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anitaem
Vancouver
Canada
May 31, 2008 2:05 AM Post #5028603
| This is my first attempt at a hanging basket. I want instant flowers, so I'm buying them. What will thrive on a patio that gets lots of afternoon sunshine?
Thanks so much!
Anita |
aspenbooboo41
Whitehall, PA (Zone 6a)
May 31, 2008 11:36 AM Post #5029912
| Nemesia (smells great)
Geranium
Verbena
Calabrachoa |
eyesoftexas
Toadsuck, TX (Zone 7a)
June 4, 2008 12:00 AM Post #5048533
| Portulaca, Purslane, Scaveola, Lantana, Begonias, Petunias, Million Bells, Trailing Verbena, to name a few.
"eyes" |
trioadastra
Ellsworth, WI (Zone 4a)
June 4, 2008 8:23 PM Post #5053321
| Don't forget the pansies! |
shebs45
Chicago, IL (Zone 5b)
June 4, 2008 10:52 PM Post #5054220
| My favorites are ivy geraniums and petunias. Either one makes a very lush, stunning hanging basket. An added bonus with petunias is they smell great. |
DaleTheGardener
Tampa, FL (Zone 10a)
June 5, 2008 9:25 AM Post #5056367
| Try lobelia or alyssum 
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DaleTheGardener
Tampa, FL (Zone 10a)
June 5, 2008 9:30 AM Post #5056370
| Petunia and bacopa (Sutera) 
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DaleTheGardener
Tampa, FL (Zone 10a)
June 5, 2008 9:34 AM Post #5056372
| Disney World in winter in FL. Plants too many to ID. 
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DaleTheGardener
Tampa, FL (Zone 10a)
June 5, 2008 9:38 AM Post #5056375
| Callibrachoa is a nice substitute for petunia. 
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DaleTheGardener
Tampa, FL (Zone 10a)
June 5, 2008 9:42 AM Post #5056378
| Ivy type geraniums (pelargonium) grow well in Vancouver. 
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thwoods
Hermitage, PA (Zone 5b)
June 8, 2008 4:30 AM Post #5070678
| Lobelia is usually sold as a shade annual - although there are different cultivars.
T
Theresa
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dmac085
Greensboro, NC (Zone 7a)
June 8, 2008 1:53 PM Post #5071492
| Portulaca aka Moss Roses are some of my favorite heat lovers. They are so bright and delicate looking but since they're succulents they are very forgiving should you miss a day watering them;)
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/103788/
Sundial Mix is pretty common and around here many of the garden centers carry it as bedding plants. They're very easy to start from seed, you just have to wait until the temps are consistantly warm, no chance of frost. |
dp72
Woodway, TX (Zone 8a)
June 8, 2008 2:49 PM Post #5071659
| Vancover- yes, the West Coast from Northern CA up into Canada must be a gardener's paradise. Texas is a bit of a challenge, but that's part of the game. If it's too easy, who cares? |
nanniepb
Cumberland Mtns, TN (Zone 6b)
June 14, 2008 5:36 AM Post #5101776
| those are great suggestions, but don't forget Nasturtiums. I try to find the orange colored ones, but they also come in mixed colors.
I like to mix my hanging pots...i put a bit of asparagus fern, a spider plant and/or trailing ivy and then lots of color.
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