15 Indoor Hanging Vegetation to Greenify Your House

Spider Plant (Chlorophytum comosum)

Spider crops are common as a result of they’re simple to develop and tolerate quite a lot of situations. They do want some pure gentle and common watering, however they tolerate tight pots. And if they are not getting sufficient water, they’re going to let you recognize by displaying brown ends of their lengthy and dangly leaves.

Not solely do the leaves look good tumbling out of your hanging pot, however spider crops create cute child “spiderettes” which grasp off the perimeters in bunches; these may be left or clipped and used to make a brand new plant.

Boston Fern (Nephrolepis exaltata bostoniensis)

The Boston fern, like all ferns, likes to be stored comparatively damp, so it ought to be planted in a loamy combine that can maintain water, and common misting can be beneficial. Initially discovered within the tropics, these ferns do not prefer to be too chilly and do properly in hotter areas so long as they do not dry out.

Regardless that they prefer to be damp, at all times be sure that additional water can drain from the underside, as they do not need to sit in water both. Boston ferns should be rotated frequently so the entire plant will get sufficient gentle (which is straightforward to do with a dangling plant).

Burro’s Tail (Sedum morganianum)

Burro’s Tail is a kind of succulent, so it wants much less water than among the different moisture-loving crops on this record. It’s also completely completely happy in a really sunny or sizzling location; in reality, if it does not get sufficient gentle, it should get stringy-looking. Native to southern Mexico and Honduras, its leaves are a beautiful inexperienced or green-blue with a typically chalky look (that is regular).

Burro’s tail can develop fairly lengthy—as much as 2 toes over the sting of your hanging pot. As a result of it shops water in its leaves because it grows, it may possibly get fairly heavy, so be sure that the hook it hangs from is sturdy.

Christmas Cactus (Schlumbergera bridgesii)

Regardless of their identify, some sorts of Christmas cactus truly bloom round Halloween, others round Thanksgiving, and some round Christmas. Their salmon pink, white, fuchsia, or purple blooms can final a number of weeks to a month throughout blooming season. You’ll discover that some have lighter or smaller leaves, and a few have larger, thicker or darker leaves, however all sorts of this plant are simple to look after.

Regardless that it is known as a cactus, this plant is native to the Brazilian rainforest and positively must be watered frequently, versus a desert cactus. They’ll tolerate fairly a decent pot and might dwell 20-30 years with pretty minimal help.

English Ivy Vegetation (Hedera helix)

English ivy grows shortly and simply in quite a lot of situations. It additionally likes to path (or climb) all kinds of constructions, so you might drape its tendrils over a curtain rail, and even connect them to the ceiling. English ivy does not want a whole lot of gentle and might do properly even in shady places with patchy solar. It does not like sizzling situations although, so do not place it close to a heater, and it likes to be stored moist.

Moon Orchid (Phalaenopsis orchid)

Most orchids like shadier situations and are simpler to develop than you may assume. Moon orchids — these are the type you will generally discover in supermarkets — work properly as hanging crops as a result of their thick and glossy leaves prefer to droop over the sides of their pots. After they bloom, they repeatedly achieve this for 3 or extra months, however the remainder of the time, their slow-growing leaves are a delightful praise to your holder.

Orchids like humid situations, together with common spritzes with a mister. They prefer to be watered frequently, however many individuals make the error of overwatering them. Be certain they’ll drain, as orchids’ tightly packed roots will rot in the event that they sit in water.

Heartleaf Philodendron (Philodendron hederaceum)

With shiny inexperienced, heart-shaped leaves hooked up to vines that tumble from a dangling pot or wend their method alongside the highest of a shelf or bookcase, the heartleaf philodendron grows simply with out an excessive amount of care. Native to South America, it is tolerant of drier situations, however it should thrive if misted sometimes to scrub leaves.

Goldfish Plant (Nematanthus gregarius)

This beautiful plant has small, shiny leaves and shiny yellow or orange flowers that look as if they’re leaping out of the inexperienced foliage, therefore its identify. They’re drought-tolerant, and want loads of daylight to thrive, however they’ll develop lengthy, woody stems over time that may gracefully move over the sides of your hanging pot.

Pilea Aquamarine (Pilea glauca)

With tiny blue-green leaves held aloft or trailing on shiny reddish stems, pilea aquamarine is a contemporary favourite. It is one other houseplant that originated in tropical areas, so it does greatest in not-too-hot and not-too-cold temperatures typical to what most individuals have at dwelling. This one is usually known as “artillery plant”, as a result of when watered, its tiny, in any other case non-noticeable flowers open up and throw out pollen in a burst.

Spiderwort (Tradescantia zebrina)

Spiderwort is available in inexperienced and purple-leaved varieties, each with fairly variegation. Native to Mexico and Central America, it grows shortly and simply, with cascading vines and small white or pink flowers that appear to pop up randomly. It likes moist soil however do not overwater—this one will get root-rot fairly shortly in case you go away it too moist. Spiderworts solely final a couple of years earlier than getting leggy, however new crops are simply propagated from leaves and stems.

Child’s Tears (Soleirolia soleirolii)

Usually, this tiny leaved plant grows horizontally as a floor cowl, however it may possibly additionally look nice in a dangling state of affairs, dropping down gently from the sides of a pot. These are pretty simple to develop, however do require consideration. Child’s tears get brown leaves if left too lengthy in direct daylight, and so they truly develop properly below a fluorescent gentle in case you are brief on shiny home windows. This plant likes a whole lot of moisture, so it is best for a loo, and in any other case ought to be stored moist at its roots and spritzed frequently.

Peppermint (Mentha piperita)

No, peppermint does not drape or tumble down the sting of a dangling planter like others on this record, however a dangling mint plant could be a nice possibility for a sunny kitchen window, the place you can pinch off leaves to make use of in any a dish (or simply straight to freshen breath).

The one caveat for mint is that you will want to develop it in a deeper hanging pot — 10 inches or so, although it is best for these designer pots which might be lengthy and slim. Loads of solar, and loads of moisture and you will have mint everytime you need to pep up a salad, or add a chunk to your cocktail. Mint does not final lengthy, however you may simply propagate it.

Golden Pothos (Epipremnum aureum)

You have most likely seen this plant hanging extra locations than another on this record, from mall planters to big-box shops. That is as a result of it’s totally, very simple to maintain alive; some even put it on the “unkillable crops” record, however in fact any plant can and can die. It is available in quite a lot of leaf colorations and variegations and likes a number of solar, however may also do properly below decrease gentle situations or fluorescent lights. And it has sleek, trailing vines.

String of Hearts (Ceropegia woodii)

String of hearts is so named for its small, heart-shaped leaves, and it additionally has beautiful lantern-shaped, lavender flowers. Initially from southern Africa, this plant is a part of the succulent household.

Aloe Vera (Aloe barbadensis)

Should you’re on the lookout for a plant that can tumble down your hanging pot, this is not it, nevertheless it could possibly be best for a sunny toilet, the place it might be conveniently positioned for use in skincare. Aloe vera is very easy to look after; you will not must water it a lot and it may possibly develop in pretty shallow pots that you could grasp.