowers are a guarantee for lush growth during the flowering period. The "“Violet star” petunia, the “Chocolina" and the "“Conchita Doble Blue” Petunia are the most beautiful varieties.
Magic bells.
Visually, the magic bell looks like the little sister of the petunia. In a sunny spot with nutritious potting soil, the hanging plants bloom beautifully and prolifically until the first frost. You need a slightly acidic soil. Simply mix something acidic into the potting soil fertilizer to. The sorts "Celebration“, „Superbells" and "Sweet Bells” are the favorites.
Although there are many beautifully flowering balcony plants, not all of them are sun lovers. …
Hanging verbena.
With an overhang of 50 cm, the verbena is well suited as a hanging plant. Because of its high water requirements, it should be watered almost daily in summer. With regular cleaning and fertilization, it blooms profusely and non-stop from May to October. The verbena grows as an annual and is not hardy. Popular variety groups include “Lanai“, „Temari" and "Babylon“.
Black-eyed Susan.
The black Susan is usually cultivated as a climbing plant, but also works equally well as a hanging plant. Its striking, colorful flowers with a black center give it its characteristic name. The flowering period is from June to October.
The plant is sensitive to wind and frost and should therefore be kept in protected locations. Because of their high nutrient requirements, regular fertilization is necessary. Extremely worth seeing varieties are “Blushing Susie” and “African Sunset”.
Blue fan flower.
The plant is particularly grateful for a very sunny location. It forms hanging shoots up to 1 m long. The flower needs slightly acidic soil, lots of nutrients and water. Since it is only partially frost-proof, it should only be planted after the Ice Saints. After all, it thanks to optimal care with uninterrupted flowering. Particularly pretty varieties are ““Blue Wonder” and “Blue Laguna“.
Hanging plants for shade and partial shade
Not everyone can enjoy a south-facing balcony with bright sunshine, but hanging plants can also be easily grown on shady and semi-shady balconies.
Hanging begonia.
The begonia should grow in the shade, as too dry air and too much sun will cause brown leaf edges. Flowering time is from May to October. It cannot tolerate direct midday sun. The flowers hang approx. 50cm across. Despite the water-storing shoots and leaves, the begonia needs to be watered thoroughly. However, their nutrient requirements are low. A special eye-catcher is the “Garland Begonia”.
Blue Mauritius.
The plant produces strong, sky-blue flowers and silver foliage. The annual plant shows its flowers in partial shade between May and September, but it does not tolerate drought or waterlogging and requires regular fertilizer. Worth highlighting are the “Convolvulus sabatius" and "“Neon blue”.
Hanging fuchsia.
The fuchsia loves partial shade and really comes into its own with shoots up to 50 cm long. They bloom from June to October and exude a pleasant scent. Fertilizing and cleaning is necessary. Temperatures down to -5 °C are tolerated, but beyond this the hanging fuchsia should move to winter quarters.
Hanging carnation.
The growth of the plant is striking, as it only grows 30 cm in height before it begins to hang over in an arch. In a wind-protected, partially shaded location, the hanging carnation blooms between June and October before it has to be cut back after flowering and moved to winter quarters. Popular varieties are “Splendens erecta” and "Balkan fire”.
Hanging geranium.
The popular geranium is very undemanding. It produces approximately 80 cm overhanging shoots in the most beautiful colors from May to October. Hanging geraniums are annuals and love sunny to partially shaded locations. Beautiful varieties are ““Cascade” and "Ville de Paris”.
With these plants you can turn your balcony, whether small or large, into a true flower paradise where every centimeter is used creatively and optimally.
