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Best Hanging Potted Plants Indoors

Best Hanging Potted Plants Indoors

Setting up potted hanging plants indoor is one great way to spruce up the ambiance of the interior of your home. There are many types of plants that thrive well when potted, but some of them would surely not look good when cultivated in hanging planters.

So, you need to carefully choose the hanging potted plants that you would put inside your home. You should choose something like a showstopper that could readily spruce up your home’s interior.

Finding the right blend of hanging potted plants for indoor cultivation, of course, is not an easy thing to do. You would need an ounce of creativity on your part and sparkle of imaginative artistry to visualize the results that you would like to achieve with your hanging potted plants. Moreover, given the myriads of choices you have, you would surely get confused as to which is best for the interior of your home.

Best Indoor Hanging Plants

To facilitate the process of searching for the best indoor hanging plants, we have listed here our carefully handpicked selection of the best indoor hanging plants:

1) Air Plants

The air plant is a favorite of indoor gardeners and homeowners. The reason for this is that this plant is easy to display and be creative with. It also thrives well as a hanging plant or when place in Macramé plant holders. So, if you are at a loss as to which hanging plant to choose for your home interior, you should not look further. You should get yourself a pot of air plant or cultivate one inside your home.

Air plants easily grow even without dirt. They are called epiphytes for that reason. They can easily attach themselves to trees, rocks, and shrubs. They can also ground themselves with long roots. They are native and thrive well in Mexico, the southern United States, Central America, and upper South America.  

2) Bird’s Nest Fern

Another hanging plant that thrives well indoor is the Bird’s Nest Fern. It is also an epiphyte when growing in the wild. This means that they can attach easily onto another plant to grow. They grow lovely leaves, depending on how much sunlight they receive. Of course, if they receive less sunlight, their leaves tend to flatten out. So, if you want them to have flattened-out leaves for indoor cultivation, you should give them less sunlight. 

This plant thrives in humidity. It thrives in an environment that mimics that of the wild. So, if you want them to thrive, you should, in a way, try to give them less shade and more humidity. If you give them more sun, their leaves generally tend to scrunch up.

Boston Fern

3) Boston Fern

The Boston Fern is another great indoor plant that can readily spruce up your home’s interior. Like the Bird’s Nest Fern, it thrives in humid temperature, though it can also tolerate low humidity. It is beautiful to behold with its feathery fronds that are lovely and pleasing to the sight.

You can house it in a lovely hanging basket to create an impactful sight. It needs to be aerated more often, and for this reason, you should not set it up too near the ceiling. Boston Fern can help purify the air inside your house, and they are definitely not poisonous to pets. Hence, it is excellent for living rooms and bedrooms.

4) English Ivy

The English Ivy is a beautiful plant that is quite common in most homes. You can normally see them covering brick walls and stones. They are great for exterior walls. You can use the English Ivy to create an ivy wall inside your house.

Setting it up on a hanging basket, you can let its leaves dangle loose, creating an impactful sight inside your house. Your guests and visitors will surely admire the beauty of its elegant vines. Ivy readily grows, and thus, you need to set it up in a place where there is plenty of space to grow.

5) Maidenhair Fern

The Maidenhair Fern is a lovely indoor plant that has a gorgeous delicate look. Underneath its light green foliage, it usually grows purple leaves that look like a maiden’s hair. For this reason, it was named “Maidenhair.” You can set this hanging plant in your living room where guests can readily see them and appreciate its lovely appearance. This plant is best kept in a humid area, and a nicely and evenly lit spot of your home.

6) Staghorn Fern

Another epiphytic plant is the Staghorn Fern. It can grow hanging on one side of trees in the wild, and as such, they can easily thrive indoor. You can mount them on a wooden plaque or hang it using a sleek planter. You can set this plant inside your bathroom or in the kitchen. It usually grows antler-like fronds, exceptionally, when exposed to bright light. They are also not harmful to pets.

7) Orchids

You surely very well know how beautiful orchids are, especially when they bloom. Their unique shapes readily spark interest among those who see them. Moreover, they produce great flowers that are also fragrant.

They are also pet-friendly. This plant thrives in full sunlight so, if you want to cultivate it indoor, you should position it near windows that let enough sunlight to pass through. The Cattleya Orchids and the Vanda Orchids are two of the popular orchids that you can use indoor.

8) Baby’s Tears

Baby’s Tears are often seen in terrariums because they have delicate tiny leaves. They also have a low-growing tendency. Baby’s Tears grow and spread quickly and will soon have vines that stretch out from the rim of its pot. So, you need to frequently trim it so that you can confine it to a particular space. 

Baby’s Tears is an excellent choice as a hanging plant. Your guests will surely be mesmerized by its intricate leaves that readily spill over the pot. It will surely be a great visual interest inside your home for your guests. It prefers a humid environment, and as such, it is good to place inside your bathroom if your bathroom has enough natural light.

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Carlos Warren

Growing up in Texas, I was fascinated by the world of science and invention, thanks in large part to my father's work at Dow Chemical Company. However, my true passion lay in the natural world, and I became an expert in organic gardening and composting at a young age. I spent hours studying the microbiological communities in our family garden, using a microscope to define the quality of the soil. My love for farming and gardening led me to explore new techniques and methods, constantly pushing the boundaries of what was possible.