Best Hanging Plants For Bedroom

Best Hanging Plants For Bedroom

A guide to indoor hanging plants, including which ones to choose, where to hang them and how to care for them.

Houseplants are a great way to brighten your interiors and bring nature inside, but it can be difficult to find space for pots and large foliage amongst furniture if your home is on the smaller side. The solution? Grow up!

By this, we mean think vertically, and use a selection of ingenious hanging pots with trailing plants to make your place a green dream.

Where to put hanging houseplants in the home

These plants are typically from warmer climes around the world, and so most will need a warm and usually humid atmosphere in bright but indirect light. They need to stay warm in winter, above 10-15°C at least, but be careful not to place them directly above a hot radiator. They should also not be too close to a draughty window. Invest in a spray bottle for spritzing water to increase the moisture in the air.

Best indoor hanging plants for easy care

If you have never grown houseplants before, or they have a habit of dying on you, it can be daunting to try to find the right one for success.

1. SPIDER PLANT

Zia Allaway, co-author of the RHS Practical House Plant Book, says the absolute easiest trailing house plant has to be the spider plant, Chlorophytum comosum. "I love it for its fountains of variegated foliage and little baby spider plants that dance around the leaves on their curved stems. It takes some shade, survives drought, and you can feed it occasionally, but it will be happy with very little pampering," she says.

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2. PEPEROMIA QUADRANGULARIS

For Jane Perrone, creator of the On The Ledge houseplant podcast, it has to be Peperomia quadrangularis (aka Peperomia angulata), which has veined green leaves on stems that dangle down to about half a metre. "I only chuck some water and feed at it occasionally, yet it continues to thrive," she says. "The leathery leaves are attractive and it stays compact rather than becoming spindly like other trailers."

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3. HEDERA HELIX – ENGLISH IVY

These common indoor hanging plants prefer moderate sunlight and do well next to a window but they will adapt to slightly shadier conditions, too. Let the soil dry completely in between waterings.

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Best hanging succulents

For something a bit different, there are several trailing succulents that make interesting houseplants.

4. SENECIO ROWLEYANUS – STRING OF BEADS

Senecio rowleyanus is known as 'string of beads' because of the fleshy leaves that stud its long cascading tendrils. Originally from Africa, it prefers a dry atmosphere and is drought tolerant, so don't mist it, and let the soil dry out between waterings. Best placed out of the reach of pets and children – it will give them a bad tummy ache if they try to eat it.

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5. CEROPEGIA WOODII – STRING OF HEARTS

Veronica Peerless, author of How Not to Kill Your Houseplant: Survival Tips for the Horticulturally Challenged, also likes Ceropegia woodii, known as 'string of hearts'. "It has fleshy leaves, so is fairly drought tolerant, and good for a compact space," she says. An evergreen trailing vine with pink stems and green, heart-shaped, silver-variegated leaves, it has been known to grow up to 4m in length, so will need a high position.

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6. SEDUM MORGANIANUM – DONKEY'S TAIL

Also known as 'burro's tail,' this hanging succulent adds an interesting texture to any room. It's pale green colour is very on-trend. It needs bright light and the soil should be left to dry completely.

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Best indoor hanging plants for greenery

7. TRADESCANTIA

If it is lovely leaves you would like, try Tradescantia, an easy-to-grow and popular choice for hanging houseplants. The cultivar 'Green Hill' doesn't require much looking after, just a position in a bright spot out of the sun, and a regular watering during the summer.

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8. EPIPREMNUM AUREUM – DEVIL'S IVY

Epipremnum aureum, also known as pothos, Ceylon creeper or devil's ivy, is another option that gives rich rewards for very little care, as it is known for improving indoor air quality. Like many of these plants, it is actually a climber, but grown without support will trail its glossy, yellow-variegated, heart-shaped leaves up to 1.8m. It will tolerate some shade so is great for a dark corner – a winner all round.

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9. GRAPE IVY

This is a lesser-know ivy variety with leaves that get shiner as they grow. It can do well in moderate or low light conditions.

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10. PHILODENDRON

Another good trailing variegated foliage plant is Philodendron 'Brasil', the sweetheart vine, which has large dark-green leaves with splashes of yellow. It can grow to great lengths of several metres, hanging down like a curtain, but you can keep it trimmed. Wipe the leaves with a damp cloth every once in a while to remove dust.

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11. BIRD'S NEST FERN

The greenery of this fern grows upright and looks amazing hung from a planter to add the illusion of height. Its curled edges give it character and they need bright light and regular water to thrive.

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12. BOSTON FERN

Boston ferns are common indoor hanging plants but they do require a lot of care. They need a lot of light as well as humidity. They work well in a large bathroom hung by the window. They also shed dead leaves so need the occasional groom.

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13. MAIDENHAIR FERN

Similarly to its cousin above, this more delicate fern needs lots of light and humidity. A sunny bathroom is perfect.

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Best indoor hanging plants for something a little unusual

14. DISCHIDIA NUMMULARIA – STRING OF NICKELS

Dischidia nummularia, known as string of nickels, is an air plant or epiphyte, which means that in its native tropical environment it survives by clinging on to trees and taking moisture and nutrients from the air. Its oval, succulent-like leaves are threaded along wiry stems which will grow to 3m long. Due to its origins, it is best grown in a well-drained specialist medium such as orchid compost, and misted often.

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15. LEPISMIUM BOLIVIANUM

Also a tree hugger, Lepismium bolivianum, is a strange spine-free cactus with flat, fleshy, cascading strands, and occasional pink and white flowers that appear along the stems. At the opposite end of the spectrum to the string of nickels, it hates humidity, so don't spray and be careful how much you water.

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16. TILLANDSIA

This is an air plant so is easy to care for. It grows without soil but will need the occasional spritz. It needs lots of sunlight. It won't trail as long as some but is a bit more unique.

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17. BEGONIA MACULATA – Polka Dot Plant

This indoor hanging plant comes with either pink, white or red spotted leaves. It makes a real statement in a room with moderate light.

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Best indoor hanging plants for flowers

18. HOYA LINEARIS

Hoya linearis, when treated well and given a little sun each day, may produce fragrant white blooms to crown its hanging tendrils spangled with linear leaves. For something really eye-catching, there are the bright red flowers of Aeschynanthus 'Mona Lisa', which will require a bit more work including regularly misting and watering with bottled or rain water.

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19. ORCHID

Orchids may not be know as hanging plants but some varieties can cascade beautifully out of a pot, like the Cymbidium 'Ice Cascade'. Water it regularly enough so that it stays moist but not soggy and they enjoy a good spritz too. If looked after properly, orchids will continue to bloom for years.

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20. CHRISTMAS CACTUS

The greenery of the Christmas cactus will eventually tumble over a hanging planter and the flowers will keep appearing again and again, with bright light. Make sure soil is completely dry in between watering. There are lots of different colour flowers.

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How to care for indoor hanging plants

The death of most houseplants is from over or under watering, or a combination of both, so check exactly what is needed by each variety of indoor hanging plant with a quick search online. The general guide is to let the soil dry out between waterings, water less when dormant in winter, and feed regularly during the growing season.

How to display indoor hanging plants

There is a huge range of pots available for your hanging houseplant – some with built in cord or chain, or others that sit into a hammock like our favourite 1970s style macramé hangers. The most obvious options for hanging your houseplant is from the ceiling or wall via a hook, but due to the weight of the pot and wet soil, for a safe anchor you will have to make sure you are installing it on to a wall stud or ceiling joist.

But if hanging isn't an option, you can still enjoy the pendulous effect of these trailing plants in other ingenious ways. Place the pot on the top shelf of a bookcase or above a kitchen unit so the strands can hang down; or use a tall narrow plant stand or small side table they can cascade over. The sky, or at least the ceiling, is the limit.

Planters for hanging houseplants

John Lewis & Partners Hanging Seagrass Planter

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Three Tier Gold Metal Hanging Planter

Umbra Bolo Hanging Planter, Black/Brass

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£40.00

Bali Natural Rattan Plant Shelf

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Best Hanging Plants For Bedroom

Source: https://www.countryliving.com/uk/homes-interiors/interiors/a32104578/best-indoor-hanging-plants/