Hanging Plant Table.
| THE PLANTS | The flowers | When they bloom | Where they grow |
| Abutilon mega- potamicum |
Profusion of drooping yellow flowers with red calyces—like Chinese lanterns. | Summer to fall; nearly all year in mildest climates. | Part shade or sun. Can take light frosts. |
| Begonia ‘Richmondensis’ |
Drooping clusters of salmon pink from deeper-colored buds. | Spring to fall; nearly everblooming where winters are mild. | Part shade, but needs good light for heavy flowering, |
| Begonia sempertlorens BEDDING OR WAX BEGONIA |
White, pink, or red; single or double, | Late spring to fall, or nearly everblooming. | Part shade; needs ample light for bloom, |
| Begonia tuberhybrida TBEROUS GONIA |
White, pink, red, yellow, orange; bicolors and blends, | Summer and fall near coast; shorter season inland ends with onset of hot weather. | Part shade with good light. Inland, requires more shade, added humidity for success. |
| Beloperone guttata SHRIMP PLANT |
Shrimplike clusters of coppery or chartreuse bracts. True flowers white, inconspicuous, | Nearly all year, but suspends flowering in cold weather. | Bright light, but not hottest sun. ‘Chartreuse’ variety needs more shade. Takes light frost. |
| Calceolaria integrifolia | Clusters of pouch- shaped, yellow to brown-red flowers, | Summer and fall; late spring in warmest southern regions, | Bright light, but not hot sun. Can take considerable frost. |
| Campanula isophylla ITALIAN BELLFLOWER , BETHLEHEM |
Profusion of white or light blue, bell-shaped, starry-pointed flowers, | Late summer and fall. | Part shade with good light. Roots fairly hardy. Tops die back after flowering, |
| Felicia amelloides (Agathea coelestis) BLUE MARGUERITE |
Blue, daisylike, with yellow centers. | Almost all year. | Sun or light shade. Can take moderate frost. |
| Fuchsia hybrida FUCHSIA |
Drooping, white, pink, red, orange, lavender, purple; bicolors common. | Summer and fall; nearly all year in mildest coastal gardens, | Partial shade with good light. Mature wood fairly hardy, |
| Impatiens walleriana BUSY LIZZIE |
Flat, 1 to 2-inch flowers in white, pink, orange, red, lavender, violet, | Spring to fall in cooler climates; nearly all year in mildest areas. | Part shade with good light. Tender; usually grown as an annual, |
| Lantana montevidensis (L. sellowiana) |
Clustered lilac-lavender flowers, | Spring to frost. | Sun. Takes moderate frost, average soil. |
| Lobelia erinus | Profuse show of small blue or white flowers, | Summer and fall; longest bloom where summers are fairly cool. | Partial shade; full sun near coast. Grown as an annual. |
| Lotus berthelotii | Scarlet, beak-shaped flowers contrast nicely with gray foliage, | Summer. | Sun. Perennial, but tender to frost. |
| Pelargonium domesticum LADY WASHINGTON PELARGONIUM |
Clustered flowers in white, pink, lavender, coral, red, often with contrasting blotch, | Spring and early summer; longest summer season where summers are cool, | Partial shade with good light; full sun in fog belt. Tender to sharp frosts. |
| Pelargonium peltatum IVY GERANIUM |
White, pink, lavender, red clusters; single or double. | All summer and fall. | Full sun; partial shade in hot summer areas. Tender to sharp frosts. |
| Petunia hybrida PETUNIA |
White, pink, lavender, blue, red, purple, creamy yellow, bicolored; single or double. | Spring, summer, fall. Winter, spring in southwest desert. | Sun or light shade. Hardy; usually grown as annuals. |
| Tropaeolum majus NASTURTIUM |
Creamy white and yellow to pink and red; single or double. | Spring, summer. | Sun or light shade. Grown as annuals. |
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