10 Most Beautiful Hanging Plants for Balcony in India

Don’t let the limited space stop you from adding greenery to a small apartment. Here are the best Hanging Plants for Balcony you can grow!

Check out the most stunning Hanging Plants for Balcony that you can grow in hanging baskets to save space while adding a dash of green to the open space of your apartment!

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 Best Hanging Plants for Balcony

1. String of Pearls

Botanical Name: Senecio rowleyanus

The long wiry stems covered in round pea-like fleshy foliage look great cascading down the pots. This plant also bears tiny white flowers with a cinnamon-like scent.

2. String of Banana

Botanical Name: Curio radicans

Its trailing stems have emerald green leaves having the shape of a banana. You can plant it in hanging baskets for the trailing display.

3. Boston Fern

Botanical Name: Nephrolepis exaltata

The arching fronds with tiny leaflets are slightly serrated, with undulating edges. It looks great in hanging baskets and does well in bright, indirect sunlight.

Have a look at different types of ferns here

4. Burro’s Tail

Botanical Name: Sedum morganianum

The stems of this succulent plant appear plaited with fleshy leaves. You can hang them on the balcony or patio with full sunlight.

5. Pothos

Botanical Name: Epipremnum aureum

This evergreen plant features heart-shaped leaves with random yellow splashes. It has long stems that can be trained arbitrarily on stake, poles, or even walls of your balcony.

Check out the best tips on growing pothos here

6. Baby’s Tears

Botanical Name: Soleirolia soleirolii

Baby’s tears form a dense mat of green leaves that look great in terrariums and bottle gardens. During summers, small white blooms are borne atop the rounded foliage.

7. English Ivy

Botanical Name: Hedera helix

English ivy features glossy, green, lobed leaves with light veins. It is an aggressive, fast-growing, evergreen perennial that is grown as a climbing vine, hence acts as a hanging accent to balconies.

8. Air Plants

Botanical Name: Tillandsia

Low-maintenence and resilient air plants are a boon for the forgetful gardeners. They absorb their nutrients and moisture from the surrounding atmosphere – they’re quite easy to maintain.

9. Bird’s Nest Fern

Botanical Name: Asplenium nidus

Bird’s-nest ferns have a spiral arrangement of evergreen and undivided fronds. They become more crinkled when placed in bright, and indirect sunlight, and flatten in low light.

10. Peperomia

Botanical Name: Peperomia

The leaves of this plant are glossy, oval-shaped, thick, fleshy, and smooth-edged. This plant comes in different sizes and colors, ranging from green to pink.

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