Apart from adding a delicious peppery flavor to your cuisines, it also works as a filler plant in hanging baskets. For winter hanging baskets, you can wait to plant until autumn, around September or October. How Do You Look After Hanging Baskets? Lavender is a wonderfully fragrant and colorful plant to decorate with. Lavender can be grown indoors or outside. There are a few considerations to keep in mind when growing lavender in hanging baskets vs growing in a garden bed or floor-based flowerpot. Below are listed the special attentions I take when growing lavender in a hanging basket. Selecting the Right Hanging Basket for Your Lavender Plant Lavender does best in full sun and well-drained soil, but it can also tolerate partial sun. It is a relatively drought-tolerant plant, so it does not need to be watered too frequently. When watering, make sure to avoid getting the leaves wet, as this can cause them to rot. Lavender can be grown in both pots and in the ground, but it is important to make sure that the pot has drainage holes to prevent the roots from rotting.

Lavender ‘Hidcote’ and ‘Munstead’ are excellent lavender varieties for growing in pots. Lavender ‘Hidcote’ and ‘Munstead’ are cold hardy, which means they can be planted in pots and containers throughout the winter, producing fragrant flowers and staying compact enough to be placed in a pot or container that is proportional to their size. When Should I Plant Lavender In Pots? The Smart Garden Petunia Hanging Flower Basket Artificial is different from the other baskets we review in that it contains petunias rather than pansies. As both of these flowers are hugely popular in IRL hanging baskets, these baskets can still fool your neighbours. They are easy to grow and can flourish in partially shaded locations, as long as they are sheltered from the wind. Lavender can be grown in a hanging basket. Hanging lavender requires well-draining soil that is neutral to slightly alkaline. Place hanging lavender in a location with direct sun 4 to 8 hours per day. Lavender grows best in temperatures above 60°F to 70°F (15.5°C) during the day, and above 40°F (4.4°C) at night. Water as needed to maintain slightly damp soil. So what should you plant in them? There are hundreds of species that are suitable to be grown in hanging baskets, ranging from colourful flowers and bedding plants – to shrubs, evergreens and trailing climbers.It does get very large, so the alternative is to get it the freedom to fill out for a larger-than-life display. 9) Lobelia Use your creativity to select flowers for your hanging baskets that usually don’t grow together or perhaps can’t even grow in your climate. These make an awesome display and have your neighbours wondering at your gardening prowess. The wildflower hanging basket in our review offers flowers that are normally seen in grass verges along roads. Other names for it include rose moss and sun plant – it’s not surprising then that it prefers the sun.

Thread the shoots of this bushy plant carefully through the slits in your hanging basket to create a more full-bodied effect.This silk flower arrangement is “planted” in a circular rattan basket and the 14 flower groups are arranged with faux greenery to hang down and hide most of the basket. They still have height though, so the total arrangement is sphere-like. Diascia’s cup-shaped flowers are usually various shades of pink, and make an excellent way to add colour to your garden during summer.

You should look after your hanging baskets according to the requirements of the plants you’re growing in them. This climber grows well in a variety of conditions, including full sun and shade, and can tolerate most soil types. Verbena can be annuals or perennials, and usually have small flowers with 5 petals, on toothed leaves. Keep your plants looking their best by deadheading throughout the season, to encourage new flower growth. ReferencesWater hanging lavender plants thoroughly as needed to maintain a slightly damp soil. Lavender hanging outdoors in a well-draining basket can be watered thoroughly as needed. Thumbelina Leigh Dwarf English Lavender: This variety of lavender blooms summer to fall, and is a small variety that grows around 12 inches tall (30cm). Thumbelina lavender has traditional purple flowers and is recommended to plant in a pot at least 4 inches (10cm) in diameter and 4 to 6 inches deep (10 to 15cm). This small lavender is great for hanging baskets indoors where space is limited. Lavender (Lavandula) is a perennial that has a long flowering season and is relatively easy to grow. If you have an outdoor garden, containers can be used to grow Lavender that would otherwise be unable to thrive in the garden. Dwarf cultivars, which thrive in containers, are ideal for growing. Which Lavender Grows Well In Pots?