Indoor Plant Hangers

Hangin' in

Plants for indoor hangers

Although colorful or tropical plants are often selected as ideal indoor plants for hanging baskets, there are many flowers and plants that are ideal because they actually better their physical surroundings. The right selection of hanging plants can add humidity to your home and clean the air while also providing an attractive look.

NASA identified the following as plants that absorb pollution and purify the surrounding air by converting the pollution to food. All of them are excellent for indoor plant hangers.

Ivy: Devil's ivy as well as English ivy are ideal plants for indoor hangers. They drape well and should be hung from the ceiling or window frames.

Daisies and mums: gerbera daisies and florist's mums grow well indoors and provide and attractive display of color in your living area.

Corn plant, spider plant, and peace lily: Corn plant, spider plant, and peace lily: These are excellent choices for larger hanging basket or display as they thrive off one another. These plants may need to be flushed with running water on occasion to remove excess salts that form.

Other plants that are eye-catching in indoor plant hangers include purple velvet plant, coleus, rhipsalis, orchids, asparagus ferns, string of hearts, and string of pearls.

Indoor Plant Hanger Tips

Even if inside, foliage grown in plant hangers will dry out much more quickly than in pots on the ground. Indoor plant hangers receive air circulation as the air moves around the pot constantly. Self-watering plant hangers, which allow the plant to feed at its own rate, can be used or simple due diligence in monitoring the moisture of the plant is also effective.

Be sure to hang your plant where it will receive an ample amount of sunlight. If your home doesn't receive a great deal of direct sunlight, select plants that grow in shade.

Take your indoor plant hanger down from time to time to remove dead leaves and other debris. Your plants may also need to be cleaned or sprayed for insects occasionally.

Indoor plants should be misted daily but use less water to water them when the days are short and the temperature drops.

Place the indoor plant hangers a few inches back from the window so the temperature will remain constant.

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