Nothing brightens up your home like beautiful fresh flowers. However, if you don’t have space for a garden or already have established landscaping, adding growing flowers to your yard can be more challenging. Fortunately, hanging flowers are the perfect solution, and there are many different species to choose from. How can you pick the right ones for your home? Here are a few of the most versatile and ideal flowers for hanging baskets and small pots along your patio.

4 Types of Hanging Flowers to Brighten Your Home

1. Fuchsia

These brightly colored flowers naturally hang down from the stem, making them ideal for hanging baskets held at eye-level or higher. Depending on the type you purchase, you’ll be greeted with vibrant purple, pink, or red blooms. Take care to mist these flowers daily and hang them in shade during the summer, as heat can dry their blooms out quickly.

2. Million Bells

Million bells are similar to the common petunia, but they come in a smaller package. Each plant features dozens of brightly colored blooms that do well in full sun. These small flowers are the perfect pop of color for your patio and do best in pots rather than hanging baskets.

3. Lobelia

Lobelias are bushy hanging flowers that produce small bright blue blooms. Though best left outdoors in the spring or during moderate summer temperatures, these flowers do well hung inside in a sunny window or in a partly shaded area of your patio.

4. Impatiens

These small pink and purple flowers are ideal for patio pots and hanging baskets alike. These beautiful blooms do best in partial shade, as full sun can scorch both the petals and leaves of the plant. During the heat of summer, take care only to water them in the early morning or late evening to reduce the risk of scorched leaves.

At Northgate Greenhouses in Cincinnati, OH, their experienced staff wants to help you find the perfect hanging flowers for your home. Whether you have a full flowerbed or need to build a small patio container garden on your patio, their wide selection of flowers, plants, and perennials is sure to please. Learn more about their selection by visiting their website, and call (513) 729-1134 to discuss your needs today.