Trailing houseplants: 21 plants for hanging baskets
To dress up a shelf, the top of a wardrobe or a ceiling hook, nothing beats a plant with trailing stems. Many can also climb a pole: the style is up to you.
Sprenger's asparagus
Asparagus densiflorus6 dBrightEasyAlso called asparagus densiflorus
Christmas cactus
Schlumbergera truncata7 dBrightEasySafe for cats and dogsAlso called schlumbergera
Easter cactus
Rhipsalidopsis gaertneri7 dBrightMediumSafe for cats and dogsAlso called hatiora
Orchid cactus
Epiphyllum7 dBrightMediumAlso called epiphyllum
String of hearts
Ceropegia woodii12 dBrightEasyAlso called ceropegia
String of pearls
Curio rowleyanus12 dBrightMediumAlso called senecio rowleyanus
Creeping fig
Ficus pumila4 dBrightMediumAlso called ficus pumila
Wax plant
Hoya carnosa10 dBrightEasySafe for cats and dogsAlso called hoya
Sweetheart hoya
Hoya kerrii12 dBrightEasySafe for cats and dogsAlso called hoya kerrii
Pink jasmine
Jasminum polyanthum4 dSunMediumSafe for cats and dogsAlso called jasmine
English ivy
Hedera helix5 dBrightMediumAlso called ivy
Inch plant
Tradescantia zebrina5 dBrightEasyAlso called tradescantia
Monstera adansonii
Monstera adansonii7 dBrightEasyAlso called swiss cheese vine
Pitcher plant
Nepenthes3 dBrightExpertSafe for cats and dogsAlso called nepenthes
Heartleaf philodendron
Philodendron hederaceum7 dBrightEasyAlso called philodendron
Spider plant
Chlorophytum comosum6 dBrightEasySafe for cats and dogsAlso called chlorophytum
Pothos
Epipremnum aureum7 dBrightEasyAlso called devil's ivy
Burro's tail
Sedum morganianum14 dSunEasySafe for cats and dogsAlso called sedum morganianum
Mistletoe cactus
Rhipsalis baccifera7 dBrightEasySafe for cats and dogsAlso called rhipsalis
Satin pothos
Scindapsus pictus8 dBrightEasyAlso called scindapsus
Tradescantia Nanouk
Tradescantia albiflora6 dBrightEasyAlso called nanoukOur tips
In a hanging basket the soil dries faster, especially near the ceiling where the air is warmer: check it a little more often. A sturdy hook and a self-watering pot make watering easier.
Trim the stems that get bare: the plant becomes bushier, and the cut pieces root easily in a glass of water.