Glory Best Flowers For Hanging Baskets Full Sun

Its heart-shaped flowers are purple white pink or red.

Best flowers for hanging baskets full sun. Dec 6 2016 - Explore Kimberly Smythes board Hanging baskets for sun on Pinterest. Flower clusters appear from summer through fall. Bleeding Hearts prefer regular watering and full-to-partial sunlight.

Bee balm grows best in full sun but can tolerate afternoon shade. Masses of colorful flower clusters bloom continuously throughout the season. While most are annuals some nasturtiums will also grow as perennials in zones 9-11.

Flowering annuals and perennials can bring a splash of bright color and do quite well in hanging baskets. The Trailing and Grandiflora petunias are great options for hanging baskets but you can also find varieties that work well in containers or as ground cover. Expect white red purple pink and multicolored blossoms.

Verbena These plants are an excellent choice for hanging baskets outdoors in full sun. Try the milliflora variety which blooms continuously without the need for pinching or multiflora which performs in hot wet summers. Look for varieties that open blossoms in a rainbow of hues.

Color choices include everything from white yellow orange red lavender and purple to bicolors. Plus youll get the bonus of the wonderful scent heliotrope is one of the most fragrant flowers you can use in hanging baskets. The plant has low-mounded growth with flowers at the end of spikes.

In full sun it is important not to let the soil dry out. Drought-tolerant Zahara forms a mound 12 to 18 inches tall and wide so they look tidy in a container. Petunias make this list because while they will grow in part sun they tend to bloom most prolifically in full sun.