Have a flower-filled and colorful balcony all summer long: if this is your dream, now is the perfect time to make it a reality! With summer just a few months away, it’s time to green up your balcony and patio with hanging flowering plants. Wondering what to do if your green space faces south? Our article of the day promises plenty of inspiration for selecting the best hanging flowers to enjoy in full sun! So grab your gardening tools and get started!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Although most flowers appreciate the sun, not all can tolerate prolonged sunlight or intense heat. While dry conditions aren’t a problem for some species, for others it’s important to keep the soil sufficiently moist while still meeting their sunlight requirements. That said, it’s no surprise that full sun exposure is probably the most challenging of all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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*A planting site is considered \u201csouth-facing\u201d as long as it receives at least six to eight hours of direct sunlight on most days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Many flowers suitable for hanging baskets are trailing, bushy, or climbing varieties\u2014characteristics that are often difficult to cultivate in the garden but perfect for decorative display in a hanging pot, whether at eye level or higher. Hanging plants with small or fragrant flowers, on the other hand, are a higher priority because they delight both the sight and the smell. Some of them may even attract bees, butterflies, and birds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In general, hanging flowers in full sun need frequent or even daily watering on hot days. However, it’s important not to overwater to avoid root rot. Good drainage is essential for managing the water supply to your hanging potted plants. Also, keep in mind that these plants need more frequent feeding, as frequent watering tends to quickly deplete the soil of nutrients. And instead of using chemical fertilizers, feel free to try our homemade natural fertilizer recipes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Before diving into our selection of the most beautiful hanging flowers for full sun planters, you should know that:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There are many ways to add greenery to your balcony and terrace: from potted trees to aromatic plants, growing cherry tomatoes, and planting strawberries in containers. But nothing beats a pot of flowers that bloom all summer long and love sunny exposure. Here’s our list of hanging flowers for full sun that will create your own little slice of paradise!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The Bolivian begonia is a beautiful trailing flower that blooms profusely and continuously from early June until autumn. Its red, pink, white, yellow, and orange flowers will adorn your balcony and terrace for several months. This tuberous variety prefers sun or partial shade, but can even tolerate full sun. This trailing plant thrives in rich soil. Therefore, it’s necessary to apply organic fertilizer up to three weeks after planting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For even more abundant blooms, fertilize your begonia every three waterings. Remember to also remove faded flowers to encourage the growth of numerous new buds. The Bolivian begonia is a magnificent flower to plant individually or to accompany other plants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Besides being an excellent choice for your flowerbeds, the annual lobelia (Lobelia erine) is a highly decorative perennial that will enhance your patio or balcony. This queen of hanging balcony flowers will delight you with its delicate, opulent, and seemingly endless blooms. The annual lobelia is a shrubby variety that only reaches a maximum height of 20 cm and spreads about 30 cm. Its spectacular, continuous flowering begins in late April and lasts until the first frost. The flowers are small and delicate, usually blue with a white throat. Occasionally, you can find lobelia erine with white or pink flowers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Sowing takes place in early spring. Young plants, meanwhile, are started in May. Provide them with plenty of light. When hung in a hanging basket, this lobelia pairs beautifully with impatiens and petunias. To create a lovely hanging flower arrangement to display in full sun, choose the following cascading varieties: Lobelia erinus ‘White Cascade’, Lobelia erinus ‘Ruby Cascade’, or Lobelia erinus ‘Sapphire’.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Calibrachoa is a beautifully decorative cousin of petunias. Known as Million Bells, it boasts a profusion of blooms, either solid or bicolor depending on the variety. This vigorous plant is an excellent choice for creating hanging arrangements or planters to decorate balconies and patios. Flowering begins in early May and can last for a long time. Don’t hesitate to combine this trailing petunia with other annuals such as the impatient SunPatiens, Bolivian begonia, trailing verbena, and more. The plant thrives in full sun, well-drained soil, and benefits from fertilizer every two or three waterings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Purslane is a succulent plant ideal for flowering in rock gardens, balconies, and terraces. Portulaca grandiflora, or large-flowered purslane, is an exceptional ornamental variety that adorns not only gardens but also hanging baskets. From June and throughout the summer, this annual succulent produces numerous decorative flowers in vibrant and varied colors that open at dawn and close at dusk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There are also varieties with double flowers that are even more impressive. Purslane prefers dry conditions. Give it a sunny spot and very well-drained soil. It’s one of the most drought-tolerant plants. Potted purslane only needs watering once a week, when the soil is completely dry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Highly decorative and even easier to grow, the fragrant alyssum makes an excellent trailing flower for hanging in full sun. This annual reaches up to 20 cm in height and is perfect for creating opulent and varied summer displays. These small, pleasantly fragrant flowers come in a variety of colors, including purple-pink, carmine red, pale pink, and white. Alyssum grows quickly, so late sowing is not a problem. This beautiful ground-covering flower is also ideal for a rock garden, border, or even a flowering wall. It blooms from June to October.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ivy geraniums are among the hanging flowers for full sun that you should definitely consider for decorating your balcony or terrace. Easy to grow and very undemanding, these plants will reward you with magnificent blooms in abundance. The flowers are composed of star-shaped petals and bloom profusely from May until the first frosts. Colors vary depending on the variety. You can find hanging geraniums with red, pink, white, mauve, or even bicolor flowers. The plants appreciate rich substrate and well-drained soil. During the flowering period, they require fertilizer every ten days. Remove spent flowers to encourage new blooms. Some of the most popular varieties are: ‘Red Balcony’ with floriferous red flowers in long cascades; ‘Black Magic’ with double burgundy flowers; ‘Pink Decor’; ‘Crocodile’ with pink flowers; and ‘Early Maxime’ with semi-double red flowers.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Have a flower-filled and colorful balcony all summer long: if this is your dream, now is the perfect time to make it a reality! With summer just a few months […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":18194,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18193","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tips-and-tricks"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.garden-tricks.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18193","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.garden-tricks.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.garden-tricks.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garden-tricks.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garden-tricks.top\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=18193"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.garden-tricks.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18193\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18195,"href":"https:\/\/www.garden-tricks.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18193\/revisions\/18195"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garden-tricks.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/18194"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.garden-tricks.top\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18193"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garden-tricks.top\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=18193"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garden-tricks.top\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=18193"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}