29 trailing plants for shelves and hanging pots
The catalogue groups shape, not use: these are the species that hang from a pot or climb a support, whatever their family. On a shelf the light arrives from one side and the pot is out of sight, which is why the water tier is the first column to check.
In the table, watering runs from 5 to 21 days at medium light; 9 of the 29 want humid air.
| Plant | Water | Light | Humidity | Temperature or hardiness |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burro's-tailSedum morganianum | every 14–21 days | Direct sun | Low | 10–30 °C |
| Mistletoe CactusRhipsalis baccifera | every 14–21 days | Direct sun | Low | 10–30 °C |
| Rosary VineCeropegia woodii | every 14–21 days | Direct sun | Low | 10–30 °C |
| String of pearlsCurio rowleyanus | every 10–14 days | Bright | Low | 10–28 °C |
| BougainvilleaBougainvillea glabra | every 7–14 days | Direct sun | Low | 7–38 °C |
| American trumpet vineCampsis radicans | every 7–12 days | Bright | Medium | down to -20°C outdoors |
| Blue passionflowerPassiflora caerulea | every 5–10 days | Direct sun | Medium | down to -5°C outdoors |
| Chinese wisteriaWisteria sinensis | every 7–12 days | Bright | Medium | down to -20°C outdoors |
| Clematis and leatherflowersClematis | every 7–12 days | Bright | Medium | down to -20°C outdoors |
| Common ivyHedera helix | every 7–12 days | Medium | Medium | down to 5°C outdoors |
| Common JasmineJasminum officinale | every 7–12 days | Bright | Medium | down to -20°C outdoors |
| Golden pothosEpipremnum aureum | every 7–14 days | Low | Medium | 10–30 °C |
| Heartleaf philodendronPhilodendron hederaceum | every 7–10 days | Low | Medium | 13–30 °C |
| Humulus lupulus | every 7–12 days | Bright | Medium | down to -20°C outdoors |
| N'Joy pothosEpipremnum aureum 'NJoy' | every 7–14 days | Medium | Medium | 10–30 °C |
| Pink jasmineJasminum polyanthum | every 7–12 days | Bright | Medium | down to -20°C outdoors |
| Satin pothosScindapsus pictus | every 7–10 days | Medium | Medium | 15–28 °C |
| Star jasmineTrachelospermum jasminoides | every 7–12 days | Bright | Medium | down to -20°C outdoors |
| Virginia creeperParthenocissus quinquefolia | every 7–12 days | Bright | Medium | down to -20°C outdoors |
| Baby's tearsSoleirolia soleirolii | every 7–10 days | Medium | High | 15–28 °C |
| blushing philodendronPhilodendron erubescens | every 7–10 days | Medium | High | 15–28 °C |
| climbing figFicus pumila | every 7–10 days | Medium | High | 15–28 °C |
| Creeping Inch PlantCallisia repens | every 7–10 days | Medium | High | 15–28 °C |
| grape ivyCissus alata | every 7–10 days | Medium | High | 15–28 °C |
| Heart HoyaHoya kerrii | every 7–10 days | Medium | High | 15–28 °C |
| Inch plantTradescantia zebrina | every 5–7 days | Bright | Medium | 10–30 °C |
| Madagascar jasmineStephanotis floribunda | every 7–10 days | Medium | High | 15–28 °C |
| wax plantHoya carnosa | every 7–10 days | Medium | High | 15–28 °C |
| Flamingo flowerAnthurium andraeanum | every 5–7 days | Bright | High | 15–28 °C |