If you want to know whether the plant you have at home is a hanging houseplant or a trailing houseplant, come with me to learn enough skills to distinguish them from each other.
My friend used trailing houseplants instead of hanging houseplants to introduce the spider plant he bought. Although this mistake has become common and no one noticed what he said, I corrected him. Then, I explained why every trailing houseplant is a hanging houseplant, but every hanging houseplant is definitely not a trailing houseplant. In my opinion, when you know trailing and hanging houseplants and their differences, you can grow a better houseplant.
Trailing Houseplants vs. Hanging Houseplants: Choosing the Correct Houseplant for Your Living Room
Trailing houseplants, which you usually see or place on the shelves or ledges, have long and flexible stems that grow over the sides of their containers and go down.
In general, any houseplant that you put in hanging pots and displays is a hanging houseplant, which creates green spaces at different heights.
Three popular trailing houseplants
1. String of Hearts (Ceropegia woodii)
This trailing houseplant has marbled and heart-shaped leaves and long, thin, and slender stems that grow several feet and give the house an attractive and cascading effect.
It is better to put them on high shelves and hanging baskets.
2. String of Pearls (Senecio rowleyanus)
I keep a String of Pearls at home. It is a succulent that has small, round, and bead-like leaves. Actually, the shape of the leaves reminds me of pearls. After a while, I saw that the stems were well trailed over the edges of the houseplant pot, and the bead-like leaves on the stems made me decide to put them in hanging containers in the corner of the hall.
3. String of Turtles (Peperomia prostrata)
I don’t know if you have ever seen a String of Turtles; this trailing houseplant has small, round leaves and designs like turtle shells. Its stems slowly grow longer and longer and eventually reach the beauty of a cascade. So don’t deprive yourself of having a hanging pot with patterned leaves on the trailing stems.
How can you see its tiny leaves and not love it?
Three popular hanging houseplants
1. Boston Fern (Nephrolepis exaltata)
This tropical houseplant has full and lush leaves that make it look dense and bushy. Because its branches arch well, they are considered as hanging houseplants. It loves moisture, so put the Boston Fern hanging basket in a humid place. It will grow well, and your house will become beautiful.
2. Spider Plant (Chlorophytum comosum)
I remember that the spider plant was one of the first hanging houseplants I grew because it was an low-maintenance houseplant. This common houseplant has long, arched leaves with green and white stripes. In addition to the cascading effect, it makes small plantlets into stems. Every house needs a spider plant; what do you think?
3. Fishbone Cactus (Epiphyllum anguliger)
Without exaggeration, I love this houseplant’s ziggurat leaves because they have an unusual and exciting shape. If you do your best in houseplant care, the leaves will grow long and arch outward, not downward. So, it is better to put this epiphytic cactus in a hanging container .
Trailing and hanging houseplants can pose challenges for different spaces. For example, some can grow too large, grow quickly, or require special care. If you need advice on this topic, feel free to ask me in the comments section. I’ll do my best to respond as quickly as possible.
