Best Winter Hanging Basket Plants Uk

The small size of their flowers makes them particularly pleasing in pots window boxes and hanging baskets where they may be appreciated from close proximity.

Best winter hanging basket plants uk.

Peter a winter flowering pansies are ideal for containers and hanging baskets over the cold months but they aren t the only option. Once your basket has finished you can plant out the bulbs in your borders. You may have some success from side planting but most winter bulbs prefer to grow upwards. Alan titchmarsh shows how to make hanging baskets suitable for winter.

These mainly flower in spring but cyclamen winter flowering pansy viola primula and polyanthus will flower intermittently during mild spells in winter. Snowdrops can be used in baskets and tubs for early colour. From vivid winter heather and the classic. For later winter blooms try tulips daffodils crocuses and irises.

Winter is in full swing and while we re enjoying the crisp mornings our gardens are looking a little lacklustre and devoid of colour. If a ball of colourful flowers is what you require then winter flowering pansies or small flowered violas are the best choice. Suitable plants winter bedding plants. Try hellebore pictured a fantastic plant that flowers in deep winter.

8cm x 10cm buy cyclamen hederifolium at crocus for 4 49. It comes in a range of colours including white green and reddish petals. For many years we have been trialing and testing plants for use in winter hanging baskets. 99 get it saturday nov 28.

A stalwart of winter displays pansies easily out bloom any other winter flowering bedding plant. Pansy colorful plants seeds 50pcs organic viola tricolor large flower fresh winter flowering hanging basket easy to grow seeds for planting garden yard outdoor 5 99 5. These plants will flower through all but the bleakest days of winter and prefer a sunny position. Regular deadheading will prolong the flowering period of these affordable container plants they can flower for months if well looked after.

Although they prefer full sun pansies also thrive in semi shade making them the ideal plant for filling winter hanging baskets and containers as well as plugging gaps in your borders.