Thursday, 10 February 2022

These indigenous plants are show stoppers in a hanging basket

Crassula expansa subsp. fragilis

In today's smaller gardens, hanging baskets have become the new wall art. In the garden, the hanging baskets add a touch of beauty to the walls that would otherwise be blank. There are many diverse types of baskets available, including big baskets that can be filled with a mixture of plants. 

  • Choose your hanging baskets according to the number and size of plants you wish to use. 
  • Baskets need to be filled with excellent quality potting soil. 
  • Plectranthus madagascariensis
    If you decide to mix plants in a basket, choose plants that need similar water requirements. 
  • Select trailing plants such as Senecio macroglossus. 
  • Use plants that have interesting such as Plectranthus madagascariensis.
  • Place the hanging basket in a spot suitable for the chosen plants' needs. 
  • Water hanging baskets every day for the first month after planting and every second day after that. 
  • Chlorophytum comosum
    Remove old flowers and dead branches to keep the basket looking tidy. 
Some of the best indigenous plants to use in a hanging basket
  • Asparagus densiflorus
  • Chlorophytum comosum
  • Cissampelos capensis
  • Crassula expansa subsp fragilis
  • Crassula multicava
  • Crassula muscosa
  • Crassula pellucida
  • Crassula radicans
  • Crassula rowleyanus
  • Crassula sarmentosa
  • Crassula spathulata
  • Ledebouria socialis
  • Plectranthus ciliatus
  • Plectranthus verticillatus
  • Plectranthus strigosus
  • Senecio macroglossus
Plectranthus strigosus
Crassula sarmentosa























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