Without a doubt , we have a new winner this class when it comes to exact the title of “ Best Hanging Basket Plant ” ever grown at the farm !
Now , as you may or may not know , we grow a lot of flowering basket all over the farm .
In fact , we were prompt of just how many we actually have a few weeks back by our unseasoned .
As we head up out west for a spry 3 day trip , he was given the labor of water them all . And he quickly allow us know upon our reappearance that there were exactly 22 of them !
He also may or may not have name that although they are indeed beautiful , he wouldnotbe having that many to water when he owns his own home someday .
I am pretty indisputable if he did n’t already , he is now convinced we have a slight addiction when it comes to acquire hanging basket and container plant .
The Best Hanging Basket Plant Ever
In all honesty , we probably are a bit addicted to hanging field goal and planter .
But growing them really is a simple and easy style to add together big stir of color all over the landscape .
Especially when you select plants to use that are long permanent , perdurable , and hold up extremely well to the hot and humid summer consideration .
We have found quite a few over the long time that have certainly correspond into that category .
And up until this year , our absolute favorite ( and still darling ) to plant and develop has always been ornamental Madagascar pepper plants . See : Ornamental Peppers – The Most Beautiful & Durable Plants Ever .
Not only do they hold up incredibly well to the heat energy and tension of the summer sun , they look stunning in hanging baskets and container with their C of colored mini - peppers covering the plant .
We have several on exhibit now , and we never develop tired of them .
But I have to admit , there is another hoop plant has surpassed the sweetheart and strong point of our beloved ornamental Madagascar pepper plants . And trust it or not , it an old - shoal annual that we re - discovered by accident .
The Begonia – The Wondrous “Old-School” Annual Plant With Big Growing Power!
Our first test of begonia set off a few class back . We had a big container planted and placed in a rocky sphere that meet only full sunshine .
The arena was certainly a tough one for any industrial plant to survive . Between the full Dominicus and the additional heating system get by the rock , every plant we try in that space struggled .
And by mid - summer of 2017 , two plantings had already failed . It was then that we happened to be at a local greenhouse looking for a replacement plant .
By mid - summer , choice at local nurseries are few and far between . But we had an event coming up in a few day at the farm , and call for something to put in the plantation owner .
And so it was , the only matter available were a few annual packs of begonias . So we pluck them up , planted them – and the repose is history !
Discovering The Best Hanging Basket Plant Ever
By the fall of that class , the industrial plant had originate huge . And , it was still filled with massive foliation and blooms that lit up the rough area with vividness .
It was then we decide to maturate a few more in baskets and containers the undermentioned class . And I have to say , ever since , we have fallen in sexual love with the older - schoolhouse begonia plant !
We have now grown them in full sun , fond Lord’s Day , and even in a mostly suspicious arena . And they have all been incredible .
They bloom early on . They flower continuously . And most importantly , they blossom from early outpouring until late in the declension .
From a upkeep standpoint , they are simply awing . They are the last to show signs of any wilt from a lack of water . And even better , they can handle the hint , rainfall and any hard tempest with repose .
And so it is … although we love you Ornamental Pepper plant , the Begonia has take over the title of Best Hanging Basket plant at the farm !
Happy Gardening ! Jim and Mary
Jim and Mary Competti have been drop a line gardening , DIY and recipe article and books for over 15 years from their 46 acre Ohio farm . The two are frequent speakers on all things gardening and love to travel in their redundant time .
