Favorite hanging plants for sun in NY?
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What are your favorite combos for 10' hanging baskets?
Comments (2)You can't go wrong with petunia, verbena, calibrachoa, lobelia, bidens. There are so many colors available; just mix and match to create your favorite combo. In such a small basket I feel it is not as critical to have height as it is to have a bit of a mounding, but mostly a trailing habit. Most hanging baskets are hung up at or above eye level so that is why I think this look is most important. Most likely you not looking down from the top of the basket. Hope this helps. http://www.pwcertified.com/photolib/MediumJPG/PWCLGCombo17.jpg Here is a link that might be useful: proven winner combo to be featured in Country Garden Living Summer 2007...See MoreSuggestions for hanging baskets in full sun
Comments (8)Thanks for the suggestions! I may still try the Blue Daze somewhere in my gardens - such a pretty color! I made a quick trip to one of my favorite nurseries yesterday and found some very BRIGHT lantana. I already have the low growing yellow lantana planted on top of the curved retaining wall that is across the driveway from this deck where the hanging pots will be so I wasn't sure I wanted more, but these are so colorful! I got three different ones - one is rose/creamy yellow, one is salmon/gold, and one is red/orange/gold. I had three of the trailing variegated vinca vine that I had salvaged from the pots last year when everything else dried up (the well went dry so no watering). I had kept those vines in a pot on the deck all winter - yes! they lived! So I put one in each pot along with the lantana. And I couldn't resist some yellow petunias - there is something about yellow petunias that just makes me grab my wallet! I love 'em! I tucked one little petunia in each basket even though I know they may not make it given the conditions. I'll try to keep them watered enough to live! I love the way the pots look - very informal and airy. And I'm not the only one! Within two hours hummingbirds were visiting that red lantana!!...See MoreFavorites for hanging baskets?
Comments (11)G'Day! Strawberries! Of course, that's my responce to any "what plant should i use?" question. Strawberries will send a nice fan of cute leaves and flower stems upwantd while runner which grow babies at the end will trail downwards. If the baby finds no soil - such as because it is in mid air - it will send out one or more runners too and make grandbabies. i think the strawberries would work best in a "mixed basket." They are quite tolerant of a range of watering patterns, and perform well in light shade as well as full sun. If you are as forgetful about watering as i am, i would also recommend a trailing sedum such as "Pony Tails" or "Blue Spruce." For a porch with plenty of sun, thymes (another good one for irregular watering) would not only trail and look pretty when they blossom but also smell nice! i admire hanging baskets of plants, but must admit that i have been too busy with the regular gardens to set any up this year! Happy gardening, -vlad...See MoreCentral NY Plant Swap, June 21
Comments (20)Hi everyone What a great day for a swap. We really lucked out with the nice weather. Thanks for all the trades. I'll be trying some new things. Thanks Laurel for the fern leaf bleeding heart and the food. You may want to put the hosta and forsythia in some water until you get them planted just to keep them from wilting- they should be okay in water for a day. For those of you who are trying to remember what those things were in the styrofoam or paper cups- they were lobelia cardinalis-red, spikey, humming bird like them, they prefer a moister rather than drier area. Thanks for the plants everyone. Hope you enjoy the trades. Did some geocaching on the way home....See MoreRelated Professionals
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4 months agoHere's a picture of the variegated variety. The flowers are small but they are there and bright pink so the hummingbirds do find them. The plant also comes in a non-variegated variety with either yellow or pink flowers.
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4 months agolast modified: 4 months agoI actually meant purslane rather than portulaca. I have found purslane to be easier to grow and consistently overwinter indoors. Here is one I am growing for the 3rd or 4th year. It is growing indoors this year as I have no balcony space to spare for it
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