Hanging Plants Online for Balcony, Home and Garden
The prettiest gardens in the world share one secret. They do not just grow on the ground. They grow in the air.
A trailing money plant spilling from a basket, a fern swaying at the window, a curtain of flowers along the balcony grill. This is what hanging plants do to a space, and no floor pot can copy it.
Welcome to the Hanging Plants online collection at Online Plants Cart. Here you will find the best hanging basket plants for Indian homes: lush green trailers for shaded balconies, colourful flowering hanging plants for sunny grills, and graceful indoor cascades for windows and corners. Every plant ships in its hanging pot, ready to hook up the moment it arrives.
We grow and pack them at our Delhi nursery and deliver across India, with next day delivery in Delhi NCR.
What Are Hanging Plants?
Hanging plants are plants that naturally trail, cascade or spill downward, grown in baskets or pots suspended from hooks, grills, ceilings and brackets. In nature, most of them either creep along the forest floor or tumble down rocks and tree trunks. Hang them in a basket and that same falling habit becomes a living waterfall of leaves and flowers.
They solve the one problem every Indian city gardener knows too well: no floor space left. Your balcony floor may be full, but the air above it is empty. Every railing, wall and ceiling edge is unused garden. Hanging plants claim that vertical space, which means a small 4x6 feet balcony can realistically hold ten more plants without losing a single step of walking room.
There is also nothing quite like their look. Interior designers use trailing plants more than any other plant type, because a green cascade softens hard edges, adds movement in the breeze and draws the eye upward, making small rooms and balconies feel taller and fuller.
Also Known As (Common Names)
Hanging Plants are also known as Hanging Basket Plants, Trailing Plants, Cascading Plants, Creeper Plants for Baskets, Hanging Pot Plants, Balcony Hanging Plants, and Draping Plants.
Names in Hindi and Regional Languages
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Hindi | लटकने वाले पौधे (Latakne Wale Paudhe) / हैंगिंग पौधे (Hanging Paudhe) |
| Bengali | ঝুলন্ত গাছ (Jhulanto Gachh) |
| Tamil | தொங்கும் செடிகள் (Thongum Sedigal) |
| Telugu | వేలాడే మొక్కలు (Velade Mokkalu) |
| Kannada | ನೇತಾಡುವ ಸಸ್ಯಗಳು (Netaduva Sasyagalu) |
| Malayalam | തൂങ്ങുന്ന ചെടികൾ (Thoongunna Chedikal) |
| Marathi | टांगलेली झाडे (Tanglele Jhade) |
| Gujarati | લટકતા છોડ (Latakta Chhod) |
| Punjabi | ਲਟਕਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਪੌਦੇ (Latakan Wale Paude) |
Quick Plant Facts
| Fact | Details |
|---|---|
| Category | Hanging Plants / Hanging Basket Plants / Trailing Plants |
| Popular Plants | Money Plant, Spider Plant, Boston Fern, Turtle Vine, Petunia, Portulaca, English Ivy |
| Best For | Balconies, windows, entrances, indoor corners, pergolas, grills |
| Light Needs | Indirect light for foliage types, direct sun for flowering types |
| Watering | 2 to 3 times a week, baskets dry faster than floor pots |
| Care Level | Easy to moderate |
| Basket Size | 6 to 12 inch hanging pots with chains or ropes |
| Benefits | Zero floor space used, air purification, instant decor, privacy curtain |
| Pet Friendly Options | Spider Plant, Boston Fern, Turtle Vine |
| Delivery | All India delivery, Next Day Delivery in Delhi NCR |
Popular Hanging Plants You Can Buy at Online Plants Cart
Here are the stars of this collection and where each one shines.
1. Money Plant (Golden, Green and Marble Queen)
India's favourite plant is at its most beautiful in a basket. The hanging money plant trails in long, heart leafed vines that can grow several feet down a wall or window. It thrives in indirect light, grows in soil or water, forgives missed watering and is believed to bring wealth besides. Golden, green and white marbled varieties let you mix a full look with one species.
2. Spider Plant
The classic basket plant of every generation. The spider plant arches its striped leaves outward and then sends down baby plantlets on runners, like a green fountain with hanging chandeliers. It is a NASA listed air purifier, completely pet safe and nearly impossible to kill. Perfect for windows, kitchens and covered balconies.
3. Boston Fern
The lushest green you can hang. The Boston fern fills a basket with hundreds of soft, feathery fronds that sway with every breeze. It loves humidity and bright shade, making it ideal for bathrooms, shaded balconies and monsoon months when it grows wild with joy. Mist it often and it rewards you all year.
4. Turtle Vine
A delicate beauty with tiny round leaves on reddish trailing stems that quickly cover a basket in a dense green cushion. Turtle vine grows fast, propagates from any cutting and handles Indian summers better than most soft trailers. Excellent for beginners who want quick, visible results.
5. Wandering Jew (Tradescantia Zebrina)
Purple, silver and green striped leaves that shimmer in light. The wandering jew plant is among the fastest growing hanging plants in India, filling a basket within weeks. Its colour deepens with a little morning sun, making it a favourite for east facing balconies.
6. English Ivy
Elegant, classic and evergreen. English ivy trails in neat, star shaped leaves that suit both modern and traditional homes. It purifies indoor air and stays compact in cooler rooms, ideal for hanging near AC ventilated spaces where soft tropicals struggle.
7. Petunia (Seasonal Flowering)
The queen of winter hanging baskets in North India. From November to March, petunia hanging baskets explode in pink, purple, white and red trumpet flowers so dense the leaves disappear. Hang them in full sun, water regularly and deadhead weekly for a nonstop show.
8. Portulaca (Table Rose / 9 O Clock)
The summer soldier. When heat wilts everything else, portulaca blooms brighter, opening its rose like flowers every morning in a dozen colours. It loves direct sun, needs very little water and cascades beautifully over basket edges. The easiest flowering basket you will ever grow.
9. Syngonium and Philodendron Oxycardium
Two gentle indoor trailers with arrow and heart shaped leaves that thrive in soft indoor light. Hang them near a bright window or let them drape from a high shelf. Both are forgiving, fast growing and perfect for making indoor corners feel alive.
10. Sedum, Dischidia and Hanging Succulents
For sunny spots and forgetful waterers, trailing succulents like sedum and button leafed dischidia offer sculpted, waxy cascades that need water barely once a week. Distinctive, modern and almost maintenance free.
Every plant arrives planted in a hanging basket with chain or rope, ready to hang. Extra hanging pots, hooks, brackets and macrame hangers are available in our Pots and Planters section.
Benefits of Hanging Plants
Gain garden space from thin air. Every hanging basket is a plant that costs you zero floor area. For apartment balconies where every square foot is negotiated, this is the only way the garden grows bigger.
Decor that no showpiece can match. A cascading plant adds movement, softness and life at eye level, exactly where bare walls and grills look harshest. One good basket changes a balcony's entire character, and a row of them makes it the best corner of the house.
A living privacy curtain. Hung along a railing or window, trailing plants form a soft green screen that filters views from neighbouring buildings without blocking light and air the way solid covers do.
Cleaner air where you breathe. Spider plants, ferns and ivy are proven air purifiers, and baskets place them at breathing height rather than at your feet, right where their work matters most.
Safe from pets, kids and pests. Height protects plants from chewing puppies, playful toddlers, and even snails and many crawling pests. If your floor plants keep getting knocked over or nibbled, the answer hangs above.
Cooler, softer windows. A green curtain of baskets on a sunny window cuts glare and heat entering the room, a small natural air conditioner that also happens to bloom.
Where to Hang Your Plants
Match the plant to the spot and both will thrive. Use this guide.
| Spot | Best Hanging Plants | Light There |
|---|---|---|
| Shaded balcony or corridor | Money Plant, Boston Fern, Syngonium | Indirect |
| Sunny balcony grill | Petunia (winter), Portulaca (summer), Wandering Jew | Direct sun |
| Indoor window | Spider Plant, English Ivy, Philodendron | Bright indirect |
| Bathroom window | Boston Fern, Money Plant | Low to medium, humid |
| Entrance and porch | Turtle Vine, Spider Plant, seasonal flowers | Mixed |
| Under pergola or tree | Fern, Money Plant, Dischidia | Dappled shade |
| High shelf or almirah top | Philodendron, Syngonium, Money Plant | Room light |
Two placement tips from our nursery team. Hang baskets where you can reach them comfortably for watering, roughly at shoulder height, since baskets hung too high slowly die of neglect. And on windy high rise balconies, hook baskets on the inner side of the grill rather than outside it, both for the plant's sake and for safety below.
How to Care for Hanging Plants
Basket care differs from pot care in one big way: baskets dry faster. Air reaches the soil from all sides, so hanging plants ask for a little more watering attention and very little else.
Water 2 to 3 times a week. Check by lifting the basket slightly. A light basket is a thirsty basket. In peak summer, flowering baskets in sun may need water daily, while indoor foliage baskets manage twice a week.
Water till it drips, then stop. Pour slowly until water just starts leaving the drainage holes. In indoor spots, hang a small drip tray below or take the basket to the sink for its drink.
Feed monthly in season. A little liquid fertiliser from March to September keeps trailers growing and bloomers blooming. Flowering baskets like petunia enjoy a light feed every 2 weeks in their season.
Trim to thicken. When vines grow long and thin, pinch or cut the ends. Every cut point branches into two, which is how thin baskets become the full, dense cascades you see in pictures. The cuttings root easily in water, giving you free new plants.
Rotate weekly. Turn the basket half a circle every week so all sides face the light in turn and the plant falls evenly all around.
Refresh yearly. Once a year, top up with fresh compost mix, or move the plant one basket size up when roots fill the pot.
Why Buy Hanging Plants from Online Plants Cart?
Ready to hang from the box. Every plant arrives established in its hanging pot with chain or rope fitted. Unbox, hook, done. No repotting projects on day one.
Grown as trailers, not converted. These plants are raised in baskets at our Delhi nursery, so they arrive already cascading, not as upright pot plants you must wait a season to train.
Honest seasonal advice. Petunias are winter magic and summer disappointment. We list clearly which flowering baskets suit which months, so you buy blooms that last instead of fade.
Safe travel, guaranteed care. Baskets ship in secure boxes that protect trailing stems, and our team supports your plant care questions long after delivery.
All India home delivery. From metros to small towns, tracked to your doorstep.
Next Day Delivery in Delhi NCR. Delhi, Noida, Gurugram, Ghaziabad and Faridabad customers can order today and have a greener balcony tomorrow.
Complete setup in one cart. Add extra hanging pots, macrame hangers, hooks, potting mix and fertiliser to the same order.
Cities We Deliver To
We deliver hanging plants across India, including Delhi, Noida, Gurugram, Ghaziabad, Faridabad, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai, Kolkata, Pune, Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Lucknow, Chandigarh, Indore, Bhopal, Nagpur, Surat, Patna, Kanpur, Dehradun, Ranchi, Bhubaneswar, Coimbatore, Kochi and many more cities and towns across the country.
Fill Your Air with Green
Your balcony floor may be full, but your garden is not finished. It has simply run out of ground, and the sky is still empty. Whether you want a trailing money plant for the shaded corner, a petunia basket bursting with winter colour or a spider plant for the kitchen window, your hanging garden starts in this collection.
Browse the plants below and place your order in minutes. Order your hanging plants today and let Online Plants Cart deliver a garden that floats.
6. Frequently Asked Questions (15 FAQs)
1. Which is the best hanging plant for home? The money plant is the best hanging plant for Indian homes. It trails beautifully, grows in indirect light, forgives missed watering and even grows in plain water. Spider plant and turtle vine are equally easy choices for beginners.
2. Can I buy hanging plants online in India? Yes. You can buy Hanging Plants online at Online Plants Cart with all India home delivery. Every plant arrives already established in its hanging basket with chain or rope fitted, and Delhi NCR customers get next day delivery.
3. Which hanging plants flower the most? Petunia gives the heaviest flowering in winter, covering the whole basket in blooms from November to March. For summer, portulaca blooms daily in bright colours even in Delhi heat. Verbena and geranium are other strong flowering basket choices.
4. Which hanging plants grow in shade or indirect light? Money plant, Boston fern, spider plant, syngonium and philodendron all thrive in shade and indirect light. They are perfect for covered balconies, corridors, north facing windows and indoor rooms with good daylight.
5. How often should hanging plants be watered? Two to three times a week for most, since baskets dry faster than floor pots with air reaching soil from all sides. Sunny flowering baskets may need daily water in summer. Lift the basket to check: light means thirsty, heavy means fine.
6. Do hanging plants drip water inside the house? Only if overwatered. Water slowly until it just starts draining, then stop. For indoor baskets, use pots with attached drip trays or water the basket in the sink and rehang it after it stops dripping.
7. How do I make my hanging plant thick and full? Trim the vine ends regularly. Each cut point splits into two new branches, so trimming turns thin trailing strands into dense cascades. Rotate the basket weekly for even growth, and feed monthly during the growing season.
8. Which hanging plants are safe for pets? Spider plant, Boston fern, turtle vine and most trailing succulents are pet safe. In any case, hanging keeps plants above the reach of chewing pets, which protects toxic and non toxic plants alike.
9. Where should I hang plants in my balcony? Hang foliage plants like money plant and fern on the shaded, wall side of the balcony, and flowering plants like petunia and portulaca on the sunny grill side. Keep baskets at shoulder height so watering stays easy and no one bumps their head.
10. What is the best hanging plant for full sun? Portulaca is the champion for full Indian sun, blooming brightest exactly when it is hottest, on very little water. Petunia loves full winter sun. Wandering jew and trailing sedum also handle strong light well.
11. Do hanging plants damage walls or ceilings? No, when hung properly. Use a good ceiling hook with anchor bolt or a railing bracket, both easily available. A watered 8 inch basket weighs only 2 to 4 kg, well within what a proper hook holds. Avoid hanging from thin wires or tape hooks.
12. Can hanging plants be grown indoors? Yes, very well. Spider plant, money plant, English ivy, philodendron and syngonium thrive indoors near bright windows or under good room light. They turn shelves, window frames and empty corners into the most stylish parts of the room.
13. Why is my hanging plant drying from the top? Baskets dry faster than pots, and the top layer dries first. It usually means watering too little or too rarely for the season. Water deeply until it drains, increase frequency in summer, and move the basket out of harsh afternoon sun if leaves are scorching.
14. Do you deliver hanging plants all over India? Yes. Online Plants Cart delivers hanging plants across India, including Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai, Kolkata, Pune, Jaipur and hundreds of other cities. Delhi, Noida, Gurugram, Ghaziabad and Faridabad get next day delivery.
15. What if my plant arrives damaged? Trailing plants are packed with special stem protection, so damage is rare. If your plant still arrives in poor condition, send a photo to our support team within 24 hours of delivery and we will arrange a replacement or suitable solution quickly.