Hanging flowers for the garden: names, photos

The word "ampel" actually means "hanging flower pot." The beauty of planting hanging flowers in various baskets, vases, and planters is that they can be moved anywhere, changing the arrangement, updating the decor each time, changing the design, and moving the vases to the desired location.

The advantages of trailing flowers also include their long bloom time, low maintenance, and excellent variety and species combinations. There are also trailing, creeping varieties that can be used to create entire carpets in a garden.
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Petunias are among the most popular trailing petunias—they hang beautifully from pots and are undemanding of soil. Simply water sparingly and remove faded blooms, and they will delight you with their vibrant beauty for a long time. The most luxurious of these is considered to be the cascading petunia, Surfinia; its variety of colors and abundant blooms delight gardeners. The flowers are large and can be propagated vegetatively.

Turbellina Dichondra is an easy-to-grow, showy plant that works well not only in containers but also as a groundcover. Its beauty lies in its foliage, which can be silvery or green. Begonias or lobelias will look stunning against its cascading backdrop, their luxurious flowers perfectly complementing the dichondra's stunning foliage. Turbellina Dichondra can be planted on a raised platform, and it can hang up to 3 meters, creating a beautiful decorative feature. It is planted from seeds and propagated by cuttings.

Dichondra Bacopa impresses with its graceful stems covered in bright, small flowers. It blooms until autumn, loves sun, and doesn't tolerate excessive moisture. Prune the stems, and propagate vegetatively.

Pelargonium, one of the most undemanding trailing beauties, easily tolerates drought but dislikes winds. Its double varieties are very beautiful. It enjoys fertilizing, requiring the removal of spent blooms. It can be planted from seeds and propagated by cuttings. Tuberous pelargonium is very beautiful, blooming in bright clusters with large flowers. With proper care, it delights with long-lasting blooms. It prefers loose soil, weekly fertilizing, and watering.
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The lush and beautiful Fuchsia Bidens will delight you with its colorful balls until autumn. It is drought-resistant, loves sunny areas, gets along well with other hanging plants, and reproduces by seed.

Lobelia is another trailing beauty, but it thrives in partial shade. It enjoys full sun but doesn't tolerate heat. It requires timely watering and blooms until autumn. Lobelia Diascia is especially beautiful; it blooms long and profusely in sunny areas, enjoys nutritious soil and moisture, and can be propagated by cuttings in addition to seeds.

Discia Verbana is drought-resistant, fragrant, and has stunning colors. To ensure continued blooms, remove spent shoots and feed.

Another trailing beauty, Nasturtium, is perfect for pots and garden vases. It's easy to grow and can thrive even in poor soil. It's also edible, healthy, and can be used in salads. Nasturtium loosestrife can be used as a groundcover to enhance any part of the garden.

Trailing flowers grow quickly, require only watering and fertilizing, are undemanding, and can be planted in any arrangement. For example, plant upright flowers in the center with a few drooping ones on the sides, creating wonderful cascades and vibrant compositions. And their greatest advantage is their long, vibrant blooms, which can decorate the garden from early summer until fall.
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