Planters with ampelous plants for the street and for the apartment

The word "ampelous" comes from the German Ampel, which means "hanging vase". Flower pots are placed on balconies, porches, dachas, they are used to decorate the front door and windows. Ampel plants are kept in hanging containers or boxes and bloom all summer long.

What are the flowers for growing in pots

Landscape designers and experienced housewives often create incredible color compositions in the courtyard of a house or summer cottage. To make the hanging garden look beautiful, you need to know which types of flowers are suitable for this purpose and how to properly care for them.

Ampel flowers

There are several types of plants for growing in hanging containers:

• curly;
• creeping;
• multi-socket;
• blooming;
• succulents;
• decorative deciduous;
• creeping.

Flowering plants

Blooming ampels include:

• petunia;
• begonia;
• lobelia;
• viola;
• fuchsia;
• diastia;
• catharanthus;
• verbena.

Flowering plants for pots

Resistant to direct sunlight

Most ampelous plants for pots tolerate the sun well. But still, it is better to place the flower pot so that the midday sun does not fall on it.

Plants that are absolutely not afraid of sunlight:

• petunia;
• verbena;
• bidense;
• Moorish bindweed.

Wind resistant

Ampel flowers for pots hanging on the street are quite wind-resistant. But during bad weather it is better to take them indoors. Place flower pots in a place where there are no constant drafts.

The most resistant to strong winds is the hanging spurge.

Pots

The best flowers for the garden

To create a beautiful flower arrangement for the garden, the following flowers are suitable:

• rose flower;
• cloves;
• cotton wool;
• hibiscus;
• cosmeya;
• imopea;
• Gaillardia;
• gazania;
• veronica.

Imopea seeds

Growing ampelous flowers for the garden

To make the ampels in the garden look beautiful, you need to know the peculiarities of their planting and choose the right place for each type of plant. It is also necessary to be able to take care of them: water, fertilize, multiply, cut, transplant.

Hanging garden

Seat selection

Hanging gardens should be planned in open areas so that they can be illuminated by the sun all day long. Then the flowering bushes will be lush and beautiful. It is not necessary to place ampels in drafts, as in this case they may die.

Ampel plants for pots should be planted in the evening or on a cloudy day. Then they will take in well and grow.

The soil for these flowers should be loose, breathable. You can mix peat and regular soil in different proportions and add a little sand.

For lush flowering, you need to fertilize the soil every 10 days with universal means. Watering should be abundant and regular. On hot days, you need to water twice a day, on cool days - once a day.

Ampel flowers for pots hanging in the apartment

The most popular hanging houseplants are:

• Ceropegia Wood. It has light red and dark green leaves with white stripes.
• Chlorophytum. It is often called the green lily. It grows and develops well even in dark rooms. It is usually placed in the kitchen or in places where there are a large number of people, since the plant perfectly cleans the air.
• Dichondra. Ideal for hanging baskets and requires little maintenance.

There are a huge number of ampelous plants that can be used to decorate a house or apartment in hanging containers. The most popular are fuchsia and begonia.

Fuchsia ampelous

Belongs to the fireweed family, there are different varieties. This climbing plant needs to be planted only in pots, in ordinary pots it will not be able to show all its beauty.

Fuchsia varieties:

• Golden marinka - elongated flowers with a white center, light green leaves have a golden hue.
• Iceicle has large white flowers, sometimes with a pink tint.
• First love - flowers are presented in purple colors from light to dark.
• Fairy - white and red flowers.
• Golden Monica - large double flowers of a pink hue.
• La Fiesta - bright crimson flowers with light sepals.

Fuchsia should be placed in partial shade so that the midday sun does not hit the plant. The pot should be small. The soil is universal. In the warm season, fuchsia can be kept outdoors or on the balcony, in winter - in a warm room.

Begonia: a variety of forms and species

Begonia is an unpretentious plant that has beautiful bright flowers up to 8 cm in diameter, asymmetric leaves, and a beautiful bush shape. Petals are double or simple. The color scheme is presented in all shades of red, as well as white, orange and yellow.

The pot for seedlings of begonia should be shallow and wide, at the bottom there should be a drainage layer. You need to plant the plant in partial shade so that at noon it is in the shade.

Shade-loving ampelous plants for pots

Plants for pots that grow well in the shade can be placed on terraces, in gazebos. You can decorate arches and other poorly lit places with them. These include, first of all, begonia and oxalis.

Where ampelous plants are used

Ampel flower pots can be used both indoors and outdoors. There are plants that are suitable for both indoor and outdoor use. And there are only indoor or only outdoor plants. So that the efforts and funds spent on flowers are not wasted, you need to get acquainted with the different varieties of ampelous plants, the peculiarities of caring for them and methods of reproduction.

Hanging Gardens Placing

When decorating a hanging garden, you need to choose the right containers for planting plants. They should be in the same style and fit the exterior. The composition should be in the same color scheme or colors should harmoniously complement each other.

An overabundance of plants will not be a good option for decorating a garden or yard, as too little will be lost against the background of a large area.

Petunia: a lovely fragrant flower for planters

Petunia grows well in a hanging pot, blooms for several months. She is unpretentious in care. This is one of the most popular ampelous plants for pots on the street.

Ampel petunia

Ampel Bacopa: a charming flower

Bacopa is a beautiful perennial plant belonging to the norichnik family.This creeping plant is native to South Africa and has been popular in Russia for about 20 years. However, in cold winters, it does not live up to next spring and is considered an annual. If the plant is removed in the cold season in a house where the temperature does not drop below 10 degrees, then in the spring it will bloom again.

Bacopa

Long shoots reach 70 cm, small leaves are arranged in pairs, have an olive tint. Small flowers are densely placed on the bush, they are blue, white, pink and purple. Flowering occurs in waves.

Bacopa does not require any special care. The main thing is not to forget to regularly water the plant, since in nature it grows near water bodies.

You need to plant a flower in a well-lit area, then the bush will be lush and bright. In shaded areas, it will have very small flowers, and the shoots will become thin and long. Regular pinching of young shoots will increase the volume of the bush and the splendor of the flowers.

Benefits of Hanging Annual Flower Gardens

One of the main advantages of hanging gardens is their durability. Most species of ampelous plants bloom by late autumn. Some of them can overwinter in a warm room and bloom again in the spring. They can be propagated in a variety of ways.

Ampel plants save garden space. They can be placed in a small yard, make stylish compositions, combined with small pools or ponds. If there is no yard at all, then ampelous plants in pots can be an excellent decoration for a terrace, gazebo, balcony or window sill.

A planter with bright colors looks beautiful from any angle

Any flowers decorate and enliven the place where they are. Ampel flowers in pots make it possible to create original, unique compositions, capable of pleasing the eye throughout the summer and even in winter.