There are so many different plants to choose from when it comes to your hanging basket. Some that are easy to care for with little to no effort, and others that require a little more work. In this blog article the author makes the case for these 10 beautiful plants for use in an indoor environment.
1. English Ivy
English ivy is a delicate vine that can be grown in hanging baskets. It looks great from the bottom where it’s not trimmed but simply allowed to grow out freely or up against something vertical for support, like your wall. Ivy vines will reach up to 7 inches tall when they’re mature and they can get as long as 15 feet if you choose to allow them.
2. Boston Fern
Boston Fern is a plant that is great for any home or office. This plant needs humid conditions, moist soil with good drainage, and indirect sunlight because it will grow up to 2-3 feet tall! Making it a great addition as a decoration.
3. Spider Plants
Spider plants are beautiful and also one of the hardest houseplants. They need to be watered but not too often as they dislike standing water and direct sunlight or partial shade.
4. Prayer Plant
The Prayer Plant is the perfect addition to any home. It curls its leaves up after dark like they are praying, and when the plant blooms in spring with big white flowers it will be impossible not to notice this beautiful flower. It doesn’t need water very often during summer months so it can get plenty of light, making it a low maintenance addition to your home.
5. Bird’s Nest Fern
The Bird’s Nest Fern is a unique plant because it can grow on other plants. It looks like the leaves from banana trees and coconut palms, since they need light in order to grow. The fern only grows about 2 feet tall and looks beautiful when used indoors or outdoors.
6. Christmas Cactus
A Christmas cactus is a beautiful indoor plant. However, it needs 14 hours of darkness at night if you want to see its flowers open. Their beauty will be seen just before Thanksgiving when the flower petals turn bright red in celebration of Santa Claus’ day on December 25th. I hope your home isn’t too dry; otherwise they might wilt quickly from lack of humidity. You can keep the temperature between 65 degrees fahrenheit and 50 p ercent relative humidity (18 degrees Celsius) with no problem.
7. Chenille Plant
The Chenille Plant is a herb that grows in the shape of a bright plant and appears in a fiery red color. It has multiple leaves, or flower heads, which are mostly centered around the “berries” on the stems. It has to be watered very frequently in order for its soil not to dry out, as it requires moist ground with well-drained sandy soil in full sun or else it will wither if kept below 15 degrees Celsius (60 Fahrenheit).
8. Burro’s Tail
The Burro’s Tail is a succulent that has thick stems and cascading leaves. There are so many colors and shapes of these plants in the wild that you can find a match for your unique garden!
9. Maidenhair Fern
The Maidenhair Fern is an indoor plant that can survive with varying sunlight and moisture levels. The plant is tropical, so it needs a humid environment, along with soil that’s slightly acidic. It thrives in hardiness zones three through eleven, so most locations are fine for this plant!
10. Grape Ivy
This ivy plant has leaves that you can grow like grape vines. It is best to mist the leaves occasionally with water but not too much because too little humidity could cause it to not produce as much fruit.